Visiting Colorado-The Quilting Council and Family
It was a fun week! I visited with my Sister and Brother-in-law in Morrison for a few days before spending time with the Colorado Quilting Council. CQC is not a guild, but state-wide organization that focuses on “preserving the heritage of quilting, to be a source of information and inspiration, and to encourage a high standard […]
Packing and fixing tension
I’m packing for my trip to Denver this week. I get to mix business with pleasure as I will visit my Sister and Brother-in-Law on Wed-Fri followed by a lecture and workshop for the Colorado Quilting Council on Sat and Sun. The weather is a little iffy but I’m stoked. Someone is a little less […]
Pacific Piecemakers and a visit to Gualala
Every once in awhile I travel to a new and intriguing destination. Gualala is about 115 miles north of San Francisco and to me, it’s a rocky, windswept and dramatic place. Nature is right in your face-the cliffs are steep, the wind strong and the sweeping views are stunning. The Pacific Piecemakers brought me in […]
Meet the Teachers
I’m still writing my book which makes for a dull girl! I did get out to the Northern California Quilting Council‘s Meet the Teachers event in Pleasant Hill, Ca last Saturday. We are very fortunate in California to have 2 major organizations that bring teachers together with the shops and guilds that might be interested […]
42 Hours to Pack?
I have wanted to do this for awhile and last month I finally did it-I kept tally of the activities and time I spent preparing for a recent 4-day gig in Tucson. You might be surprised to know what goes on behind the scenes for traveling quilt teachers! My prep for this engagement had some unique factors: […]
Travel Ahead!
My posts may be short in the next two weeks. I’ll be traveling to Tucson for a 4-day stint and dang, my son lives there! So I will take an extra day to pinch his cheeks and otherwise embarrass him. That’s my job. I have a two day turnaround and I’m out to Cleveland for […]
2016 Year-End Review-A wild ride!
This year has been more than intense, filled with successes and failures but mostly very, very filled. In a nutshell: -I have tried new-to-me techniques: pojagi and acid dyeing organza. I have not yet completed projects with these techniques but oh do I have plans! -My work has been accepted into 2 prestigious shows: My […]
San Diego and an Open House
There’s not much quilting or dyeing going on around here! It’s been a whirlwind for the last week or so-all of it good. I enjoyed a weeklong teaching trip to San Diego and now this very inexperienced entertainer is planning an Open House for FIFTY on the 16th. That gives me exactly 2 1/2 days to […]
Catching my breath
April has been an event filled month and I’ve been gone or at all day events for 14 days since mid-March. It’s all been great but it gives me comfort to know that in the next month I will teach just a few times locally and travel just once. I truly enjoy traveling and meeting other […]
Teaching and Travel
There is a lot of preparation that goes into teaching so sometimes I don’t get to quilt for a long time. In a perfect world somehow there would be a balance between teaching and quilting. I know that I would not want to be a full-time studio artist-I would miss teaching terribly. April has been […]