MCM Furniture, Quilts by Kay Koeper Sorensen, Vintage Holiday Ornament / Decor... (Treadway/Sarma)

This is the estate of Kay Koeper Sorensen.

Kay Koeper Sorensen’s life was a tapestry woven of color, creativity, and generosity. A quilter whose reputation spread far beyond her home, she was known not just for her breathtaking quilts but for the way she shared her techniques and vision with others through workshops and lectures across the country. In her more than fifty years as an artist, her work evolved from traditional block quilts into striking one-of-a-kind art quilts made with hand-dyed fabrics, often using a signature “ice dyeing” process to achieve vivid, flowing color transitions. - Daily Herald

Her quilts are more than functional textiles — they are visual poems. She embraced bold graphic lines, creative machine quilting, and meticulously designed compositions to transform fabric into art. In her blog Quilts + Color she often described the story behind each piece — how scraps from decades earlier might reappear, how a border choice transformed the mood, or how she responded to the work as it developed. 

To many, Kay was not only an artist but a mentor. For over three decades she taught at a technical college and in her studio, and traveled nationally to lead workshops, style shows, and lectures. Her dedication was recognized in 2021 when she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Anderson Arts Center, honoring her impact on the arts community in Southeastern Wisconsin and beyond.

Her legacy lives on in the quilts she left behind — many of which are held by collectors, displayed in exhibitions, or cherished by family — but also in the students she inspired, the techniques she refined, and the love of color and fiber she passed on.