Quite the Adventure: Rogue Valley Piecemakers, Grants Pass, OR

By Jenny | June 20, 2019 |

  I do love to travel and meet new people and last week’s visit took me to a new-to-me part of Oregon. Oregon is beautiful and the Rogue Valley was beautiful in a whole new way. Both Medford and Ashland are well-known nearby neighbors in Southwest OR. The Rogue River created the valley in which…

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“My” Jennifer Sampou quilt is at Quilt Market right now!

By Jenny | May 16, 2019 |

  I am still in awe that this happened: late in February, just as I was in full-tilt panic mode with deadlines, I got an IG message from Jennifer Sampou. She wanted ME to quilt something for her. Say whaaaat? Back story first: Jennifer pulled off a herculean move and timed the release of her…

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SAQA Conference 2019 – Part 2

By Jenny | May 9, 2019 |

Saturday’s schedule was jam packed with lots of art in the afternoon, followed by a banquet and the Spotlight Auction.  I chose the tour with 3 museums, which was ambitious. There was so much art packed into such a short time that I felt like I just got a taste of each, but that was…

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SAQA Conference 2019 – Part 1

By Jenny | May 2, 2019 |

    It’s hard to explain what a Studio Art Quilt Associates conference with 200 artists is like. Here is a jumble of words and feelings to get things started: -Happy, joyful, excited, engaged, inspired, encouraged -Unique hair, shoes and jewelry -Inclusion of all – no cliques -There were Legends in attendance, artists that created…

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