The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Double Happy Dance-Published and Installed!

This week I received my copy of Sandra Sider’s 1,000 Quilt Inspirations with 4 of my images. I also received a photo of a collaborative piece that I was a part of installed in the owner’s home. I’m doing my happy dance!

1,000 Quilt Inspirations
1,000 Quilt Inspirations

I am so excited to have FOUR images in this fantastic book. I haven’t even had a chance to look at it, but just thumbing through it I see there is lots of eye candy for quilters and artists. I took some quick photos this morning so they’re not that great:

Item 15
Item 15-“Stars and Stripes”
Item 133
Item 133-“Golden Moments”
Item 475
Item 475-“Morning Breeze”
Item 515
Item 515- “Purple Daisy”

This last one is a piece I worked on in 2004, probably my first art quilt. I took a local class with Melinda Bula, before anyone knew her, and made this piece. I was amazed at how she could coax artistic talent from me.

Over the River and Through the Farms installed!
Over the River and Through the Farms installed!

I also received this photo of a collaborative piece in place. “Over the River and Through the Farms” was bought by a local attorney and here it is in place! I love the way he mounted it and placed it in his home.

Over the River and Through the Farms
Over the River and Through the Farms

This was a four-slice collaborative project of Anita Marshall, myself, Margo Wilson and Donna Brennan (in order of the slices shown). We received permission to use Wayne Thiebaud’s Rivers and Farms piece as our inspiration.

What a week! I’m off to a 3-day lecture/workshop today so my post is brief and perhaps a bit unpolished. I wish you all a wonderful Easter weekend. I’ll be posting to Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday!

Comments

  4. Congratulations, Jenny! It must be amazing to finally hold the book in your hands…and how lovely to have a buyer send you a photo of your work in his/her space! Wow!!

  6. Congratulations on being published in 1000 Quilt Inspirations! (When you’re looking through it, keep an eye out for some of my quilts, too.)

    I love the collaborative project! What a thrill to see it in it’s new home.

    • Yes Terry I see your work in 7 photos! I love the pieces with the umbrellas-very recognizable style. Congratulations!

  11. Thank you all for your comments-I just now received them as my site was not letting me know that you had written. I am honored to be in the book-pick up a copy-there is lots of eye candy.