The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

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 […]

River City Quilt Festival

I love going to quilt shows! The River City Quilt Guild’s show was this weekend-I go every year and I think this is the best show they’ve ever done. Jan Soules was the featured quilter and there must have been 30 pieces of Jan’s work in the show. Jan has won many Best of Shows, Best Use of […]

Pioneer Quilters Guild Show

I visited the Pioneer Quilters Guild Show and Boutique on Friday. I made quite a haul at the boutique-did I get any Christmas presents?? Heck no, but I got some great stuff for…me! Right when I walked in this quilt caught my eye. It’s a great mix of Kaffe Fassett, batiks and other colorful fabrics. […]