The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Trends, Trunk Show and my new machine!!

NOTE: There are TWO posts today, this one and another on where I review new threads. Make sure to read the other post too! Monday was sooo much fun-I presented a portion of my trunk show at Meissner‘s in Sacramento, right after Hanspeter Ueltschi of BERNINA talked to the audience about upcoming developments. Hanspeter Ueltschi (“HP”) […]

Mosi Jogakbo (Korean Wrapping Cloths) with Youngmin Lee

I enjoyed a fabulous class in “Mosi Jogakbo” with Youngmin Lee at A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland last Sunday. Bojagi, Korean wrapping cloths, are used in everyday Korean culture  to carry everything from special objects to ordinary items. Jogakbo, or patchwork bojagi, is what Youngmin taught. We worked with Ramie, a natural fiber […]

Goldbug Quilters Show-2016

If it’s Fall, it’s the “kickoff” of quilt show season, and the Goldbug Quilters‘ Show is the first of the season in my area. I always look forward to their show and one reason is… Cello Chocolate is a vendor! Why don’t ALL quilt shows have chocolate vendors, huh? They make “handcrafted chocolate from single origin cocoa […]

Batting in the Garden

I’ve lived in northern Ca for 17 years and somehow not made it to Quilting in the Garden at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, but this year I got to go! This is a unique annual 2-day event held in the beautiful Alden Lane Nursery where hundreds of quilts are pinned to lines hung from […]

Nothing but prep…

I was prepping this week, prepping for everything: my Open House, sending off “Stipa Gigantea” to Art=Quilt=Art, my son’s wedding and teaching. After intense, all-day work for 4 days straight, the Open House went well. This was primarily for Hubby’s golfing friends and we planned for 50. I have NO experience with that kind of entertaining so […]