; Jenny K. Lyon; the Quiltskipper;

Sierra Gold Quilt Guild and life around the Lyon house

May 22, 2025 4 Comments

NOTE: I usually let my readers know when I won’t be publishing my weekly blog post. Last week took me by surprise. I taught/lectured on Tues/Wed and arrived home at dinner time on Wed. I was thinking oh, I could put together a post by the morning. Huh? No way! I needed to unpack and decompress […]

AQS Paducah, 2025, Part 2 – the people, teaching, the show quilts

May 8, 2025

This is another photo-rich post of the Paducah show, teaching and the people. Let’s start with the people: Before I even got to the show, I learned a thing or two about rental cars – they may not have a car for you, even if you have a reservation! I waited over an hour […]

Paducah – the city, the porches, the food, Yeiser Art Center and the National Quilt Museum

May 1, 2025

NOTE: This 1,400 word, 50 photo post is about one afternoon and one morning in Paducah! Paducah, Kentucky is a beautiful town, with great food, beautiful porches, unique shopping and lots of art. You might not expect all that to exist in a town in far west Kentucky with a population of 26,000. It is […]

The Yuba-Sutter Valley Quilt Guild Show – 2025

March 28, 2025

This show never disappoints. The Yuba-Sutter Valley Quilt Guild‘s show is always worth the drive. This year’s show held some lovely surprises. I include way too many photos below; I just could not edit out. Whenever I attend a show, I usually get about 20 min in and then start chatting with people and […]

Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2025 – Large quilt room

February 20, 2025

NOTE: I will probably miss another 2 weeks of both blog posts and newsletters. I will be in judge training next week and Empty Spools the following week. I’ll be baaaack! It is an exceptionally busy year. ALSO: I’ve got two posts this week; you can view my post on my visit to the […]

A visit to the Valley Oaks Quilt Guild (Tulare, CA)