Sandra Starley
AQS Certified
76 S. Main Street, Suite #19
Moab, UT 84532
435- 259-7475

 APPRAISAL QUALIFICATIONS

Formal Education
:
1987     Juris Doctorate, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, UT

Quilt Boards/Professional Affiliations
:
Utah-Idaho Quilt Study Group, Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Quilt Guild, Salt Lake City, UT
Colorado Quilting Council, Denver, CO
American Quilter’s Society (AQS), Paducah, KY
American Quilt Study Group, Lincoln, NE
1998 Charter President, Delicate Stitchers Quilt Guild, Moab, UT

Quilt Awards/Showings:
2004     Mini Moab Landscape, Springville Museum of Art Quilt Show, Springville, UT
2003     Winner, Best Miniature Quilt, Utah Quilt Guild Annual Show, Provo, UT
2003     Winner, Best Miniature Quilt, Quilted Sisters, Stitched Together with Love Juried Hoffman Challenge, toured nationally for one year, among the showings:
2005 - 2006  “It's About Time”, 8th Deadly Sin Challenge, exhibited nationally
2005     Grand County Fair, Judges Choice Award
2004     Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA, Special Exhibit
2003     International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, Special Exhibit

Quilting Experience:
Quilt teacher (various techniques) local, state and regional seminars
Quilt maker and designer since 1998
Have organized quilt shows and classes and quilt exchanges
Have studied with numerous state and national quilting teachers and am well versed in all types of
quilt construction methods

Special Events:  Organized full scale show, "Quilting in the Redrocks" 2003 and 2005

Appraisal Experience/Qualifications
:
American Quilter's Society (AQS) Certified Appraiser of quilted textiles
Completed Appraisal Skills course taught by AQS appraisal instructors, May 2005
Attended national seminar on quilt history October 2005
Currently enthusiastically involved in quilt appraisal work
Lecturer- Quilt history with trunk show
Quilt historian- maintains an extensive library of quilt history, documentation, research and valuation guides (antique, traditional and art quilts)
Quilt collector- maintains collection of quilts and tops dating from 1830 to present

Quilt Related Volunteer Work:
Colorado Quilting Council- Quilt Documentation Team
Delicate Stitchers Quilt Guild - Newsletter Editor

Publications:
Artist of the Month, Feb., 2003, Moab Happenings, Moab, UT
Quilt shown in Circle A Round, Cheryl Phillips, Phillips Fiber Art, 2004