The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Blooming Sheers with the Israeli Quilter’s Association

Teaching is always waiting to give you a surprise, one of the things I love about it. I taught an international group this week, the Israeli Quilter’s Association, a group that draws from the entire country. I had no idea what I was in for. This was a group of highly talented, experienced quilters with […]

So why should you even care about judging and contests anyway?

I got a lot of responses back from my last week’s post  about my thoughts on judging. Some responses were private and held surprisingly strong opinions. It is just my opinion; I want quilters to do what gives them joy – whether that be to compete, or just enjoy their own quilts and share them […]

Judging – My thoughts and my latest judging comments

  After another competition quilter revealed her judging comments last week, it got me thinking. I have a well-reasoned opinion on judging, for me. These are my thoughts about my quilts being judged. I think they might be useful, or at least entertaining for you. I don’t have a lot of interesting photos about judging, so […]

A Finish and what’s up next

I’m crazy busy this week prepping for my 3-day Free Motion Freedom Seminar this week but I’m excited too! I did have a finish: Each year SAQA‘s premier fundraising event is an auction of 12″ x 12″ works created and donated by members. All proceeds help support SAQA’s exhibition programs, publications, and education outreach. The […]

Paducah Quilt Week 2022 – The experience

What a trip! I’m back from Paducah, trying to catch up. I have an in-town 3 day seminar next week to prep for also, so life is very full right now. Oh, and I just got an idea for a quilt I want to try to get into Houston…that I haven’t even started. Uh oh. […]

“Peace for Ukraine” quilt is finished!

  NOTE: I will not be writing a blog post or newsletter next week as I will be in Paducah! If you want to follow along, I’ll be posting on Facebook and Instagram. My donation to Pokey Bolton’s Handmade for Ukraine fundraiser is a wrap! I’m pleased with the result: As always, it was not […]