The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Quilt Blocking Revisited

  I want to revisit blocking. I wrote about blocking in 2016, 2013 and 2012, but I have changed my methods since then; it seems like a good time for an update since I am currently blocking a quilt. This turned out to be long enough to be a magazine article! Please note, there are variations […]

A circuitous route – Blue silk quilt

  I’ve been working on my “blue silk quilt” over a year. I have never had a quilt experience like this one. It sounds sooo artsy-fartsy, but this quilt told me very clearly what it needed as I worked along; it has taken me on several unexpected paths. I would head in one direction and […]

The Pioneer Quilters Guild Quilt Show 2023

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Houston In’tl Quilt Festival 2023 – The experience

  There is nothing like teaching at the world’s largest quilt festival! It is exciting, challenging and just plain FUN! It was a LOT more crowded this year, a very good thing! There is such a buzz and excitement of being on the show/vendor floor. For many, if not most attendees, the Houston show is […]