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Pacific Piecemakers and a visit to Gualala

April 26, 2018

Every once in awhile I travel to a new and intriguing destination. Gualala is about 115 miles north of San Francisco and to me, it’s a rocky, windswept and dramatic place. Nature is right in your face-the cliffs are steep, the wind strong and the sweeping views are stunning. The Pacific Piecemakers brought me in […]

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

TEXtiles Exhibit by the Texas Region of SAQA

April 19, 2018

One of the highlights of this year’s conference was an exhibition of work by the Texas Region of Studio Art Quilt Associates. The theme was “Everything Texas”. I not sure how many pieces were in the exhibit, I’m guessing about 25? I got scooted out before I got a second pass through, as I was […]

Filed Under: Quilts and Art Quilts

Visit to Ft Meyers-SW Fla Quilters’ Guild

March 29, 2018

I had a most wonderful  and magical visit to the Southwest Florida Quilter’s Guild in Ft. Meyers last week. It was quite the eventful week. Read on. Yup, it started with an uneventful flight save a few noisy young passengers but all the while Southwest was plotting to divert my luggage. Actually it was the […]

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

Valley Quilt Guild (Yuba City) Show 2018-Red and White!

March 22, 2018

This was the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Yuba City Quilt Guild and they chose Red and White as their theme. It was a spectacular display of red and white quilts and hands-down, their best show ever. Get ready for some red and white! I had to save some time this week-I will […]

Filed Under: Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows

Hair!

March 15, 2018

It’s  been a busy quilty week here but nothing to show here. The biggest news of the week is hair! It seems like such a vapid subject but I am increasingly convinced that it has more of an impact on how others perceive us than we realize. Here’s my take: Here’s my BC look-Before Color. […]

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Everything you need to know about marking on black fabric

March 8, 2018

I have a knack for somehow starting with a simple project and making it difficult. This time I came up with a doozie. Start with a black whole cloth quilt. That doesn’t sound that difficult does it? Well let’s choose a design with a lot of marking. And add trapunto. And probably some metallic thread. […]

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