The Quilt Skipper

quilting makes me skip for joy

Jenny K Lyon

Quilting makes me skip for joy

A spectacular spring for my drought tolerant yard

I’m nearing the finish line for my on-demand course…I think. I keep waiting for a shoe to drop. I’d like to give a date but it’s a bit up in the air, hopefully within the next 2 weeks. As a result, my days are filled with videos, editing, writing…. On Tuesday I made, edited and […]

Playing with sheers and a new project

This week I revisited a technique I played with years ago, maybe 12? I was inspired by the book: Fusing fabric by Margaret Beal. I played around at the time, got a soldering iron and the whole bit, but it languished as my teaching life ascended. It was time to return to that and have […]

A winner and another finished project!

We have a winner from last week’s give-away – Robin Parton! Robin please contact me so that I can send Catherine Redford’s Butterfly Stitches book to you. Congratulations! Robin was the 51st commenter (excluding double comments). I carefully eliminated double comments – I know that sometimes the comment will not show right away so you […]

A finish, imperfection, VLC and a give away!

In the midst of a week filled to the brim with the creation of video content, somehow I had a finish. Granted, this was close to the finish line last week, but I am claiming victory and a finish: I’ve written a little bit about this piece here and here previously. This is an art […]

Another finish! SAQA Spotlight Donation 2021

  I actually got my SAQA Spotlight Auction donation done early! The Spotlight Auction is held each year at the SAQA Conference and of course, it is virtual again this year. It raises money to support SAQA programs. Donations are 6″ x 8″ pieces that will be displayed in mats with a 4.5″ x 6.5” […]