Teaching Free Motion Quilting
An adventure with the Hi Desert Quilt Guild
Well this week’s trip was a true adventure. I taught a two- day free motion class to 18 students and also lectured to the Hi Desert Quilt Guild, a rousing guild! And surprise, surprise, I was invited to an 80th birthday party, plus I caught the first half of the local orchestra’s concert that featured…
Read MoreLA Modern Quilt Guild
I packed a lot into my 28 hour visit to SoCal! One of the wonderful things about traveling to teach and lecture is getting to visit places as a traveler, not a tourist, and meeting other quilters. I visited the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild over the weekend and hung out in Santa Monica and…
Read MoreQuiltAway, 2026; San Francisco Quilters Guild
NOTE: No newsltter this week. I will be enjoying Easter with my family. You know it’s been a good time when you are sad to leave. Yes, I was super sad to leave QuiltAway 2026, the San Francisco Quilters Guild‘s semi-annual retreat. The SFQG is a 250 member guild, created in 1981. Eighty members attended…
Read MoreEmpty Spools, 2026
This is one reason you go to Empty Spools. There are many others! For 42 years Empty Spools has hosted some of the most influential and inspiring artists from across the globe. The very foundation upon which current textile art and quilting stands has been built in part by those who have taught there. I…
Read MoreNew England Quilt Seminar – 2025
I am still catching up, going into the Way Back Machine. I taught for the first time at New England Quilt Seminars, Sept 21 – 25, 2025 and I loved it! It is David Taylor’s vision come to life; the mission of NEQS is to “present workshops by highly-sought-after professional instructors in a relaxed, inspiring…
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