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Jenny K Lyon

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Pacific Int’l Quilt Festival 2022 – Part 2!

October 27, 2022

NOTE: I may not have a post next week. I hope to write it before I leave for Houston, but I may not have enough time. I also may not have a newsletter for this Sat, Oct 29. I definitely will not have a newsletter Nov 5th. Whaaaaat, you don’t get my newsletter? My newsletter […]

Filed Under: Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows

PIQF 2017 Part 1-Quilts of Northern Ca and More

October 19, 2017

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 […]

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Deadlines and Decisions-Poppies Revisited

January 29, 2015

I have a very simple motto-“just go forward”. It means that instead of fixing less-than-perfect work, I’ll “go forward” and fix that on the next piece. I don’t think I learn a lot from ripping out work. My Poppies quilt really challenged that motto. I was up against a seemingly impossible deadline. At several points […]

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PIQF 2014-the rest of the story

November 13, 2014

I’ll have one more post about PIQF so come back-it will be a surprise. But today’s post includes stunning traditional, portraiture, landscape and wearables. I have many photos that did not make it as my battery ran low and they were too fuzzy to print. Enjoy! Is this not stunning? Ann Marie wrote that she […]

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Judge not?

June 12, 2014

I know many quilters are reluctant to have their work judged. I want to actually encourage you to consider having your work judged. Some quilters will bristle at this, but I have found that I have learned a lot from having my work judged. There is a belief by some that judges are evil Quilt […]

Filed Under: Garments, Learning, Life, Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows

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