The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Annual Textile Exhibition-Olive Hyde Gallery

This was one of the best shows I’ve seen; every piece was exquisite. I stole an afternoon a few weeks ago to see the 49th Annual Textile Exhibition at the Olive Hyde Gallery in Freemont, Ca and apparently I have been missing something in the past few years! Unfortunately the show closes this weekend but […]

Exhibit at the Sisters Quilting Collective-“Never, Ever Forget”

I got a chance to be a normal person for a few hours last week. Besides all the mundane “catch-up” errands, I got to pop into the Sister’s Collective Gallery in Sacramento where “Never, Ever Forget-African American History, The Middle Passage and Beyond” was showing. I only had a little time to view the show […]

California State Fair-2017

I get excited about the California State Fair! I love state fairs and think I’ve been to Fairs in 6 states. It’s perhaps a cheesy, expensive and dying event, but how can you resist fried food, blazing heat and every type of person in one place? It is almost always unbearably hot since it’s held […]

Focus on Fiber 2017

“Focus on Fiber” is a national juried open fiber arts show that accepts all fiber techniques and is housed at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center. It is showing in conjunction with the Korean Fiber exhibit that I wrote about last week. It was an interesting show given its variety in technique, form and fiber. I […]

Roseville Quilters Guild Show 2017

The Roseville Quilters Guild show is about as close to me as it gets-less than a 5 minute drive! I had not been to their show in a few years and it has dramatically changed for the better. They now meet in a larger location, which draws a lot more members. Also, their new location […]