Posts by Jenny
The Santa Barbara Quilt Retreat and Betty Busby
I had a grand time at the Santa Barbara Quilting Retreat a few weeks ago when I studied with Betty Busby. Betty is a very popular teacher and I knew her a little bit from SAQA, so I was pretty sure I was going to enjoy the class. It exceeded my expectations for several reasons.…
Read MoreThe Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2020 – Part 2, Large Quilt Room
Let’s look at the Big Quilt Room of the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show: A Toby Lischko design. Nancy put it on point and chose a brown colorway to hang in her nature-inspired home in Tahoe. Susan redesigned the pattern for her daughter’s Cal King. Beautiful quilting enhances the design. Kaffe stripes and an…
Read MoreThe Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2020 – Part 1, Small Quilt Room, Wearables and other treasures
I love my home guild (the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild)! Every year I get excited about our Feb show, which is the first show of the year in my neck of the woods, so I call it Quilting New Year. See what I mean? All those happy quilters – gotta love it. I’m splitting…
Read MoreVisiting the Haute Couture Societe, wearable art!
NOTE: I may not post next week – it’s a busy week as you will read below. I wish I had more time in my life to play with wearable art. It is in my blood, but during this season of life I don’t think I’ll get much time to play with wearables. So I…
Read MoreEl Paso, surgery and play
I really don’t plan to cram major events altogether, it just happens. Hubby and I spent a few days in El Paso, Tx celebrating his Mom’s 94th bday. It was a grand time: She is very well-loved by many, for good reason. I’m a counter and I stopped counting at 50 cards! This was fun…
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