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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
“Dain,” an early portrait of my father-in-law, influenced my quilting in several important ways. One piece of plaid fabric especially changed how I pieced quilts forever.
We all have projects that just never seem to get finished. Quilters sometimes call them UFOs–Un-Finished Objects–and these projects are almost always the source of guilt and self-criticism. It’s bad … Read More
A visit to the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts where my quilt “Crocodylus Smylus” is having its premier with over 100 other animal quilts.