Thoughts on QuiltCon 2022
I’m just back from an amazing trip to Phoenix for QuiltCon 2022! I was on the fence about going, and even the day I left I wondered if I was making the right decision, but I’m so glad I did. QuiltCon is an annual show organized by the Modern Quilt Guild featuring a juried show,…
Taste of Summer Juried In To Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
I’m pleased that Taste of Summer has been juried in to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Virginia in February. This show has a special place in my heart–it was the first quilt show I ever attended, all the way back in the 1990s when I couldn’t imagine making anything that was good enough to enter,…
My Solo Show is Open!
I’m pleased to announce my solo show is open at the Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. It’s called Dreaming in Color: Textured Shapes, and includes 20 of my contemporary art quilts for the wall. The name seemed appropriate since color and texture are two of the most important…
Back to the Crow Barn
Well–I did it again. I’m just back from my fourth trip to Nancy Crow’s Timber Frame Barn in Ohio. I spent two weeks there studying Advanced Composition with 20 other students. The first week was Overall Figure/Ground Composition and the second week was Spare Composition. I wasn’t sure if I was going back because I’ve…
Chat with C&T Publishing about Adventures In Improv Available
I had such a good time yesterday chatting with Sophie Scardaci at C&T Publishing about my new book, Adventures in Improv Quilts! We talked about Adventures in Improv, my first book–Artful Improv–and the classes I teach on the C&T Creative Spark online learning platform–Artful Improv – Permission to Play! and Fire and Ice Bargello. You…
Final Day of Adventures in Improv Quilts Blog Tour
Today’s the last day! I hope you’ve had as much fun as I have on the Blog Tour for Adventures in Improv Quilts. It’s been a blast reading all the reviews and thank you so much for all the comments–I’ve read them all and really appreciate all your kind words. I had a great time…
Adventures in Improv Quilts: Day 6
We’re getting near the end of the Blog Tour for my new book–Adventures in Improv Quilts. Today is Day 6 and the featured blogger is HollyAnne Knight, also known as String and Story. HollyAnne is another Instagram friend–I’ve been following her for a number of years and I’m so impressed with her energy and her…
Adventures in Improv Quilts Blog Tour: Day 5
Welcome to Day 5 of the Blog Tour for my new book, Adventures in Improv Quilts! Today the featured blogger is Carolina Oneto from Brazil. I’ve followed Carolina on Instagram for a number of years–she’s an artist and a teacher with some amazing online classes covering color, design, curves, and transparencies. She is also generous…
Adventures in Improv Quilts: Day 4
I’m having so much fun on the Blog Tour for Adventures in Improv Quilts: Master Color, Design & Construction! I hope you are too. Today’s featured blogger is Becca Fenstermaker, aka Pretty Piney. I met Becca in an Artful Improv class at Artistic Artifacts in Alexandria, VA in 2018. I was impressed that she had…