The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

The California State Fair, 2022

NOTE: I will be traveling next week and won’t have a blog post. I may be back Aug 4th…or maybe not. I will be teaching at the Long Beach Quilt Festival then. Please stay tuned. I’m running as fast as I can! It was the first California State Fair in 2 years and I was […]

Pressing – you need the right tools

NOTE: I may take next week off from my newsletter and blog; I will play it by ear. I am in the hunt for a car and it is consuming my time. I have accumulated a great stash of pressing tools and products. Whether you quilt, sew garments, or both, you need a good selection […]

A Finish and some fun!

A finish happened this week and it’s got kind of a cute story: BTW, is this upside down? I keep going back and forth on it. My local guild, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild, has a give away table. For our last meeting we had a Sit ‘n Sew, which was delightful. I walked […]

Stitch Length – Yes, it matters

  I get a lot of questions about stitch length. What is the ideal stitch length? It depends on your thread. How do you know you have the right stitch length? You’ll see it! I have a short, informative post on stitch length. I am talking about free motion quilting here, although the principle would […]

The Carson Valley Quilt Show – 2022

Did you know the Carson Valley Quilt Show was a National Show? I didn’t! I was blown away with the quality and variety of the show. There are judged quilts, many of which are top prize winning quilts, and also non-judged quilts. I loved that mix! I appreciate a variety of quilts in a show. […]