Jerry is known as an art teacher, painter, designer, quilt maker, antique dealer, quilt collector, historian, and quilt appraiser (Certified in 1989 by the American Quilters Society) Additionally, he is a founding board member of the quilt appraisal program and continues to administrate, teach, test, and certify other qualified appraisers for A.Q.S.

In 1969 along with his late partner Paul D. Pilgrim, Jerry established the Pilgrim/Roy Antique Quilt Collection. He remains owner and curator of the collection now housed in Warner, NH.

Involved in the quilt world and its many facets since 1969, his art training prepared him for fabric and quilt design, and for teaching quilters the theories of design, composition, and color. That same training still proves valuable when he judges major exhibits and competitions throughout the country.

Some of Jerry's latest work can be seen at the Museum of the American Quilters Society in Paducah Ky. "Four Guys and Their Quilts,. He is in the process of preparing two exhibits at the Stephen Score Gallery on Beacon Hill in Boston:
Paintings in Cloth - Quilts
Origins of Expression - Oil Paintings.

2004 - started writing "This Old Quilt" for Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting magazine.
2006 - designed Regency Dandy fabric line for Windham Fabrics.
2007 - will preview Graphic Rhythms fabric line for Windham fabrics (available10/07).

Currently, Jerry is on the board of
The American Quilters Society Quilt Appraisal Certification Program, Paducah, Ky.
The Museum of the American Quilters Society Advisory Board, Paducah, Ky.
The New England Quilt Museum Executive Board, Lowell, Mass.
The New England Quilt Museum Acquisitions Board, Lowell, Mass.

And a member of the Professional Association of Appraisers of Quilted Textiles