The Valley Quilt Guild Show 2026

I was happy to be in town for the Valley Quilt Guild show in Yuba City; I don’t always get to make the show. The Valley Quilt Guild Show truly is unique and it starts at the entrance: The guild makes a new windsock each year. It’s so cool to see it fluttering in the…

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Daytona Beach, 2026

I have never gone this long without posting since I began my blog in 2010. I have a lot to catch up on here and I’m starting with my visit to AQS Daytona Beach. This was my third time to teach there and this trip was very different from previous visits. The Daytona Beach show…

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The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show – 2026

NOTE: I won’t post next week as I will be in Daytona Beach, Florida teaching. My home guild’s show was last weekend and it was faaaaabulous!! The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild always puts on a good show, but this one was one for the records. The weather was perfect, attendance was heavy and the…

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Trapunto back from the dead

NOTE: I’m not sure I can do a blog post or newsletter next week. It is my guild’s show, I’m doing Fashion Show, I’m getting ready for a very busy spring and I’m working on the quilt judging thing.  I’m kind of overwhelmed. Let’s start at the beginning. My love of trapunto has been greatly…

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Scribing and birthdays!

It has been a wild and wonderful week of scribing for Road to California, and celebrating my Grandson’s 5th birthday. I reached out to Linda Rasmussen, a Certified Judge (CJ) for the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges to see if there were any upcoming shows that I could shadow or work. Road was coming…

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