Curiosity. Wanderlust. Nature. Design. Plus a huge dose of fun and love…These are what drive Jennifer’s life.

Originally from Boston, She is the youngest of a large family of creatives. She studied Surface Design at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City then got her feet wet at Laura Ashley in Wales as a young designer. Novelty led her to San Francisco, where she became the Art Director for P&B Textiles, putting them on the map in the early ’90s as a dynamic cotton print house. Later she opened Studio Sampou licensing to Robert Kaufman. She’s created thousands of best-selling fabrics which have sold in the millions of yards. Ombré Quilts is her second book and she’s written multiple patterns for C&T Publishing.

Traveling the world and living in Mexico and California have allowed Jennifer to keep her finger on the pulse, empowering her to remain fresh and bold as an ever-evolving artist. She loves to teach, lecture and shares her strong belief that “everyone is creative” and sewing quilts does a soul good. She feathers her nest in a small town outside San Francisco and is surrounded by people and animals she loves. Her husband and three boys are most important and quilting is a family affair. C&T is their family business and her mother in law is the proprietor of The Cotton Patch in Lafayette, CA.

Seeing what people make with her fabrics brings great joy because the creative process continues long after she’s left her mark on a yard of fabric. Keep up with what she is doing and share #jennifersampou and follow on social media!

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