I am spending the day reorganizing. After the quilt show in Chicago I have to put all the stock back in it’s proper place and get ready for the next gig. So before the show it gets dragged out of the “studio” (basement) and put into boxes and stored…
Laura and I are headed to merry old England today to teach at the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. We will be in Nottingham, Thursday through Sunday. If you are going to be there be sure and say Cheers.
I am a member of the Illinois Artisan’s Last week I spent a day downtown at the Thompson Building promoting this program and working an Atrium Show. I have for the past several years had some of my pieces at the Rend Lake Gallery during quilt week in April. Besides the artisan shop there is also…
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.
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…
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 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 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…
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.
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…
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…
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…