The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Pacific International Quilt Festival-Part 2

Continuing on with photos from the 2011 Pacific International Quilt Festival, I’ve included photos of the main competition section as well as some special exhibits. I only had a brief time at the show so my photos are not inclusive by any means! The name and title of each piece can be seen by scrolling […]

PIQF Part 1-World Quilt Collection Photos

I was able to spend the tiniest bit of time last week at the Pacific International Quilt Festival  in Santa Clara. I’ve split my images into two posts: here I have included photos of the “World Quilt Competition XV: On Tour” section as well as the “A Slice of Oz” exhibit by Gloria Loughman. The name […]

Come See My Work!

I am showing my work for the first time in a gallery-I’m so excited! I delivered my piece “Renewal” yesterday to the Cinema Place Gallery in Hayward, Ca for their “QuiltEssential Event“. From Sept 12-Nov 21 the gallery will be filled with high quality fiber art from Northern California-don’t miss this show!Once I arrived at […]

Elk Grove Quilt Show

It’s Fall Quilt Show Season! I’ve never been to the Elk Grove Quilt Show before and it was a wonderful show. The location has good lighting and plenty of room to see the quilts-a rarity. There were quite a few gorgeous applique quilts on display-apparently an Applique Mini-Group chose Piece ‘O Cakes Design’s “Millie’s Garden” […]

ASG Garment Group Fashion Show

My American Sewing Guild garment group held an informal fashion show this week. My co-leader Anita hosted it at her lovely home and we enjoyed a delightful afternoon of fashion, food and friendship. It turned out to be like attending a high-end seminar-as each person showed her garment, she related what she learned about the fabric, pattern, particular technique, […]