The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Crying In My Beer

I missed a deadline, an important one. For the stupidest reason-I had the wrong date! It’s almost amusing how I could do this. I was trying to finish my Lily quilt for submittal to the Houston International Quilt Festival jury pool. Somehow I had the date as June 8th, but it was really May 31st. […]

Pine Tree Quilt Guild Show

The Pine Tree Quilt Guild’s show, “Springtime in the Pines” was just spectacular! It’s about an hour’s drive for me but it was so worth it. It had to be one of their best shows-it seems like I took a hundred photos. They have a vibrant nest of art quilters and there was even a nice selection […]

Foothill Quilt Show

I have been a devoted attendee of the Foothill Quilt Show since 2003 when it first came on my radar. Foothill Quilters Guild has a wonderful balance of exceptional piecers, traditional, applique and art quilters. It’s a diverse and talented guild and I love their show. And really, it has nothing to do with those killer marbled […]

Spring Show Season-Valley Quilt Guild Show

The spring quilt season has begun-wow, I missed going to shows! I got to the Valley Quilt Guild show in Yuba City and thoroughly enjoyed the quilts despite the rain/wind weather we’ve been having. There was a great assortment of vendors too.Karen Litvinchuk designed, made and quilted this beauty-“In the Pink”. I really enjoyed her […]

Male Call: Quilts Made By Men (Golden, CO)

I was recently in the Denver area and had just a little time to visit the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and tour their current show: “Male Call: Quilts Made By Men”. It was very interesting to see a collection of quilts made from the masculine viewpoint. I was surprised that the majority were hand quilted! […]

Wahoo and A Book Review

First the “wahoo”: I will again be presenting at the Saturday Night Sampler at International Quilt Festival-Long Beach on July 28th! Last year’s Saturday Night Sampler was a blast and it was one of my favorite teaching moments of the year. I loved the crowd there, meeting people from all over the world and feeling […]