The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Hot Fun at the California State Fair

I love the Ca State Fair! It’s soooo cheesy and hot and fun. Each year it intrigues me in a different way. One thing I like about it is that it attracts a diverse group of attendees, seems to me like a good representation of California and its diversity. And you can’t attend the fair […]

I juried into Houston!

So, my piece “Prairie Conversation” juried into the World of Beauty show at Houston-yippeee! Ah, but there is an interesting story behind all of that-read on. “Prairie Conversation” was inspired by a quick photo I took while visiting my hometown in north central Illinois, in farm country. The wind is eternal there and I love […]

Faith Ringgold Exhibit at The Crocker

The most recent regional meeting of Studio Art Quilt Associates was held at the Crocker Art Museum, where an exhibit of the work of Faith Ringgold was showing. I had previously only seen photos of her work and it was wonderful to see it in person. It is hard to capture in words the diversity […]

SAQA Conference 2018-San Antonio

I spent 4 fabulous days in San Antonio Texas at the annual Studio Art Quilt Associates Conference. I always find it difficult to describe why I make it a point to go as often as I can. One of the best things is the people: You find yourself hanging out with the most amazing people! […]

Valley Quilt Guild (Yuba City) Show 2018-Red and White!

This was the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Yuba City Quilt Guild and they chose Red and White as their theme. It was a spectacular display of red and white quilts and hands-down, their best show ever. Get ready for some red and white! I had to save some time this week-I will […]