The retreat in Portland, Maine was this year’s last of three Maine retreats. The faces of my ladies were, of course, familiar to me, since to qualify as advanced, these … Read More
This post is the second in a series of three “Finish Line” posts featuring students who excel at fabric collage. The three I chose—Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn … Read More
I never tire of showing off my students’ quilts in these Finish Line blog posts. It’s my small way of recognizing their hard work and the inspiration that they in … Read More
I pretty much squeezed the month of October full with my Maine Quilt Retreats. I reported on my Harpswell Retreat a couple weeks ago. Now you get a two-for-one deal … Read More
Some travels take me far from home—some are a bit closer. Portland, Maine, is near enough to be an “evening out” destination for Tom and I. This particular week, Portland … Read More
Between September’s four-day Harpswell, Maine retreat (which I talked about in last week’s post), and October’s first five-day Portland, Maine retreat, there was a whopping two days off. So I unpacked and repacked … Read More
Now that the International Quilt Festival show of my “Specimens” quilts (catalog available) is over, it’s time to catch up on a couple of retreats I held last month. Despite the … Read More
This week I give the students in my recent Summertime Quilt Retreat a chance to shine—such as Joanne Hannon Shaw and her flower bedecked feline above. Last week my husband … Read More
These fabric collage quilts look like they’re ready to let out a roar or a howl or a snarl (as in the case of Ardis Bucy’s cheetah “Geraldine”, above). And … Read More
I like a good story. Who doesn’t? These new entries into the Fabric Collage Finish Line come with really good stories, telling me not just about the quilts but about … Read More