My New Book Arrived!

I’m so excited to announce that I just received the advance copy of my new book–Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Stitching–from the publisher, C&T Publishing! It’s such an amazing feeling to be finally holding the book that I’ve been working on for over 18 months. My heartfelt thanks to all…

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Two Favorite Quilts Come Home

Well, it was a soggy, gloomy weekend at the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival last weekend–no doubt about that! I was so impressed with the numbers of people who braved the weather and came out in raincoats, galoshes and umbrellas to see the show and chat with the artists. Thank you to each and every…

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1000 Quilt Inspirations in the Mailbox Today

I was thrilled to receive a box in the mail today with my copy of 1000 Quilt Inspirations. Inspirations is certainly the right word for the book! Unlike many books like this, the quilt photos included are “details” only–there are only a few full sized images included. A detail image is usually a closeup shot–maybe…

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I’m in Another Book!

I’ve just been notified that my work has been chosen to be in another book! It’s called 1000 Quilt Inspirations, curated by Sandra Sider, and it’s being published in February 2015. I can’t wait to see what it looks like! This book will be a little different, because it is a collection of quilt “details.”…

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Published in Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine – Giveaway

I had a surprise in my mailbox the other day–a copy of the latest issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine, which features my quilts on its “Art Studio” pages. They did such a great job laying out the pages and arranging the images–it’s great fun to see the quilts all in one place! The article…

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New Book Includes Three of My Quilts!

I’m excited to announce that a newly published book–500 Traditional Quilts–includes three of my quilts. It’s a beautiful book with lots of inspiring images, curated by Karey Patterson Bresenhan. I’m honored to be in such wonderful company. I’ve known about this for a while now and it’s been tough to keep it to myself, but…

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“Playing With Crayons” Published in “Quilt Scene” Magazine!

I’m delighted to announce that my wall quilt “Playing with Crayons” has been published in the International Quilt Festival: Quilt Scene magazine by Interweave Press! I just received my copy of the magazine and it’s beautiful. My quilt is one of about 16 projects in the issue, which will be on the stands until the…

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I’m on the Cover . . .

  of the Great Falls Connection newspaper today! What a nice surprise just in time for the Great Falls Studios Tour this weekend. The picture shows me standing in front of the design wall in my studio, where I had several pieces in progress at once–a common occurrence for me! The article is about my…

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