Libby Lehman began making quilts 38 years ago when her mother, Catherine Anthony, signed them up for a basic class. Over the years she has evolved from a traditional handworker to one of the leaders in innovative machine stitching. Her studio art quilts have won many awards and appear in private, corporate, and museum collections, including VISA International, Fairfield Processing Corp. and Cogen Technologies.

     She is the author of Threadplay with Libby Lehman (That Patchwork Place, 1997) and her quilts have appeared in many books and international publications.

     Her quilt Joy Ride was chosen as one of the of Best 100 American Quilts of the 20th Century. In addition to making quilts, most of her time is spent teaching, judging and lecturing in the  US and internationally - Japan, Australia, the UK, Germany, Spain, New Zealand and Switzerland.

     Libby lives in Houston, Texas, her native city.