The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Learning Something New

With more than just a bit of anxiety I made a Big Commitment-I signed up for Elizabeth Barton‘s year-long “Design Master Class” course. Elizabeth is a very accomplished artist/dyer and I have long admired her work. When she announced in December that she was offering an on-line design class with a very small class size, […]

SAQA Anniversary Quilt

Studio Art Quilt Associates is celebrating its 25th anniversary-whoop! As part of that celebration, a call for entry went out for a 10″ x 7″ art quilt that showcases the artistic expression of the member. The 2014 Anniversary Trunk Show will premier at our conference in Washington, DC, and then travel all across the United […]

PIQF-2013, Part 2

Finally-my last post of photos from Pacific International Quilt Festival 2013-enjoy! I’m finally catching on-anything by Sandy Curran catches my eye. Here, in “Human Beauty”, she deliberately chose unrealistic colors so that the viewer sees the play of light and shadow on the human body without being distracted by the humanity of the figure. Beautiful. […]

PIQF 2013-Part 1

I know Pacific International Quilt Festival happened in mid-October, but I am just now getting around to posting about it. I do think it was the best year yet. I only had a precious few moments to look at the show but I did get some good photos of some pretty spectacular quilts. This one […]

Houston International Quilt Festival-The Quilts-Part 2

There was a bumper crop of spectacular minis in this year’s show. Keep in mind that miniature, as defined by the Festival, is any quilt that is less than 24″ on each side. I don’t think any quilt I have pictured here exceeded 14″ on any side. This little gem has been inked, painted and […]