that take up our attention. This is a truth that is at once practical and annoying. Practical in the yeah we have to care for our home and other parts of our lives. Annoying in the whole all this other stuff takes time from the place where we find our greatest joy. The taking care… Continue reading Sometimes it’s the pots & pans
Category: teaching
Upcoming Classes
Coming soon to a sewing room near you...it's actually your sewing room I'm teaching four classes this fall with John C Campbell Folk School on Lesson Face Beginning in late August is Foundations in Free-Motion Quilting | Lessonface six weeks2 1/2 hours each weekPiecing, practicing and quilting are all part of the fun. Color Theory… Continue reading Upcoming Classes
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Coming Soon to a Lessonface near you
I’m excited to share with you that I’m teaching with the John C Campbell Folk School in the online forum, known as Lessonface. From the website: Join us for a beginning machine quilting class to get the most out of your domestic home machine. Quilt making is a combination of skills coming together to create and make something… Continue reading Coming Soon to a Lessonface near you
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Stars Over Brasstown
Twilight in the Bronx holds within it something beautiful. In February I'm teaching Stars Over Brasstown at the John C Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. It is an honor and a gift. Along with creating our own Stars, there are creative exercises and a beautiful campus. I think I'll take the Picnic Quilt and… Continue reading Stars Over Brasstown
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Wow it’s been a hot minute since I was here!
Good golly ya think you have all the stories ready to tell and then whoooosh it is four weeks later and the stories are still here, just waiting for the opportunity to spill the beans. In just a few days the course catalog for the John C Campbell Folk School goes live. I am teaching… Continue reading Wow it’s been a hot minute since I was here!
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Quickie Update
When you have a moment head over and read Linda Pearl's blog on taking classes at Vermont Quilt Festival. Here's a link to the classes. It'll be good to hit the road again. I'm going to head to Maine for a few days before to see family and friends. A friend from when I lived… Continue reading Quickie Update
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The Week After
Over the last couple of months I've been sharing the Quilters Color Mixer on Creative Spark. This live event happened on Thursday last. Jean Wells brings such a depth of experience and her keynote was that and more. The quilts she shared, the inspiration leading to the quilts and her own desire to play with… Continue reading The Week After
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Invitation
Good morning Good friends! It is a quilting day for sure! I hosted an impromptu Instagram Live that I'm sharing here with you. Below this I'm also adding the information for the Quilters Color Mixer on Creative Spark. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3D7L5pRHt/ The Quilters Color Mixer is Thursday March 30 beginning at 9 am Pacific, 10 Mountain, 11… Continue reading Invitation
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I’m leavin’ (left) on a jet plane, I’ll be back Sunday morning
My suitcases are packed, almost. Clothes are in the laundry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnM868owQc SLC Quilt Festival is here. I have copies of my book ready to sign. And Batt Scooters! And Batt Snipps. well I was going to post this yesterday and the day, as happens, got away from me. Good reason of course: washer repair tech,… Continue reading I’m leavin’ (left) on a jet plane, I’ll be back Sunday morning
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Quilt Festival Salt Lake City Here I Come
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL065zATqYg On a completely unrelated note it was both a good hair day and wow do I have humidity hair. Humidity hair in Texas, it's a thing. Bob Ruggiero asked me about it in this interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdfnnMj0V0g I'm teaching at Quilt Festival in Salt Lake City. Follow this link to all classes, search for my… Continue reading Quilt Festival Salt Lake City Here I Come
