Quilt Stories: Surprise Me
There’s a lot I can—and will—say about how I made this quilt, but “Surprise Me” is more than a quilt, more than art. It hangs behind my husband’s office chair, … Read More
On the Road: Maine Quilt Retreats October 2016
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
Reflections on the Houston International Quilt Festival
So, as the kids say, that happened. Five (okay, four and a half) days at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Five days of meeting and making friends. Five days of … Read More
Specimens at the International Quilt Festival
My exhibit “Specimens” opened this past Wednesday evening at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. It has run for the last two and half days and continues until the end … Read More
Welcome to the New Website (For Real This Time)
Change is inevitable—and it ain’t easy. When my old website started malfunctioning, and when more and more people started accessing the internet through mobile devices, for which you needed a … Read More
Happy Anniversary: The Best of the First Year
A year ago next week I published my first ever blog post. Next week will be number 52. Fifty-two, folks! Whoo-hoo! That was the goal—a post a week, every Saturday, … Read More
In Progress: Introducing “Kaloli Moondance”
Whew! After an intense few weeks with little sleep and a lot of leaning on my family, the quilt of Chloe the Marabou Stork is finally done. I won’t make … Read More
Quilt Stories: Golden Temple of the Good Girls
“Golden Temple of the Good Girls” is the last quilt (besides the final installment of Marabou Stork) to receive the Quilt Story treatment before it and ten other “Specimens” quilts … Read More
Quilt Stories: Fire Beetle & Exuberance
I’ve tried to ensure that “Specimens,” my exhibit of extinct, endangered, and overlooked animals includes creatures of all different kinds. I haven’t neglected the insect world. My quilts “Fire Beetle” and “Exuberance” represent their colorful and many-legged family.
Quilt Stories: Million to One
Growing up in suburban Maryland, I was somewhat removed from the natural cycle of the world. Getting away from the street lights and into nature meant weekend-long, rain-soaked camping trips with the … Read More