The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

Houston International Quilt Festival 2013-The Quilts!

I’ll have a couple of posts on the amazing quilts at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Somehow there were some key quilts that I did not take photos of-grr! There was something for everyone in this show: Carol Morrissey interpreted a photo of roses sitting in her kitchen window and created this lively piece. […]

Two Donations and My Classes in Houston!

I’ve got two donation quilts that are soon to find new homes: one is currently in the SAQA Auction going on now and one I’m sending off to Houston today for auction in late October. The Studio Art Quilt Associates annual Benefit Auction is underway-you’ll want to check it out. This year over 421 pieces […]

Venturing Into Unknown Territory

I feel like I am teetering very close to the edge of Burn Out and that’s a dangerous place to be. I’ve heard of this place from other artists and quilters and I had no desire to go there. So what to do? It’s not like I want to just go veg in front of […]

Serial Monogamy For Quilters

I am currently in a funk with the quilt I’ve been working on for six months. Our Relationship began last October at the IQF show in Houston with the kernel of an idea and became a Committed Relationship a month later in November when I began to work on it. But he was thought of long […]