LA Modern Quilt Guild

I packed a lot into my 28 hour visit to SoCal! One of the wonderful things about traveling to teach and lecture is getting to visit places as a traveler, not a tourist, and meeting other quilters. I visited the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild over the weekend and hung out in Santa Monica and…

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Easter 2026

It was the best Easter ever, except of course the original Easter. I had both boys and wives plus my 5 yr old grandson and almost 2 yr old granddaughter. Oh it was so much fun! A kinetic and creative 5 yr old Grandson + an adorable almost 2 yr old Granddaughter = lots of…

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The Wedding!

NOTE: I’ve got two posts today, link to my Christmas post here. I’m just now getting to a post about my son’s wedding in Tucson, Arizona. There is no quilty content here, but a photo heavy post all about the wedding. It was spectacular! Jason and Alie planned a beautiful, intimate wedding with well thought…

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Quilt National at the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum

NOTE: I am not sure if I will post next week, Dec 24. I may post on the 31st; I’ll play that one by ear. I drove 2.5 hours to the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum to hear a talk by Nancy Bavor about their current exhibit, section A of Quilt National. I saw the…

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Holiday this ‘n that

It’s hard to be exciting when you’re kind of stuck in the house not bearing weight on one foot! I have gotten into my sewing room a bit so I do have a bit to share. A few weeks ago I made a fun pillow sham for my Aunt who is in assisted living. I…

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