Quilts and Art Quilts
Yippee-2013 California State Fair!
I love State Fairs and I think I’ve gone to the California State Fair all 13 years that I have been a resident. I love to see what the Ridiculous Food of the Year is, the animal and livestock areas and the County Exhibits. I always cruise every single vendor in the stupid-stuff-you-never-knew-you-needed-until-now section, and…
Read MorePrepping For Long Beach
International Quilt Festival Long Beach is only 2 weeks away and I’m in the midst of making up kits and preparing for my classes. I have yards and yards of fabric to Mistyfuse and cut for my “Lazy Daisy Table Topper” class and mounds of batting and fabric to make into sandwiches for my “You…
Read MoreLong Beach and Houston!
I am so excited to be teaching at the International Quilt Festivals at both Long Beach (August) and Houston (Oct). If you’ve never been to an IQF show, you’re in for a treat! They know how to do a show and it’s a quality experience all the way. I am so thrilled to be teaching…
Read MoreScissor Lust
Does a girl ever have enough scissors? I do love my scissors, at least most of them. It is a luxury to hold well crafted scissors in your hand! There is a direct relationship between cost and quality with scissors. All my recent work has been back and forth between garments and quilts and it…
Read MoreA Waist Stay and A Finish
I finished my linen dress before the Valley heat set in so I’m ready for 110 degrees! All that was left were 2 finishing details: a waist stay and a fringed hem. I love the waist stay-it keeps my dress from hiking up and the Petersham ribbon that forms the stay is soooo comfy next…
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