Quilting in the Garden-2018

It was a beautiful day for the annual outdoor show, Quilting in the Garden at the Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, Ca. There was just enough breeze to flutter the quilts and abundant sunshine. Viewers were sheltered under huge Heritage Oak trees-such a bucolic setting! Eleanor Burns was the Featured Artist and she did not…

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IQA Donation Quilt 2018

As a teacher at the Houston International Quilt Festival, I have the opportunity to donate a quilt no larger than 25″ square to a silent auction to raise funds for the non-profit IQA that supports the show. I am delighted to donate and it’s always fun to see how well your quilt does in bidding.…

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Taping for The Quilt Show!!

I had no idea how much fun it would be to tape for The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. I had a blast! TQS is a well-oiled machine, with 20 professionals dedicated to making the presenting artist look good. I’m pretty sure I ended up on TQS through Barbara Black‘s referral-thank you Barbara!…

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Quick trip to Austin

I don’t have all my photos organized from taping for The Quilt Show so I’ll post about that next week. I returned  home from TQS on Wed and flew out to Austin, TX on Sat for a family wedding. I have lived in Texas for a total of 17 years, at 4 different stages of…

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Dead Tired!

I had an amazing, inspiring and fabulous few days at The Quilt Show! I didn’t sleep after the taping and yet got up at 3:30AM MT, so I am beyond beat. I’ll post next week about my crazy wonderful adventure. In my little head I keep calling it #beyondbucketlist…and it was. Who’d a thunk? I…

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