I’m a Poster Girl!
I’m so excited to announce that my work has been chosen as the feature art for the poster and T-shirt for the Downtown Art Festival in Gainesville, FL this December! (Note: updated with a better image of the poster.) I got the call from the show director earlier this year, but I wanted to wait…
Two Weeks at the Crow Barn
It felt really strange to wake up at home this past Saturday and not have to jump up and get ready by 7 AM to start sewing for the day! I’m just back from two intense, exhausting, exhilarating two weeks studying at the Crow Barn in Ohio with Nancy Crow. I was doing “remedial improv”…
Confetti is going to England!
I’m beyond excited to announce that Confetti has been accepted into the Fine Art Quilt Masters exhibit at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England this August! The show runs August 9-12, 2018 and is one of the largest quilting shows in Europe. The Fine Art Quilt Masters exhibit is a juried section of the exhibit,…
Fireworks is Ready to Go
I’ve had my head down the last two weeks in the studio frantically stitching. I’m leaving in a few minutes to go to the Crow Barn for two weeks to study with Nancy Crow and I realized two weeks ago that I was supposed to recreate my quilt from last year in two different colorways.…
Spring Art Fest in Great Falls is This Weekend!
The Great Falls Studios Spring Art Fest is this weekend–Saturday May 5 and Sunday May 6. I’ll be at my studio at the Artists’ Atelier, located at 756 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA right in the Village Center. Hours are 10-5 both days. I’m excited to show my new “Confetti” quilt for the first time!…
Travel Inspiration in San Antonio and Boston
I did some traveling earlier this month to two very different cities–San Antonio, Texas, and Boston. San Antonio was first, where I attended the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) annual conference. I’ve been going to these conferences each year for almost ten years, and it’s always a treat to spend the weekend in a new…
Designing Confetti
Confetti is my newest art quilt and I’d like to share the process of creating it, because it’s a new way of working for me. This quilt grew out of my work at the Crow Barn last year, although it’s a completely new work–you can read about that experience here and here. I’ve always been…
Artful Improv Class at Artistic Artifacts May 12
I’m excited to be teaching my popular “Artful Improv” class at Artistic Artifacts in Alexandria, VA on Saturday, May 12 this year. In this playful class we learn how to design quilts improvisationally, without a pattern, so each quilt is unique as its maker. There’s no way to make a mistake, and it’s always great…
The Top is Finished!
Well, it’s been a long slog with this quilt, but the top is finally finished. I don’t know yet what to name it, but my working title right now is “Wings” because it made me think about butterfly wings while I was designing it. It’s not perfect, but I learned a tremendous amount from working…