Do you know about this site? TED. Judy Coates Perez first tuned me into it. It is a fabulous place to visit.Recently my sister-in-law sent me this link. I think it is so marvelous I want to share it with you too. Eric Whitacre a Virtual Choir.
Category Archives: artist
Quilts in public places
I love to see quilts displayed in public places.I have a few of my works displayed in health centers. I like to think that is makes people happy to view them. Art made with fabric is often warm and inviting, as so many woman are.When I was in NC recently, my two hostess took me…
Jane Sassaman
PATCHWORK SASSAMAN STYLEEXTRAORDINARY BLOG TOUR My friend Jane Sassaman has a new book.I think Jane’s work is spectacular.I am wonderstruck with the awesomeness and gorgeousness of Jane’s work and this book.Jane’s fabrics are a lot like Jane’s quilts with large graphic imagery.But she also makes many blender fabrics to go with these large scale prints.In…
Susan Cleveland and WonderFil Spagetti
Susan Cleveland is one of the happiest quilters I have ever meet. She exudes bubbly. Susan has shared with us some of her latest tips for using WonderFil Spagetti thread. I KNOW you will enjoy this. One of the projects in my newest book, Precision & Panache, includes bright, hand-dyed fabric and stitching with 12wt…
Wendy Butler Berns
Wendy and I became friends many years ago and we run into each other often out there in the quilt world. Wendy teaches and lectures around the world and does so much with thread in her quilts. Wendy you have machine quilted all of your wonderful quilts. What threads have you used that you really…
Quilts from Houston part 3
Joanne came into the booth. It was very nice to meet her. She bought some fabric from us. Yea. I loved the treatment of hair in this quilt. I am always attracted to the traditional album quilts. This one had a particularly stunning border.
Singing in the rain.
I am home from Houston and so excited to be here. George and I went to the lake to walk in the RAIN! It was beautiful, refreshing and the colors in the landscape looked so crisp. We were in doggy heaven. I thought I would share with those of you who were not able to…
Fermilab Art Quilts Exhibit–Artist Monday
I am part of the SAQAIL/WI group that has put on an exhibit that will run at the famous Fermilab in Batavia IL. If you live in the area this is a wonderful opportunity to visit the facility and then see some great art pieces. That’s my piece in the lower bottom right – Shimmering…
Wendy Butler Berns on line classes
The first two Wendy Butler Berns online courses have now been launched on the Craftsy.com website….. the third course “Art Quilting 101” will be available in early November. Here is a link to the promos for the first two courses and each have several segments one can watch onlinehttp://www.craftsy.com/class/Art-Quilting-Pictorial-Techniques/38?d=34255http://www.craftsy.com/class/Machine-Quilting-Free-Motion-More/37?d=34158please pass on the information to everyone…
Mark Lipinski
Hey check it out. I am going to be on the phone tomorrow with Mark Lipinski. Tune in to www.toginet.com and click on the listen live button on the page and you will be able to hear the show as it takes place. Who knows what will happen with Mark, you don’t want to miss…
Artist Monday
My good friend Tommy Fitzsimmons has been working on a series that I think is just amazing. I love these pieces. The LineUp The Queue 28” x 30” Here is what she says about the inspiration for these pieces; The inspiration was just using the Elmers gel glue as a resist and freehanddrawing with it. …
SAQA 2011 Benefit Auction
Tommy Fitzsimmons, Mirjam Pet-Jacobs,Judith Roderick, Pat Kumicich, Marlis Egger, Gay Young Ousley,Susan Christiansen, Patricia Gould Studio Art Quilt Associates SAQA2011 Benefit AuctionStart Date: September 12, 20112:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. PacificPlace: www.saqa.comWhat: Reverse auction of 300 glorious small works of art createdand donated by SAQA’s members to raise money to support SAQA’s exhibition, education, and outreach…