Quilt Stories: Bugging Out
Bugs make excellent subjects for fabric collage. Maybe that’s why I made so many of them over the years and why they are such a favorite with my students.
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Fabric Collage On the Road Teaching: St. Augustine and Naples, Florida
On the road again… A visit to Florida introduces me to quilt guilds in St. Augustine and Naples. The student work is, as usual, inspiring. I even had a little time for sightseeing.
Quilt Stories: Elements
I seem to learn something from every quilt I make. But some quilts are turning points. They mark a change in style, a way thinking, a way of seeing. “Elements” was such a turning point for me.
On the Road: Phoenix, AZ
What don’t you do after five days of teaching twenty students? Don’t try to edit your blog that’ll be posting that night. Especially don’t try to check it to see if … Read More
It’s in the Details: My Studio
For much of my life, my creative space has been an appendage, an after-thought, a space co-opted from existing living space. You know what I mean. There was the craft … Read More
Quilt Stories: There’s Somethin’ Fishy Going On
The Fish Lady For a while, early on in my career, I could have been known as the Fish Lady. Quilts of fish were some of the first pieces I … Read More
Sort It Out: Organizing Fabric
Of course the biggest benefit of my career is the guilt-free indulgence of buying all the fabric I need (or want!). Each new project requires a different “palette” of fabrics. … Read More
From Photo to Fabric: Choose the Best Shot
Listen up. Time for some tough love. That picture of your laughing grandchild, that snapshot of your beloved bulldog, the antique photo of your great-grandmother: what wonderful memories they elicit! … Read More