The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

PIQF 2017 Part 1-Quilts of Northern Ca and More

I thought this year’s PIQF was one of the best. I was a bit disappointed in last year’s show so this was a welcome surprise. I took the Meissner bus and we only had 5 hrs for the show. I met soooo many of my students this year and that was incredibly affirming. I AM […]

Sutter Breast Cancer Auction 2017

The Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento offers a quilt auction every other year to raise funds to research breast cancer. I got a few moments to briefly enjoy the display and I’m sharing some of the quilts here. In most cases there was little or no attribution to the maker and/or quilter on the card. […]

If it’s Fall, I must be….

Fall is particularly welcome this year after record breaking heat this summer. We seemed to have instantly slammed into cooler weather and I’m delighted! And if it’s Fall, it must mean I’m prepping for Houston. Because I kit my classes, students walk in with snips, pencil and paper, and everything else is provided-they love that! […]

Annual Textile Exhibition-Olive Hyde Gallery

This was one of the best shows I’ve seen; every piece was exquisite. I stole an afternoon a few weeks ago to see the 49th Annual Textile Exhibition at the Olive Hyde Gallery in Freemont, Ca and apparently I have been missing something in the past few years! Unfortunately the show closes this weekend but […]

Exhibit at the Sisters Quilting Collective-“Never, Ever Forget”

I got a chance to be a normal person for a few hours last week. Besides all the mundane “catch-up” errands, I got to pop into the Sister’s Collective Gallery in Sacramento where “Never, Ever Forget-African American History, The Middle Passage and Beyond” was showing. I only had a little time to view the show […]