I am finding it hard to blog these days, mostly I’m not interested, but also I am very busy spending my mornings dyeing and my afternoons and evenings working on projects. However a former student asked me recently to post about my dyeing so I will give you all a quick tutorial on easy dyeing.Start…
Morning walk in the Garden
George and I went out today to the garden for the first time in a week . We have had such rain and crummy weather I haven’t been able to go out with my morning coffee to check out my flowers and pull a few weeds. We saw some beautiful flowers and this lovely friend.…
Student’s work from NC
This is just some of the fabulous work of my students in NC, of course there was much more, but blogger only let’s me load four pictures at a time and I am too lazy to do more. Enjoy.
My teacher buddy in NC, Teresa, was just wonderful. She picked me up from the airport and immediately took me out to the ocean. We walked on the beach for a bit and then had lunch at this seaside restaurant overlooking the water. What a way to start a trip. Teresa continued to be at…
Reusable Corn Bottle
When I was in Iowa teaching last month, I found this reusable corn resin water bottle. I was talking about it in my class in NC and one of my students sent me this link. They had just read about it in Bon Appetit magazine. I hope you can find one too. And a tip…
I have had the URGE to sketch. Every day I have been spending time sketching, my garden, the woods, the dog, what ever it is, is good exercise. I am no Rembrandt or Michaelangelo, but I try I feel successful, I feel good, and I am certainly as good as Picasso or Cecana. What I…
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Student work
I always tell my students that if they send me pictures of their work I’ll post it on the blog. This is not a quilt that we did in class, it is a project that Janie brought to class at the Indiana Quilt Heritage show back in March. She wanted to get advice on quilting…
Jack in the Pulpit
I’m getting ready to do a Jack in the Pulpit quilt. I thought I post a few sketches
New Tulips
I will be leaving for NC tomorrow morning, teaching and lecturing. If you are in the area you should stop in, this is a very nice venue with great teachers.See you there in your swimsuit coverup! 2008 North Carolina Quilt Symposium”Quilting By The Sea”May 29 – June 1, 2008UNC-WilmingtonWilmington , NCThe 2008 NC Quilt Symposium…
The proud graduates
Going to Boston to see Lars and Megan graduate from law school was the best birthday present I could have received. The ceremony was long but interesting. The president of the Red Sox’s baseball team was the main speaker and he had a few kernels of wisdom that I hope all there could absorb. But…
Today is my Birthday
Laura gave me a new friend as my birthday present!!This guys hair is exactly like I want to wear mine. We are off to Boston to watch Lars and Megan graduate from Law School. Our families are incredibly proud of this new pair of lawyers. Just what the world needs new, young, idealistic lawyers. We…