The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

2017 Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show-The Big Quilt Room

On to the Big Quilt Room: Debi Henry, quilted by Brandi Rayburn, “Crazy Two Colored Pineapple”. Debi saw a photo of this quilt done on a cruise with Anita Grossman-Solomon and knew she had to make it. I love how graphic it is, beautifully pieced and gorgeous quilting. Chris Bender, quilted by Sandi Fong, “Leaves”. […]

2017 Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show-Small Quilts, Wearables, Other

I get so excited about my local guild’s show-it’s always fabulous! Enjoy a peek at this year’s Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild show: Best of Show, Inger Blood: “A Taste of Tie”. Inger inherited her father-in-law’s silk ties which she deconstructed and pieced into these Log Cabin blocks. She designed the quilt in EQ7. Inger works […]

Selling a Quilt

I’ve got a short post today as I’m readying for a weekend engagement in Southern California. I recently sold a quilt that I didn’t really set out to sell. It is one of my best pieces and also one of my most edited pieces. I wonder if that is a coincidence… So here’s the piece. […]

Country Crossroads Quilters Show-2016

I’d never been to the “Heart of the Valley” show of the Country Crossroads Quilters of Modesto. Theirs is a biennial show held in the Modesto Centre Plaza, a sprawling, well-lighted  venue. The show was beautiful! The aisles were spacious and there were lots of chairs throughout the show with great views of the quilts […]

Craft Napa 2017

If you didn’t make it to Craft Napa this year, you have to make it next year! Really, this is a magical event like none other. This year I got to be both student and teacher and I’m still excited about the experience. How much better does it get: teaching my first day and playing […]

Real Life-New Year’s and Beyond

It’s been a mishmash of life in the last week and not a whole lot of quilt or art making went on. But it’s been a wild ride from my perspective. Somehow at this late point in life, I have become An Entertainer. Cook? Oh yeah, but entertain? This is a most unlikely role for […]