Virgie designed and made her first quilt in 1989, depicting the history of the Sacramento area. Her quilt Sacramento Sesquicentennial was displayed at the California State Capitol and was purchased by the History Department of the world famous Wells Fargo Bank. Wells Fargo then commissioned her to create six quilts for their new 30-story, world-class building in Sacramento. The six quilts, which are reproductions of historical people from Wells Fargo history, were executed in the dimensional fabric sculpture for which Virgie is well known. Virgie was also invited to display a one-woman exhibit of her quilts and wearable art for seven weeks at the California State Capitol in January/February 1992, opening a new door for textile exhibits. Virgie has designed for the Fairfield and Bernina Fashions Shows since 1991. Virgie also presents a lecture and fashion show describing her techniques and design inspirations for quilt guilds, wearable art groups, textile art groups, and women's organizations. Everyone enjoys her inspiring stories and studies about clothing. Her accomplishments are pages long, and her quilts and fashions are truly works of art that display her unique and imaginative machine art applications. Students and teachers alike are stirred with new enthusiasm after lectures and workshops with Virgie.