Color Grid Top Finished
I’m happy to share that my Color Grid quilt top is finally finished! This has been a work in progress for quite a while–according to my photos, I made the first blocks in February 2021. That’s OK though. When I started this project, I had no idea what it would turn out to be. I…
Teaching at the Vermont Quilt Festival Virtual Show in June
I’m pleased to be part of a wonderful lineup of teachers at the Vermont Quilt Festival’s VQF@Home virtual festival in June! I’ll be teaching two four hour classes and giving two lectures during the event–the classes are Fearless Curved Piecing and Mini Improv Puzzle, and the lectures are Playing with Colors and Anatomy of…
Art Quilt Elements Virtual Opening May 14
I’m thrilled to announce the virtual opening reception for Art Quilt Elements 2020 will be held this Friday, May 14, 2021. And they used my quilt for the Save the Date announcement! That’s pretty cool. The reception will be on Zoom from 2 – 4 PM Eastern time on Friday, and some of the artists…
Baltimore Craft Week April 12-18
I’m excited to announce I’ll be participating in the American Craft Council’s Baltimore Craft Week April 12-18, 2021. I’ve shown my work at the Baltimore Craft Show in person for a number of years, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to do this virtual event. There are 150 artists participating this year–each of us…
Best in Show at the Art League!
I’m thrilled to announce that my Taste of Summer quilt won Best of Show at the Art League April Exhibit! I’m pleased with the honor, especially because the Art League is primarily a fine art venue that shows paintings, photography, and sculpture. The show will be in person at the Art League Gallery in…
Starting a New Series
Over the past year, I’ve been playing with the idea of large multiple cut curved blocks. The motif is simple–take a stack of blocks and cut random curves out of three of the four corners, shuffle the blocks and sew. Red Scarf, above, was the first one. I made it in grayscale to see if…
Two Local In Person Shows
I have work in two local in person shows in February, plus one virtual exhibit. Fiber Art 5 Ways is on display at the JoAnne Rose Gallery at the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne in Reston, VA. The exhibit features the work of five local artists, including Jayne Gaskins, Anne Smyers, Susan Price, Barbara Wise…
Creative Happy Hour on Color Jan. 8
Join me and three other C&T Publishing authors tomorrow, January 8, 2021 for a Creative Happy Hour on using color effectively in your quilts! The discussion will be hosted live on Zoom by the Creative Spark Online Learning platform, a division of C&T. We’ll start at 12 noon PST (3 PM EST). Visit https://creativespark.ctpub.com/bundles/live-creative-happy-hour for…
Look Back at 2020
What a year! I’m sure most of us won’t be sorry to see the last of 2020. While the year didn’t go as any of us planned, there were certainly some bright spots for me among the gloom–the dread, disappointments, frustrations, and sadness. In the featured photo collage are some of my favorite images from…