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I realized as I made my final pass through my photos that I missed taking photos of entire areas of quilts. It was hard to pare my post down to just this many quilts! I didn’t take many class photos this year because some students were reluctant to gather for a photo. It was a weird year all around. But here we go with classes, events and the behind-the-scenes stuff: It was Halloween after all! This was the scene in the Lobby of the Hilton on Halloween night. There were other more bizarre costumes, just happened to catch this group.…
I was so glad that I booked a full day to see the quilts! In previous years I have frantically viewed the quilts with stolen moments between events. I do think it was a strong year for quilts and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. A couple of things about this post: – If I have posted a quilt before, I don’t post a second time. – I don’t pay much attention to ribbons so I generally won’t note that a quilt ribboned. – I don’t usually take photos of the big prize winners. It’s easy to find photos of…
NOTE: I have another post today, a review of Cindy Grisdela’s brand new book, Adventures in Improv Quilts. I’d never been to Glacier Nat’l Park before and I was thrilled to have some time to visit between teaching gigs. Glacier is “the Crown of the Continent”, established as a National Park in 1910. It is located in northwestern Montana on the US-Canadian border, about 375 miles northwest of Yellowstone. I can’t say it better than their website: “… it is a land of mountain ranges carved by prehistoric ice rivers. It features alpine meadows, deep forests, waterfalls, about 25…
It’s a review, a blog hop and a give-away! I got my hands on Cindy Grisdela‘s brand new book, Adventures in Improv Quilts and I’ve got a review for you below. If you’d like a free e-copy of Cindy’s book, comment below and I’ll do a random number drawing on Oct 21st. I’ll announce the winner here, so be sure to check back. First, I want to give a little background. Cindy and I have met in person a number of times at Studio Art Quilt Associates Conferences as well as at the Houston show. For the last few…
I’m baaack- what an adventure my trip to Montana was! I do miss travel and teaching in-person and I was happy to do both for 9 days. Today I’ll post about my classes and the travel in between Bozeman and Havre. Bozeman is gorgeous right now! It is a college town, home to Montana State, with enrollment around 17,000 students. I enjoyed my brief stay and I ate very well! Bozeman is a foodie town and I enjoyed excellent cuisine while there. Our classroom was held at the Eagle Mount facility which has a variety of outdoor and indoor activities.…
NOTE: No blog or newsletter next week as I will be traveling and teaching. This will be a short post as I am getting ready for my 10-day trip to Montana. This is trickier than I thought to pack for 2 different teaching venues – one south and one north, 4 different places to stay, fabulous hiking in Glacier Nat’l Park (“Crown of the Continent”), a train ride and of course, plane rides. Here’s the packing pile so far: That is 90% hiking, 10% teaching. I weighed it and just my tech cords weigh 6 lbs. As I pack, I know…
I have long wanted to hold a multi-day seminar and last week it finally happened. I do feel that this is what I’d like to focus on in the future, it just felt so good, so right. I don’t know if there will be demand for such a thing, but if there is, I’m there! I love the 3-day format. My students were fantastic and in many ways the experience exceeded my expectations. For one, no one’s machine malfunctioned – can you believe that? Out of 15 students, everyone not only knew their machine well, but they had excellent machines…
Last minute post here – I almost completely forgot to create a post for this week! So here it is, hastily prepared. I walk in the wee hours and that is when it occurred to me that no post had been prepared. Eerie photo taken on my walk. The street lights give an odd color to the grasses. The world is different and refreshing in the wee hours of the morning. I’ve been prepping for my first 3-day free motion quilting seminar at Cali Quilts: There’s a lot more work than meets the eye here. I’m still packing! Teaching a…
I’m writing this at the last minute; that usually means there will be some edits that I missed. My jury duty was dismissed early so I started the week with a clear schedule – HAH! That did not last long. I am prepping this week for next week’s 3-day seminar at Cali Quilts. The shop is huuuuge, with a great selection of fabrics and a mind-boggling inventory of Cuddle. I’m contacting my students now, asking what they will be working on as well as discovering their interests, skills and experience. I have designed the seminar to be tailored to each…
That may be a confusing title – I got a chance to observe two dyeing pros play with marbling and the results were spectacular. Hanging around expert dyers and fabric painters makes me want to try. But it’s not exactly convenient for me to dye or paint. I have a house I love but there is no basement or walk-out room, covered patio, etc so I’d be doing it on the driveway, backyard or garage (that does not have a sink). I know, #firstworldproblems. I have dyed before, on the driveway, in half yard increments and the results were fabulous.…