Baltimore Craft Show This Weekend!
My 2016 show season officially starts this weekend with the Baltimore Craft Show Feb. 19-21 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. Hours are 10-8 Friday, 10-6 Saturday, and 11-5 Sunday. I’m in Booth 814. Click here to get discounted tickets online. Earlier I took some of my quilts to be professionally photographed before the…
Fire and Ice Bargello Quilt Pattern Available on Craftsy
I’m happy to announce that I’ve added another pattern to my pattern store on Craftsy.com. –my Fire and Ice bargello-style quilt. Click here to check it out! This is one of my favorite quilts–it was the first one I ever entered into a show in 2006 and it got accepted. That was a great feeling as…
Artist Inspiration Day in LA
We’re in LA this weekend to visit our son, and we spent most of yesterday at the LA County Museum of Art. I’d never been to this museum before, and it was eye-opening! We were lucky to get a docent led tour of the highlights of the eclectic museum collection–ranging from Assyrian wall reliefs to…
Showcasing my Art Quilt Collection
Since I’m cleaning up my studio, I decided it was finally time to rehang my collection of 12″ x 12″ art quilts purchased from the Studio Art Quilts Association (SAQA) annual auction. SAQA holds a reverse auction online every September to raise funds for its exhibition and outreach programs. I’ve been participating in the auction…
Registration Open for Artful Improv Workshop Jan. 30
Happy New Year! Registration is open for my Artful Improv: Building Blocks of Improv Design workshop on Saturday, January 30, 2016. Learn to let go of the “rules” and piece blocks in an intuitive, free form fashion to create your own unique quilts. In the class we’ll explore modern versions of log cabin, drunkard’s path…
Playing with Crayons Pattern Now Available on Craftsy!
Happy Friday! I’m pleased to announce that my Playing with Crayons quilt pattern in two sizes is now available for purchase as a digital download on Craftsy.com. Click here to check it out! This is one of my favorite quilts of all time–it was one of my first original contemporary designs and it has a…
Studio Has Reached Critical Mess — Website Update
I’m back from a string of shows and my studio definitely needs some attention! I’m fortunate to have a nice view of the lake where we live from my home studio. But when I’m in the middle of getting ready for shows, I tend to pull out what I need and then not put it…
Ready to go at One of A Kind!
I’m all set up and ready to go at the One of A Kind show in Chicago! As you can see, this is a different kind of a booth than I usually have. This show is held in a showroom setting in the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago, and each artist is provided with hard…
All Set at the Brooklyn Museum of Art!
I’m all set up and ready to go at the American Fine Craft Show at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend! This is my second year doing this show and I’m just as awed by having my work in the same room as Monet as I was the first time! The show is being held in…