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Recognized internationally for her expertise in quilting, Marci enjoys sharing ideas that simplify the process of quilting. A native of Dallas, Texas, Marci has loved sewing for years, making her first quilt at age 9 and sewing her own clothes in high school and college. She began teaching quilting in 1989 for her local quilting guild and shops. Marci graduated with a bachelors and master's degree in math. In 1993 she started Alicia's Attic with the concepts that combine her love of math with her love of quilting. Quilting became a great way to share her knowledge with others.As an admirer of traditional quilts, Marci was inspired to author books on Not Your Grandmother's™ Quilts. This series uses the traditional patterns people associate with their grandmother and simplifies the technique. She has invented several tools to help make quilting easier for all. Her Know Before You Sew™ solution cards take common problems quilters encounter, and provide easy-to-understand solutions.Marci spends much of the year traveling, teaching classes for quilting guilds and trade shows. Some of Marci's travels include Canada and Brazil. Enthusiasm and inspiration for quilting can be seen throughout her lectures, workshops, and books. She has been featured in Redbook, on Home and Garden TV's Simply Quilts, Quilters News Network, NBC's The Jane Pauley Show, highlighted in Traditional Quiltworks, and has been published in numerous quilting magazines. Marci has been nominated for The Professional Quilter magazine Teacher of the Year award in 2002 and 2005.In 2006 she expanded Alicia's Attic by purchasing Clearview Triangle from Sara Nephew. They are collaborating on new designs and techniques. These ideas and Marci's simplifying methods have come together as The Clearview of Quilting, inspiring today's quilter.Marci and her husband Clint, their sons, Kevin and Marcus, and the family pet snake, Scooby, currently live in Fort Collins, Colorado where they enjoy the outdoors and the beautiful creation of life near the mountains.