I was so inspired by my little quilt for SAQA that I decide to make a few more. I started with a piece of wonderful warm jewel tone silk charmeuse that was already fused and waiting in my scrap drawer. I went to my other scrap drawer that is full of fused cotton pieces and…
I belong to SAQA – Studio Art Quilt Associates This is – Who We Are SAQA is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the art quilt and the artists who create them. We are an information resource on all things artquilt related for our members as well as the public. Founded in 1989 by an…
I am getting ready to teach at Road to California at the end of this month. One of my classes is Little Landscapes. I am always “tweaking” my classes and I decided to change the fabric supply list for the class so……….. I must make a new sample to show the class the possibilities of…
I don’t think I ever shared these two little quilts with the world. They have just sold and I wanted them to get a little more glare in the sunshine for all to see. This Blue Jack in the Pulpit I think is one of my favorites. It turned out really well and I LOVE…
Home again, home again. It is so great to be back home after two weeks away. It really makes you appreciate what you have in your life. I love my studio space, and I have decorated it with wonderful small pieces of art that I have collected from other artist. Let me share some of…
I recently participated at my church in an Artist Sale and Fall Market. I did a post last week about the art quilts that I sold there. I also received two commission pieces that I just finished for two customers who already collect my artwork. Are you an art collector? I am. I will post…
Having just judged a show at PIQF in California, I was interested to see the judges choices at this show in Houston. Some of their choices were just OBVIOUS, but there were of course quilts that I would have picked that they didn’t. I had an interesting conversation with a very famous quilter, (you guess…
I always like to share my students work with the world. Mel took my class at PIQF a few weeks ago and has already finished her piece. You go girlfriend!! What a beautiful job she did too. Thanks Mel for taking my class, for making wonderful art and for sharing it with us.
As a quilt judge you get to pick a quilt that you will give your judges choice award to. My judges choice award at PIQF went to this very unusual and unique quilt by Cathryn Zeleny named – In Pursuit of Equilibrium All the layers made this such an interesting and fun…
I’m off to Houston to teach. Laura and I will also have our booth there –Booth #1238. I hope you will stop in and say HELLO. Now that I am home from teaching and judging at PIQF I wanted to share a few photos of quilts I really enjoyed. I feel that judging is such an…
Look what I just got – the upcoming issue of Quilt Scene magazine. This is an Interweave publication – you know Quilting Arts magazine. I have a little article in this issue about Machine Quilting. You can order your copy here. …
A few days ago I helped our local SAQA reps, Barbara Schneider and Pat Kroth along with Laura Wasilowski hang a new exhibit at the local art gallery the Fine Line. We are a fun group of gals and the morning went by very quickly despite Laura and I fooling around a lot. We were…