Cathy McWilliams is a kiltmaker from Puyallup, Washington and a member of the Kilt Makers Association of Scotland, a trade group set up for the purpose of establishing quality standards for the manufacture and tailoring of Kilts. The wife of noted Celtic entertainer Red McWilliams, Cathy operates a business called Fife and Thistle. She can often be found at Highland Games events in the Pacific Northwest where she sells tartan fabric, kilts and offers emergency kilt repairs. We caught up with her at the 2005 Skagit Valley Highland Games in Mount Vernon, Washington where she agreed to sit for the following interview.