Quilts and Art Quilts
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.…
Read MoreCountry 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…
Read MoreCraft 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…
Read MoreReal 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…
Read More2016 Year-End Review-A wild ride!
This year has been more than intense, filled with successes and failures but mostly very, very filled. In a nutshell: -I have tried new-to-me techniques: pojagi and acid dyeing organza. I have not yet completed projects with these techniques but oh do I have plans! -My work has been accepted into 2 prestigious shows: My…
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