Kay VelardeKay Velarde was born and grew up in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in Southwestern Virginia. After graduating from a branch campus of the University of Virginia, she left home for the lure of travel as a career serviceman in the Air Force. Ka loves to piece by hand and regularly practices her hand quilting. Retirement has offered time to pursue a second career in writing. Kay is proud to be an American Quilter's Society fiction author. Read More Read Less