The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Creating “Poppies”

I completed my latest piece, “Poppies”, on Sept 2, barely in time to submit for consideration in the Pacific International Quilt Festival. It was a wild ride, down to the wire. I will hold off on photos of its completion until it shows, but I do want to share some of my “learning curve”. Believe […]

Gold Bug Quilt Show-2014

The Fall Quilt Show Season has opened! It’s been awhile since I’ve been to a show so it was especially nice to be able to briefly visit the Gold Bug show. They were in a new location this year and it was fabulous-lots of great light and more vendors than I remember. And they had […]

August Master Design Class

August was a “beyond busy” month and I did not even get to the mock up stage of my design for Elizabeth Barton‘s Master Class. Our theme was letters-letters of any kind or language. I was pretty stumped at first on this one but some of the designs that other students came up with made […]

Not-so-fast fixes

Although it’s been a very busy week, I just don’t seem to have a lot to show for it. I was hell bent on fixing my Tabula Rosa vest as well as my July “Take 5” Elizabeth Barton Master Class quilt. Both are going to take longer than I thought but as always, I’m sure […]

Taking a Creative Breather

My fall schedule is filled with all sorts of fun and challenges. This summer was supposed to be a respite from all the chaos-and it has not been. Even though I have deadlines and lots of things I need to do, I knew I needed a break. By “break”, I mean a day or maybe […]