Quilts and Art Quilts
AQS Grand Rapids – Teaching and enjoying the town
I posted my quilt photos on another post here. I loved exploring the city of Grand Rapids! It is a river town and I hail from a river town, so I felt a kinship from the start. I stayed at the Amway Grand and had a lovely room with a great corner view. I watched…
Read MoreAQS Grand Rapids 2026 – the quilts!
I just returned from AQS Grand Rapids and what a show! I have a lot of photos to follow, but first let me review how I chose what to post. I don’t generally post photos of the big prize winners as there are professional photos of those quilts available on the AQS site. I also…
Read MoreShoes!
NOTE: No blog post next week; I’ll be teaching at AQS Grand rapids. I almost get more questions about shoes and feet than quilts! In the last 8 years I have had to “reshoe” my entire shoe wardrobe 4 times to accommodate my then-current foot condition. That is expensive and an unpleasant process as I…
Read MoreCalifornia State Fair 2026 – Amazing art and um, the food
I love the California State Fair with all its quirky and eccentric ways. It’s the unbelievably unhealthy food, the aggressive vendors, the arts and crafts area, the animal and farm exhibits and of course we have a whole area for both CBD and wine. The Fair is a real melting pot, with youth from city…
Read MoreTwo finishes!
Amazingly enough I finished a baby quilt and a class sample this week! Both were easy and straight forward. I deliberately created space this summer to be teaching-free and I’m trying to get as much done as possible. I worked really hard on my abstract class this week and I just don’t have time to…
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