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A Judge’s comments on judging the Houston Show

September 14, 2023

  I will have 2 blog posts this week, this one about judging, and another about my week (which will be delayed). I am excited to post these comments by Deborah Boschert who judged this year’s Houston show along with Charlotte Angotti and Sharon K. Stone. All 3 are accomplished artists and very well-seasoned experts […]

Filed Under: Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows

Adventures with my vintage quilt top

August 10, 2023

I have a real challenge on my hands with my vintage quilt. Just to refresh your memory, this is the top I’m working on: And it has had its share of challenges. It is a bit wonky and it has some, um, creative piecing: I suspect the maker was close to running out of border […]

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Denver – again! Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum – Again!

August 3, 2023

I headed back to Denver for a family reunion, the second time to visit the Denver area in 10 days. I spent 16 out of July’s 31 days traveling, all of it fabulous, but boy I am happy to be home! The family reunion was wonderful. In attendance were my sister and Hubby, Son, DIL […]

Filed Under: Life, Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows

Long Beach, 2023!

July 20, 2023

NOTE: I will have a newsletter this week, but may or may not have a blog post or newsletter next week. Then I will be back in town for a bit, finally! My newsletter really is the epicenter of my communication; you can sign up easy peasy here. I could already write a long essay […]

Filed Under: Life, Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows, Teaching Free Motion Quilting

A fun visit to the Sierra Gold Quilters Guild

June 15, 2023

  I had a fun visit to Amador County, “Gold Country”. It takes about an hour on mostly 2 lane roads to get to Pioneer, CA. The drive was so pretty – lots of flowers, a bit of still green grass and fields of grazing cattle. But no photos while I was driving! The grass […]

Filed Under: Guild Engagements, Quilts and Art Quilts, Teaching Free Motion Quilting

Empty Spools 2023

May 3, 2023

  Oh what a glorious week it was ! I was privileged to spend 5 fabulous days with 14 free motion quilting students and it was a blast. We sewed and laughed and ate and got to know each other and quilted and even enjoyed a 2 min solo from our resident Dramatic Soprano. We […]

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