Jean has been designing and publishing patterns since 1997 and has been a Northcott designer since 2002. Her patterns cover a broad range of styles including modern quilts, memory quilts, traditional design, stitchery and Red Work.

Her work has been published in several magazines in both Canada and the United States. She is currently on the Editorial Advisory Board for Quilter's Connection, Canada's only quilting magazine, and is a frequent contributor in A Needle Pulling Thread magazine and the QuiltSocial blog.

Jean holds a Fiber Arts Certificate in quilting and has taught extensively throughout Canada, including six national Quilt Canada conferences. She was named Canadian Teacher of the Year in 2003 by the Canadian Quilters Association and has won numerous awards for her quilts.