Houston 2019, Part 1: Market, New Products and People
Houston 2019 is a wrap! This year was my smoothest ever and I didn’t forget anything major – that’s a win right there. It is hard to convey in words the excitement of being at Market and Festival. It’s the world’s stage of quilting and there is a lovely feeling of unity that pervades both […]
An Orange Co. adventure with the Flying Geese Quilters Guild
I flew to Southern California, Orange County, to spend some time with the Flying Geese Quilters Guild, an active guild with about 300 members. I arrived early afternoon on Saturday and was picked up by Bonnie who drove me to a lovely hotel. She left me with a goodie bag: Is that not the sweetest […]
Lyric Kinard’s Start Your Art Cards prompt a finish
I am at a crossroads of sorts. Writing my book was a lot of work. My creative juices were thrown into the book, not my art. As a result, I’ve been in a bit of an artistic dry spell. I feel mentally exhausted between the book launch and the rigors of teaching at Houston. I recognize […]
Taping for The Quilt Show!!
I had no idea how much fun it would be to tape for The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. I had a blast! TQS is a well-oiled machine, with 20 professionals dedicated to making the presenting artist look good. I’m pretty sure I ended up on TQS through Barbara Black‘s referral-thank you Barbara! […]
Start With a Square
NOTE: I have a few openings in my Santa Rosa SWAS class this Saturday. If you want to learn this technique, join me-it’s a really fun, loose class! I need step-outs and lots of samples for my upcoming The Quilt Show taping. One segment will be on “Start With a Square” (SWAS). When I teach […]
The Visible Learning Curve
I am piecing a quilt! Yes, me, piecing! I am not the strongest piecer but I fell in love with this super cute pattern, Feathers, by Margot Lunguedoc Designs at The Pattern Basket. It has aged in my stash for a few years and it is now ripe:-) It’s so stinkin’ cute! There are 30 pieces […]