In search of the “perfect” quilt sandwich
Detail- “Emerge” Preparation is key for beautiful quilting. Before you take one quilting stitch, you have already made a lot of decisions that have a huge impact on how easy it is to quilt that quilt. Your quilt sandwich carries with it a set of decisions that are set for the duration of your quilting. So a lot […]
Chaos, debris and cutwork
It’s been crazy around here! We are considering a move instead of a remodel and that makes for a chaotic week of looking at houses, endless spreadsheets comparing options, getting bids on needed work on a house we might buy, etc. But my artistic and teaching life must go on-Houston is only 67 days away […]
Elizabeth Barton Design Master Class-April-“Morning Hosta”
April’s assignment was a “Magical mystery tour”! Elizabeth grew up in England where the mystery coach tour was a real thing. People would pay for a ticket and get on a bus, not knowing where they were headed!! It was the unexpectedness that was appealing. And indeed, my results for this month were very much […]
SAQA Benefit Auction Quilt Donation-2014
I just sent in my donation for the 2014 Studio Art Quilt Associates Benefit Auction. The Auction is SAQA’s largest fundraiser besides membership dues-this will be my fifth year to donate. You can see all the quilts in this year’s auction here-be sure and check back frequently because it’s still very early. I decided I […]
Prepping For Long Beach
International Quilt Festival Long Beach is only 2 weeks away and I’m in the midst of making up kits and preparing for my classes. I have yards and yards of fabric to Mistyfuse and cut for my “Lazy Daisy Table Topper” class and mounds of batting and fabric to make into sandwiches for my “You […]