Teaching Free Motion Quilting
Empty Spools 2025
I did a lousy job with photos and this post will probably not reflect the absolutely joyful, inspiring and fabulous time I spent teaching at Empty Spools. I’ll do my best, but I took zero photos of in-class time. I make the seminar essentially what I am going to call “Assisted Independent Study”. I added…
Read MoreCatching up!
I’m back! It’s been a very busy few weeks and I have few photos to show for it. I was recently named Director of the Northern California Council of Quilt Guilds (NCQC), an organization that “facilitates communication between quilt guilds, teachers, and others in the quilting industry”. It has been a real struggle to…
Read MoreI’m back: Teaching, applique and working with a new-to-me thread
I’ve missed a few newsletters and blog posts lately; it’s been wonderfully busy! I taught a fabulous class last Fri and Sat at the Meissner Main location. I had the most enthusiastic students with me for 2 days of “Fills For Days”. I covered tons of designs, showed supporting photos to spark creativity and along…
Read MoreApplique/Trapunto, Part 2
NOTE: I won’t have a newsletter this week; I just realized there is no way I can do it; I will be teaching all day Fri and Sat. Sorry! I had a chance to work on my applique/trapunto piece this week and all I want to do is quilt it! I chose a luscious…
Read MoreVisiting the Santa Clarita Valley Quilt Guild
I love my job! I get to travel, meet new people, experience life in places I might not visit on my own, and talk about one of the loves of my life, quilting. Pinch me. This trip did not start well. I left home in plenty of time, 2 hrs before my short 1 hr…
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