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NOTE: I have worn myself out; I am not looking for suggestions or stores or websites. Please don’t extend my misery with another place to look😊 ANOTHER NOTE: I may not post next week as I have a Tue/Wed travel gig to SoCal. I just can’t seem to catch up. I have done no sewing this week, but I did accomplish something – I found a dress for my son’s Oct Tucson wedding…maybe. To be clear, I am not sure it is The One, but if not, it’s pretty close. I want to explain why I’m making such a…
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It’s been an impossibly busy week with my “secret project” consuming my days. I have no quilty things to show, so rather than ghost you again, I chose to share my yard. Full disclosure, it’s large for a suburban yard and I have a maintenance service to help. It is just glorious this year! I had to share. I’ve even got bloomers inside: I will have cut peonies (store bought) until the season is over. I just love these showy little hussies. Moving to the outdoor plantings… I won’t comment or identify each one, just the ones I feel…
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NOTE:Â I usually let my readers know when I won’t be publishing my weekly blog post. Last week took me by surprise. I taught/lectured on Tues/Wed and arrived home at dinner time on Wed. I was thinking oh, I could put together a post by the morning. Huh? No way! I needed to unpack and decompress so that I could sleep; there was no time to write a blog post! What was I thinking? Given that I didn’t have a blog post I decided to skip my newsletter, also without warning. I have to say I was grateful for the break.…
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This is another photo-rich post of the Paducah show, teaching and the people. Let’s start with the people: Before I even got to the show, I learned a thing or two about rental cars – they may not have a car for you, even if you have a reservation! I waited over an hour (some waited longer) in an area without seating or places to charge your phone at the Nashville airport. Travel just gets more and more exciting as time goes on. When you arrive at the show, you are greeted by a team of helpful greeters who…
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NOTE: This 1,400 word, 50 photo post is about one afternoon and one morning in Paducah! Paducah, Kentucky is a beautiful town, with great food, beautiful porches, unique shopping and lots of art. You might not expect all that to exist in a town in far west Kentucky with a population of 26,000. It is a fabulous place to visit! The entire town embraces the influx of visitors to Quilt Week and the Show. I enjoyed incredible dining while there, including a delightful dinner at the nationally renowned Freight House as well as a delicious Thai restaurant. Oh my, spectacular…
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This was a busy week of this ‘n that. I did figure out a better way to hold a weight in the bottom of my yellow silk quilt (“Tree of Life”) quilt, courtesy of Susan from Canada, a reader of my newsletter. What? You don’t get my weekly newsletter? I always include my weekly blog post, upcoming events, a Quilt of the Week, usually an article about an interesting artist aaaaaand, the ever popular Snort Laugh of the Week. You can sign up here if you’d like. She suggested a thin plexiglass slat – perfect! I actually had it made…
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It’s high season for spring quilt shows! I attended the San Francisco Quilters Guild Show last weekend and what an amazing show it was. I got see the 2023 show with Joe Cunningham as the Guest Artist and I remembered the fabulous venue and great quilts, so I was keen to see this year’s show. The guild itself is 250+ strong. The SFQG show was held at the Event Center of St. Mary’s Cathedral. The Cathedral and grounds takes up an entire block in one of the most lovely areas of the city. This is the best venue I…
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This show never disappoints. The Yuba-Sutter Valley Quilt Guild‘s show is always worth the drive. This year’s show held some lovely surprises. I include way too many photos below; I just could not edit out. Whenever I attend a show, I usually get about 20 min in and then start chatting with people and losing track of what quilts I got photos of. I know I missed some. Although I have comments in my little head for each quilt, it would take too much time. A few need comments to explain what is not obvious: There were 3 quilts…
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I did a lousy job with photos and this post will probably not reflect the absolutely joyful, inspiring and fabulous time I spent teaching at Empty Spools. I’ll do my best, but I took zero photos of in-class time. I make the seminar essentially what I am going to call “Assisted Independent Study”. I added a bit of structure by having something to start every morning and afternoon: a topic of discussion, a quilt and the lessons learned from it, lessons on a variety of fills and/or learning new techniques. Then I circulated through the room for the rest of…
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NOTE: I also posted a finish this week in another post you’ll find here. Two weeks ago I attended the two-day Quilt Judge Training School and received my certificate. Yippeee! I’ve been interested in quilt judging for some time. I have volunteered in the judging room of my guild, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild, on 6 occasions over the years and totally enjoyed the experience. The first time I volunteered, I said that it was like a Master’s degree in quilting in a day! My guild hires 4 excellent judges for our annual show. We have had some…
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