Posts by Jenny
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…
Read MoreFrixion Pens-All you need to know
This is my fourth and hopefully my final post on Frixion pens. A recent discussion on FaceBook prompted me to explore this one last time. Some prominent quilters and artists have said things about the Frixion pens that I have not found to be true in my own experience, so I needed to get the…
Read MoreNorth to Alaska
Don’t forget to check out last week’s post here-it was supposed to auto-post and did not. My DH and I just returned from our third cruise to Alaska. I know that sounds odd-three times? If you choose to cruise Alaska, there are pretty much two ways to go-the inside passage to Skagway and back, or…
Read MoreMake it square
It’s been a busy week with not much exciting stuff to post about. I am working on a small sample of what I hope will be a large piece. I’m playing around with shadow and light in a whole cloth format a little differently than I have in previous pieces. Usually I have a lot…
Read MoreIt is not fly-over country-Visiting Chicago
Warning: Post contains graphic images of water! Residents of the western US and other drought-stricken areas may want to avoid these graphic images. Californians especially are forewarned that viewing such images may cause a strong urge to water the lawn and flush toilets. I’m from Ottawa, Illinois, a small-ish town 90 miles southwest of Chicago. Of course you…
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