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
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…
i am teaching today and tomorrow in Oshgosh WI at Fox Valley Technical college. This is a fun and great venue. I LOVE my classroom set up. I have a table top camera And a computer with Internet AND a projector All set up and ready for me to use!!! Fabulous! Also a full…
Take Your Quilting to Beautiful Places! My friend, Laura Wasilowski, has a brand new online Craftsy class ready for you to view now. It’s called Sketch It, Fuse It, Quilt It class In the class she shows you how to make a fused art quilt from start to finish. And it all starts with a…
I will have my booth at the Sarasota FL quilt show later this week. I will have all my hand dyed fabrics and patterns there. I hope you can all make it there to see me!! I will have three new patterns with kits. Warm and sunny here I come!!
I am in Hampton VA teaching and judging at the Mid Atlantic Quilt show in Hampton VA. I really enjoy this show. It is in a very nice convention center that is easy to navigate. There will be many fabulous quilts and venders to see and shop. I will be one of several people judging the show this…
I head out tomorrow to teach at the Common Threads Quilt Guild in Columbus OH. I will give my Fun Fast Fusies lecture on Tuesday night at the Olde Gahanna Sactuary in Gahanna OH. This looks like a lovely place to be tomorrow evening. If you live close I hope you will stop in and…
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL QUILT EXTRAVAGANZA XXI The Center of It All for Quilt, Fiber, Wearable and Textile Art SEPTEMBER 18-21, 2014 The Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza is the largest and most prominent quilting arts event in the Northeast all under one roof. The quilt competition features wonderful entries from throughout the nation. Entries to the competition…
I love getting email from people I know, not advertisements. Ruby wrote me yesterday. I had never meet Ruby until a few weeks ago, well I don’t think I had meet her, I meet so many people while out teaching and vending. Ruby contacted me before going to Quilt Colorado a month ago to make…
Here it is Friday already, how did that happen so fast? It’s been fun reading all of your comments and kinda inspiring. For the final give away this year I have a nice little package of goodies. I have another six month subscription to The Quilt Show. I learn so much watching all the shows…
YEA Cheryl Gebhart won the first FREE six month subscription to the quilt show. There will be one more to give away later in the week. I spent yesterday running around doing errands and getting Christmas presents. Today though I am working in my studio which I haven’t done for awhile. I will be so happy…
I love working with my multi-colored gradated fabric. I feel like I am working with a watercolors palette. One color blends into the next and gives the appearance of depth and dimension to my work that would otherwise look flat and I think a bit less lively. Let me share with you how I often…