Epic Trip to New Zealand!
I’m just back from an epic three week trip to New Zealand, teaching for the first time at the Quilt Symposium in Christchurch, and traveling in a country I had never visited before. I had the privilege of giving the opening lecture at the Symposium on the day before classes began. It was a nearly…
2026 Teaching Schedule
I have an exciting year of teaching planned for 2026–a mix of new things like my Hawaii cruise in January and February, plus return trips to Empty Spools Seminars in April and Woodland Ridge Retreat Center in August. Check out the list below to see if I’m coming to an event near you (or that…
Abstracting from Art in Colorado
I’m just back from an inspiring teaching trip to Colorado–five days of Abstracting from Art at the Estelle Center for Creative Arts in La Veta. I had nine enthusiastic students who came with a range of inspirations to jumpstart their creativity–from paintings to photographs to woven rugs. As you can see from the collage above,…
Winter/Spring 2025 Workshop Roundup
I’ve been on the road for much of the last four months, traveling and teaching in a variety of places. Travel is one of the best and worst parts of my job! I love visiting new places and meeting new people, but hauling suitcases around, one of which weighs 50+ lbs. isn’t always the most…
So Much Fun with Abstracting from Art!
Last week I taught my Abstracting from Art workshop to a talented group of quilters from Needlechasers of Chevy Chase in Maryland. It was so much fun I’m still buzzing from it! The main idea behind the class is using an inspiration source–photo, piece of art, graphic design, home decor or clothing–to jumpstart your creative…
I’m Teaching at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in 2024
I’m pleased to be teaching at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival February 29 – March 3, 2024. I have three full day classes available, plus I’ll be giving the Early Bird lecture on Wednesday, February 28 at 6 PM. If you’d like to see a short video describing the classes you can take a look at …
Fabulous MEGA Workshop Week at Madeline Island
What a great week at Madeline Island School of the Arts teaching Piecing Perspectives with Sarah Bond and Maria Shell! It was a team teaching experience–each one of us presented our perspectives on color, line, curve, shape, and design over the first two days, and students were free to choose one, two, or all three…
September Piecing Perspectives Workshop at Madeline Island
There are a few spaces left in an exciting workshop at Madeline Island School of the Arts in September! I’ll be co-teaching with Maria Shell and Sarah Bond for five days September 25-29, 2023 on magical Madeline Island in northern Wisconsin. The workshop is called Piecing Perspectives: Creating with Units, and we’re going to take…
I’m Teaching at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival!
I’m excited to be teaching at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival February 23-25, 2023! I have three full day classes on the schedule. The Saturday class is full, but there are spaces available in the other two. Thursday, Feb. 23 – Fearless Curved Piecing – Take the fear out of curved piecing with three different Improv…