Space Available in Improv Puzzle Class Sept. 2-4
I’m teaching my Improv Puzzle class at the North Suburban Needlearts Guild the first week of September and there are a few spaces available if you’d like to join us! The class is being run as a hybrid–combining access to lessons with videos, text, and still photos on the CourseCraft platform with three live Zoom…
Fun with Pieced Backings
What do you put on the backs of your quilts? I’ve been quilting for a long time–over thirty years–and I’ve gone through a number of “phases” from traditional quilter to modern contemporary. So it makes sense that I have a lot of fabric, and not all of it is appropriate for the fronts of the…
Featured In Quilting Arts Magazine!
I’m thrilled to announce that my studio is featured in the August/September 2020 issue of Quilting Arts magazine! Plus I have an article about using color effectively in your quilts in the magazine too. I just got my comp copies in the mail and it’s so exciting to see my work and my studio in…
Creating “Picasso’s Chickens”
I’d like to take you through the creation of my newest quilt, Picasso’s Chickens. This one went through a number of variations, mostly because I’ve been at home and able to really sit with my designs until all of the niggling issues are resolved. This one was in process for nearly five months. One of…
New Online Class!
I’m excited to announce I’ve just opened up an online class you can take from home in your PJs if you want to! Since my in person visits to guilds and retreats have been postponed due to the virus, I decided it was time to get serious about putting together an online class. I’ve been…
New Virtual Reality
The last couple of weeks I’ve been in learning mode, searching how to do things differently. My in person teaching and lecturing events have been postponed at least through June, but one guild asked me if I could do my visit with them virtually with both a lecture and a workshop. Of course I said…
Shelter At Home Design Wall
I hope you are all safe and well. I’ve been at home for the last four weeks, and even though I normally work at home, it feels off now. Because I’m a traveling teacher, it’s been quite a while since I was at home for such a long stretch at a time. I’m very grateful…
Old Favorite Finished
It is a crazy time. I hope you are safe and well. I’ve been having trouble concentrating on anything new, even though I have a list of things I want to do, so I went back to this old favorite Amish style Double Nine Patch. I started it about 20 or 25 years ago and…
“Working with the Muse” Regional SAQA Exhibit
Working with the Muse, a regional Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) exhibit, opened at the Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda, MD. last week. I had the opportunity to attend two events associated with the exhibit on Friday–a visit to nearby Glenstone Museum and a juror’s talk and tour of the exhibit. Both were so inspiring! And…