Folk Fibers

During a creatively charged summer road trip in 2011, Maura followed her dream to combine gardening and quilting. Coming from a family that made clothes and quilts, it brings Maura joy and meaning to connect with ancestors through the work, and carry on the tradition of heritage crafts. 

Maura pioneered a movement of hand-dyed fabrics and hand-stitched quilts through sharing her process of yielding dye from plants and using those colors for quilt making. Folk Fibers grew into a brand that is international and sought after by collectors of heirloom quilts.

The studio and garden are a sanctuary of color, a place to commune with color. This is where the work begins and develops a sympathetic approach to color, from seed, to plant, to dye, to textile.

Maura teaches workshops from her home studio and abroad. The workshops are a balance of technique and play, allowing experimentation to develop into creative flow.

Maura lives with her husband and 2 kids on a hilltop in Bastrop, TX and are stewards of 10 woodland acres by the lower Colorado River, living a lifestyle that feeds her creatively. Choosing to ebb and flow with the seasons yields authentic and life-giving work.