Posts Tagged ‘Jenny K. Lyon’
Scissor Lust
Does a girl ever have enough scissors? I do love my scissors, at least most of them. It is a luxury to hold well crafted scissors in your hand! There is a direct relationship between cost and quality with scissors. All my recent work has been back and forth between garments and quilts and it…
Read MoreSquaring up “Morning Breeze”
It’s been an intense two weeks for me: a week-long visit to see my son in Maine followed by almost round-the-clock work to hit a deadline. I’ll write a post about my trip to Maine later this week-it was a fabulous visit! “Black and White Whole Cloth” is finally done and now has a name:…
Read MorePencil, Practice and Process
I’ve been working this “Black and White Whole Cloth” quilt for months now and I think (hope!) I am nearing the end. Even I am shocked at how long this quilt has taken me-I started it in November after all! It’s going to be a large quilt-maybe 60″x80″-ish, intensely quilted. I wrote about it earlier…
Read More2013 Pine Tree Quilt Guild Show
It’s hard to pick a favorite local show, but the Pine Tree Quilt Guild‘s “Springtime in the Pines” is one of my favs. The Pine Tree Guild has a really nice mix of quilters from all genres and one unique part of their show is a gallery that highlights the Mountain Art Quilters. MAQ allows…
Read MoreSanta Fe Overload
If my brain were a spreadsheet, all of its cells would be full and overflowing. The sheer wonder of my experience at the SAQA conference in Santa Fe overwhelms me. I met so many incredible artists that I hold in high esteem, I was professionally coached (in public!) on finding my voice and I savored…
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