Quilts and Art Quilts
Trapunto revival!
Last week I wrote about how my friend and dyer Linda Waddle kindly offered to over-dye my languishing whole cloth trapunto quilt. The silk had faded from a delightful icy blue to a putrid yellow/blue/gray mix. Linda and I rolled on thickened dye as a Hail Mary move – what did I have to lose?…
Read MoreA few fun things!
This virtual teaching thing does have its advantages; this week I had a few adventures with friends and, started and finished a project just for me! I had been wanting to solve a problem with my patio chair arms – they get wicked hot in the sun and their edges were just a wee bit…
Read MoreLive online teaching: I like it, I like it!
Free motion quilters from the Camarillo Quilters Association joined me yesterday for six hours of Fearless Free Motion Fills and Frills and it was a blast! This was my first six-hours-in-one-day workshop and I was honestly worried about how that would go. Remember Mikey in the Life cereal commercial? I feel like Mikey, he liked…
Read MoreThe Global Quilt Connection’s Meet the Teacher event and finally, my 3 minute video!
Sooo, this is what I’ve got for you this week, a 3 min promo of my online teaching and lecture opportunities. It only took weeks to figure out a 3 min video! I’ve also been working hard to get set-up on an online teaching platform that I can’t share yet. Once everything is finalized…
Read MoreZooming, the Global Quilt Connection Meet the Teachers event and a rant
Okay, no sewing going on this week so let’s look at what else happened: I did take a great Zoom for Teachers class from David Owen Hastings and learned some interesting tidbits. Of most interest to me was his set-up. He didn’t go out and spend a lot of money but had great sound…
Read More