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Celebrate and quilt back

Twenty years ago my sweetie and I married.  Part of me wonders where the time went and part of me is filled with memories of love, growth and love.  We celebrated with a lovely dinner at Ruths Chris Steakhouse.  I love him now more than ever and am grateful for the gift of himself.  I… Continue reading Celebrate and quilt back

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Teaching & traveling

I'm very grateful for the opportunities that quilting brings.  The opportunity to be on the faculty of a variety of shows and work with quilt shops and guilds is part of a dream come true.  I look forward to meeting you and as Alex Anderson says, we quilters do meet! Over the next couple of… Continue reading Teaching & traveling

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Quilt Festival (Houston) Class Question

As you know I'm a member of The Quilt Show and many of the quilters have come over to facebook (here's a link to my artist page) as well.  I love being friends with these quilters for so many reasons one in particular is that we get to share information and grow as quilters and… Continue reading Quilt Festival (Houston) Class Question

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Exciting news and an Interview with. . .that crazy quilty girl Lisa Sipes

I've only met Lisa Sipes, that crazy quilty girl, on facebook and we're looking forward to meeting one another in person.  Lisa is a long arm quilting and quilts for Sarah Vedeler, Thomas Knauer.  A quilter for a little over three years she has a long arm quilting business and has mad quilting skills.  Lisa… Continue reading Exciting news and an Interview with. . .that crazy quilty girl Lisa Sipes

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An Idea is Developing!

An idea is developing for this quilt and I'm really excited about it. The idea is similar to "Twilight in the Bronx" and "Moon Over Manhattan" with a little bit of a fun angle. I'm going to draft it out on paper and practice with some silk thread that I have from a couple of… Continue reading An Idea is Developing!