We are all set up and ready for business in our booth in Paducah KY at the AQS show and I had a wonderful visitor who’s name is Frieda! I never meet anyone with my name and if I do they rarely spell it the same way, but last night a Frieda came to shop!…
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New small sale quilts
These two beauty’s are in Paducah with me on the FOR SALE wall. Cardinal was started this winter and I finally got around to finishing it this week. The same thing is true for Tiny SunDance I finally had a bit of time to get it finished. Cardinal measures 10″ x 8″, the teal background…
Vote for Craftsy
I encourage you to vote for Craftsy in this year’s Webby awards. Vote for my class machine quilting the home sweet home quilt on Craftsy by voting before April 23rd: http://pv.webbyawards.com/2015/online-film-video/video-channels-and-networks/how-to-diy-channel
AQS Show in Paducah KY Booth #1224
I will be in our Booth #1224 at the AQS quilt show. Paducah KY here we come. Laura and I will again have our booth of hand dyed fabric, thread and original patterns and quilts. This year I also have LOTS of hand dyed cheesecloth and silk. Be sure and stop by and say hello.…
Free Rainbow strip fabric
FINALLY after four months of malfunctioning my website is back functioning correctly. It has been a real pain in the patootee for both me and my web mistress. The first customer who orders anything on the website over $20 today will receive FREE - 1 yard of rainbow strip fabric as a hallelujah to rejoice…
Bob Adams - discharge class
I feel so lucky to have such a great art center, The Fine Line in St Charles, IL so close to me here in the suburbs of Chicago. I will be taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity to sign up for a discharge class with Bob Adams in June of this year. Harvest Moon Quit National 2005…
Pellon WonderUnder #805
I noticed in Sunday’s ads that WonderUnder #805 is on sale this week at JoAnn Fabrics. It is 50% off. Most of my quilts are fused. I am a fuser. So I use a lot of this stuff. If you are a fuser or like to use fusible now is a good time to go…
Hand dyed cheesecloth
Look at these yummy hand dyed cheesecloth Think of all the wonderful possibilities. I’ll have lots more at the booth in Paducah! See you there
Paducah
I hope you are all planning to come to the quilt show in Paducah KY. The AQS show from April 21-25 will be a wonderful show and an exciting adventure as always. Laura and I will have our booth there #1224. We are in the main building with the large quilts in the back on…
Vanishing Icon II
I am in love with barns. I have stated that several times here on the blog. This is the second in a series of barn imagery I have made. It is in an exhibit that premiered at the IQF show in Chicago this past weekend called “Living in the Mid-West” Vanishing Icon II
IQA quilt show at the Donald E Stevenson Convention Center
Setting up for the show opening today at the Donald E Stevenson Convention Center in Rosemont IL I am in booth 1224, come on in and see me.
Norwegian quilt artist
My good friend from Norway, Kjersti, made this beautiful quilt titled “Urnes”, using my blackened rainbow fabric. She received a prize for Best handwork at her local quilt show. “The motif is from one of the oldest stave-churches in Norway, Urnes. The text is written in medieval runes: “I, K, Bjoergs and Sigurds-daughter from the Tonsberg-line…