The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Houston International Quilt Festival 2012-Part 3

Final installment!“Prairie Fire” by Ruth Powers depicts the early spring burning of the Flint Hills. And that is pieced, not fused-stunning in person. “Brink of Sunset” by Hanne-Grete Brink of Norway was made to honor her ancestors who lived “at the brink of land between mountains, the sky and the sea”. It was constructed on a long arm! I can’t […]

Houston International Quilt Festival 2012-Part 2

Continuing on… Cecelia Koppmann of Buenes Aires, Argentina. Cecelia used improvisational piecing to create this interpretation of the Biblical Tower of Babel. I really enjoyed this piece for its use of color, value and whimsy. “Ear of Rice” by Sachiko Sano, Japan. Sachiko used her Mother-in-Law’s old kimonos to create this quilt which represents stacks of rice straw. This […]

A New Tote for Houston

It started out so well-I was going to make a special tote for my upcoming trip to Houston for the Int’l Quilt Festival. Actually I decided I was going to make two: first a “muslin, since I’m not an accomplished tote maker, and then one which featured my quilting. It did NOT turn out the way I […]

PIQF-Part 2

Continuing on with more wonderful quilts and art from PIQF:“Ice Storm”; Stacy Hurt. I did not see the story of this quilt but it certainly speaks on its own. I learn a lot from quilts like this: I love its beauty, its edited simplicity, the emotion and feeling that it evokes.“Color Study 1”; Donna Deaver. […]

PIQF 2012-Part 1

Pacific International Quilt Festival absolutely dazzled me this year. I really had to sort through my images and pare them down to a manageable size. Enjoy!“Grief” by Sandy Curran won the Best Wall Quilt award. Sandy hand dyed and hand painted the fabrics for this piece. She is currently working on a series based on strong […]