Posts by Jenny
Off to Houston!
I will be on a plane by the time this posts-yippeee! Prepping has been excruciating this year and for some reason has gone on and on. But it’s done! Truly, prepping is the hard part. Once I get teaching my adrenaline kicks in and the fun begins. I am a little concerned that I’ve overbooked…
Read MoreA Feathers Four Ways class and Houston prep
There’s so much prep for an event like the Houston International Quilt Festival and Market. I’ll be gone 11 days this year and will attend Market for the first time. I’ll be promoting my new book (squeeee!) and see what is new. It’s not just about quilting, there are wardrobe and grooming tasks too. So: hair,…
Read MoreVisiting the Westside Quilters (Los Angeles)
Warning: I unabashedly overuse superlatives in this post. I could not help myself. What a surprise this one was! I am not that familiar with Southern California and “Westside” to me meant just another area of Los Angeles. I had no clue that Westside meant right next to and including Beverly Hills. I really did…
Read MoreThe Monterey Museum of Art
I had a free day before my evening lecture to the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild. I visited the iconic Back Porch Fabric first thing in the morning. Based on their recommendation, I drove to Monterey to visit the Monterey Museum of Art. What a treasure! It is a smaller museum but top-notch all the way.…
Read MoreVisiting the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild, Pacific Grove, Ca
What a treat-spending 4 days in Pacific Grove! I had a fabulous visit with the Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild. They asked for a 2-day workshop which absolutely delights me. Spending 2 (or more) days with my students is heaven-we bond, we laugh and all the while free motion skills improve dramatically. It’s a tough 3 1/2…
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