Catching up

I am playing catch up with Real Life after getting back from the Minnesota show. My Spring was jam packed from beginning to end and now it’s time to start conquering the more mundane things around the house and my studio like mending quilt sleeves that have been damaged. I do have a few things…

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The Minnesota Quilt Show – 2026

NOTE: This is a long post, photo heavy with fabulous eye candy. New readers, you can automatically get my weekly blog post plus more content in my newsletter, my preferred source if you are interested in following me. My weekly newsletter includes that week’s blog post, a Quilt of the Week, an article about something…

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A little garment remake/reuse

NOTE: I’m traveling to Minnesota next week to help with judging (volunteer, not judge) of the Minnesota Quilt Show as part of my training for my Quilt Judge Certification. I won’t be putting out a newsletter this Saturday and no blog post or newsletter next week. I clicked on one….. I clicked on one upcycle/redo…

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Loomis Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2026

The Loomis Quilt and Fiber Guild always puts on a good show with a wide variety of genres. This year’s Featured Quilter was Tamera Failla whose work runs the gamut from art quilts to garments to quilts and other ephemera that suits her fancy. This is just a small selection of her work shown at…

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An adventure with the Hi Desert Quilt Guild

Well this week’s trip was a true adventure. I taught a two- day free motion class to 18 students and also lectured to the Hi Desert Quilt Guild, a rousing guild! And surprise, surprise, I was invited to an 80th birthday party, plus I caught the first half of the local orchestra’s concert that featured…

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