Batting in the Garden

I’ve lived in northern Ca for 17 years and somehow not made it to Quilting in the Garden at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, but this year I got to go! This is a unique annual 2-day event held in the beautiful Alden Lane Nursery where hundreds of quilts are pinned to lines hung from…

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Accepted!

I recently was notified that “Stipa Gigantea” was accepted into “Quilts=Art=Quilts” at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Albany, New York. This is a Biggie, one that I am thrilled to be a part of. You may remember my fairly recent decision to move into art venues as opposed to quilt venues. I am hoping to…

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Vallejo Piecemakers Guild Show 2016

After the Pine Tree Guild’s show last Saturday I drove straight to the Vallejo Piecemakers Guild show. What a treat to see two shows in one day! The Vallejo show is biennial and this is their second ever show, so I was pleased that I could make their show. Pati Fried was the Featured Quilter for…

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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Show 2016

It was a beautiful weekend for quilt shows-I hit two in one day! I started at the Pine Tree Quilt Guild‘s show in Grass Valley and then drove 115 miles to the Vallejo Piecemakers show. Yes, I know that was a little insane, but I had one day and two shows-what’s a girl to do? It was…

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Chicago Quilt Festival 2016 and a Hometown Visit

Teaching at the Chicago International Quilt Festival was a first-time-through for me. I was excited to be able to teach and to be able to visit with friends and relatives after the show closed. It’s always a challenge just to get there with all my stuff intact. I shipped two huge boxes ahead since I made…

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