Long Beach Quilt Festival, 2022!
I am so happy that the Long Beach Quilt Festival returned after 9 long years! It is a great venue and the attendees were thrilled to be there. I had a great time exploring Long Beach, teaching, and a wee bit of time viewing the quilts. Long Beach is a beautiful town; it’s friendly […]
West Texas Visit!
With barely time to unpack and repack after teaching at IQF-Long Beach, I flew out to El Paso to meet my family there and also visit DH’s family. I suppose that there are not a lot of glossy brochures that suggest an August visit to El Paso, but I love the spare landscape of West […]
Long Beach-2013!
How sad-this was the last year for International Quilt Festival-Long Beach. I taught 2 classes and a Forum and had THE BEST time! I feel like I just got my feet on the ground and now it’s gone. But it was a great festival and who can beat the location in beautiful Long Beach? IQFLB […]
Long Beach Here I Come!
I’m packed and ready for my trip to International Quilt Festival-Long Beach! I’m excited for so many reasons: -It’s my first time “on staff” at an IQF event. -A new Studio Art Quilt Associates exhibit will debut: “An Exquisite Moment”. -Half of my local guild must be going-I’ll see lots of friends there. -My classes […]
Shameless Self Promotion-Long Beach Version
I am working on one last sample for my International Quilt Festival-Long Beach class: “Lazy Daisy Table Topper”. We’ll make this adorable table topper in class, but it’s really about the technique. This is such a fun class-it’s a forgiving, creative and versatile technique. There are some openings in that class yet my “Yes You […]
Prepping For Long Beach
International Quilt Festival Long Beach is only 2 weeks away and I’m in the midst of making up kits and preparing for my classes. I have yards and yards of fabric to Mistyfuse and cut for my “Lazy Daisy Table Topper” class and mounds of batting and fabric to make into sandwiches for my “You […]