Kitty Pippen

Pippen was born at Ping Ting Chow, Shansi, China, where her parents were missionaries. Her appreciation of fince needlework comes from many childhood hours spent watching the Chinese women mend and quilt their padded garments and do embroidery. She was schooled at home before attending an American high school near Peking. After coming to the United States for college, she married and subsequently moved to California where she and her husband raised their family. For many years, she worked...See more

Pippen was born at Ping Ting Chow, Shansi, China, where her parents were missionaries. Her appreciation of fince needlework comes from many childhood hours spent watching the Chinese women mend and quilt their padded garments and do embroidery. She was schooled at home before attending an American high school near Peking. After coming to the United States for college, she married and subsequently moved to California where she and her husband raised their family. For many years, she worked as a draftsman in the biochemistry department at UC, Berkeley. During that period, she discovered Japanese fabric and bought a few pieces, which she set aside until retiring. See less