Thoughts on QuiltCon 2019
I’m just back from three days at QuiltCon in Nashville, TN. What a whirlwind! It was a soggy, rainy weekend in the Music City, but as my mom says–it wasn’t raining inside! There was so much energy in the quilts and in the visitors it was contagious. QuiltCon is the annual convention put on by the…
Facing Art Quilt Edges Tutorial
I’ve had a lot of requests for directions for my method of using a facing to finish an art quilt, instead of a traditional binding, so I decided it was time for a tutorial! I use facings on my quilts because they are meant to be decorative art to hang on the wall, rather than…
Work in Progress with Friends
This large scale piece has been up on my design wall for the last several months, patiently waiting its turn to be completed. Part of the problem was a busy travel schedule in the last months of 2018, and part of it was uncertainty about how to proceed. It’s been through several variations already. This…
2019 Workshop and Lecture Schedule
I’ve added some exciting new workshops and lectures to my 2019 schedule, including events in Atlanta, GA, Houston, TX, and Birmingham England, so I thought I’d share the updated list. I had a great time teaching at Quilting at the Lake in Arizona last month–you can read about that adventure here. February 19 – Countryside…
Fiberworks February Art Show
We had the studio painted with a fresh coat of paint and we’re excited about our new show for February, “Heart and Soul,” at Fiberworks Studio 14 at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. The featured art this month is Mend, a large scale piece by studiomate Tamara Embrey, shown at left in the photo…
Curves, Solids and Prints Experiment
I’ve been experimenting with curved block compositions and combining solid and print fabrics in the same quilt top for the last week. It’s something I’ve thought about before, but I was inspired by a last minute tweak to a class I taught in Arizona last week. You can read about the class here. Many of…
Quilting at the Lake 2019
I’m on my way home from a fun event in Lake Havasu, Arizona called Quilting by the Lake. I taught two classes–one day of Contemporary Curves and two days of Playing with Crayons, and I shared one of my favorite lectures, Playing with Colors, at their evening event on Thursday. My students were enthusiastic and talented.…
A Look Back at 2018
It’s been quite a year! Maybe the most exciting thing was having my Confetti quilt juried in to the Fine Art Quilt Masters Exhibit at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England in August. It was my first international exhibit and I got to go to the show with two quilting friends–so much fun! I…
Free Motion Quilting Blog Hop and a Giveaway!
My friend Jenny Lyon just published a book on free motion quilting with C&T Publishing. It’s called Free Motion Quilting from Ordinary to Extraordinary. I love free motion quilting! It’s one of my favorite parts of the quilting process–the opportunity to add texture to the finished top so that it feels like you want to…