The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Vintage Tulip Quilt, my spring yard and kitchen cabinets!

I’m making a run at completing my vintage quilt top in time to enter the Houston show. It’s a looooong shot but I’m trying, so I’m chained to my machine – dang! I have done the background quilting on all the blocks: And a few selected blocks (note that I have just sprayed at the […]

Empty Spools 2023

  Oh what a glorious week it was ! I was privileged to spend 5 fabulous days with 14 free motion quilting students and it was a blast. We sewed and laughed and ate and got to know each other and quilted and even enjoyed a 2 min solo from our resident Dramatic Soprano. We […]

Easter and a whole lot of this ‘n that

NOTE: I’ll be teaching at Empty Spools next week and I may not have time for a blog post or newsletter. This week I will have a newsletter. The best way to follow me is through my newsletter – you get my blog post plus other interesting “curated content” (I just learned to call it that, […]

The San Francisco Quilt Guild Show – 2023

My third quilt show in a row! I took a break and caught the San Francisco Quilt Guild Show on my way to Manteca to teach. They have not had a show since 2019.  The show featured 2 artists, Joe Cunningham and Barb Strick, as well as an Exhibit of yellow quilts from Rodrick Kirakofe’s […]

The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2023

I have been a proud member of the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild since 2000 (I think). I love my guild! We have a lot of talent in a diverse range of styles and techniques. We ARE a “Fiber Guild” also. As you will see below, we have hand embroiders, garment makers, knitters and some […]