Quilts and Art Quilts
Santa Fe, Bandelier National Monument and the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento
It’s been another whirlwind week for me, with wild variations in my activities. I’m back home now for a month and it’s been so nice to settle back into my life-I have a good life! I visited the Santa Fe, NM area last week and met my friend of 40 years there. Lynn and I…
Read MoreThankful and Blessed!
I almost forgot to prepare a post this week! I had considered posting about some quilty things I am doing but I realized that most of my readers were celebrating American Thanksgiving today-who would be reading? Instead I will share a bit of our Thanksgiving celebration with you. Most importantly, I will have BOTH of…
Read More“Color Doesn’t Matter”
I finished my class with Lynne Pillus on “Color Doesn’t Matter” and I can’t wait to finish my piece! We learned to use value, not color to create a representational art quilt. I’m working from a beloved photo of a scene from a cherished family vacation in Bend, Oregon. We had rented a gorgeous, sprawling home…
Read More“The Art Quilt Revolution” at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
The quarterly meeting of SAQA was held at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles where their current exhibit “The California Art Quilt Revolution: From the Summer of Love to the New Millennium” is hanging. Nancy Bavor, SAQA member and Curator of Collections and Exhibits gave a tour of the exhibit, the subject of…
Read MoreNew Threads-A Review of Quilters Select and Microquilter by Superior
Note: I have two posts today. Check out my other post on “Trends, Trunk Show and my new machine!”. I am always interested in new threads. If the line looks promising I will purchase a few spools and take a spin to see if I will invest in it. Two new thread lines suitable for…
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