Travels in Alaska – There were Bears!
I’m just back from an amazing week with my family in Alaska visiting two remote National Parks. Twenty two years ago, my husband and I began a quest to visit all of the US National Parks with our sons. They were 5 and 3 at the time. The boys are 27 and 24 now, and…
My Week at the Crow Barn
I have just returned from an exhilarating, humbling, exhausting week at Nancy Crow’s Timber Frame Barn in Ohio. Nancy Crow Timber Frame Barn – June 2017 It was my first trip to the Barn for a week-long workshop with Nancy, and I had no idea what to expect. Of course I had talked to several…
Teaching Artful Improv Classes Next Week in Virginia
I’m excited to be teaching classes next week at the Quilters Unlimited Annual Quilt Show. The show and classes will be held at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. My first class is a half day from 9 – 12 on Friday, June 2 to make my Angled Stripe table runner. We’ll learn to…
Mounting Small Art Quilts on Canvas – Tutorial
I’ve had so many requests to explain how I mount my small art quilts on painted black canvas that I decided it was time to write a tutorial! There is a step-by-step description of my process in my book, Artful Improv, if you’d like to have it in hard copy. I started mounting my smaller…
Ready to Go at Morven in May!
We’re all set up and ready to go at the Morven in May show in Princeton, NJ this weekend! Setup day yesterday was a bit of a challenge in the pouring rain. I was fortunate to get there early enough that I just had to unload in a drizzle instead of a downpour. The show…
Fun with Artful Improv Classes
I’ve had fun teaching Artful Improv classes the last few weeks! So I decided I should do a roundup of some of the wonderful work that has been created in my recent classes. Artful Improv is the name of my book: Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting, and you can…
The Design Wall is Full
Do you like to work on one project at a time or several? I almost always have multiple projects in process on the design wall in my studio. Next to my sewing machine, the design wall is probably one of the most essential tools in my studio. My design wall is full right now with…
Complementary Curves Pillow Tutorial
Do you like to make pillows? I do, and my pillow tutorial to make one of my favorite styles is up now on the C&T Publishing blog! With just a few scraps and a yard of fabric, you can make my Complementary Curves Pillow in no time for yourself or for a friend. I used…
Guest on American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast!
I had so much fun as a guest on Pat Sloan’s American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast today! We talked about my book, Artful Improv: Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting and the fact that Pat and I belong to the same large multi-chapter guild here in Northern Virginia! We chatted about color, using simple…