Quilt Stories: Polka Dodo–Welcome Home Update

Quilt Stories: Polka Dodo–Welcome Home Update

February 16, 2019

After three and a half years, my quilt “Polka Dodo” is back home. He was part of a traveling exhibit by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) called Wild Fabrications. The show, made up of animal quilts from 38 artists, traveled throughout the country, making fourteen stops at quilt festivals and museums. Some of the Wild Fabrications’ exhibits included: Houston Quilt Market and Festival, Texas Quilt Museum, and the Chicago International Quilt Festival. According to SAQA the show hosted more that 150,000 visitors during its tour.

Quilt Stories: Two Self Portraits

Quilt Stories: Two Self Portraits

February 24, 2018

There’s a long tradition of artists making self-portraits. Often the reason (or intent) of these self-portraits was simply exploratory. They needed to practice or try something out and they used the model … Read More

Quilt Stories: Twilight

Quilt Stories: Twilight

February 3, 2018

We’re not calling it a retrospective. However, this October through December, the New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) in Lowell, MA, will be hosting a show of my work. There will be, give … Read More

Quilt Stories: California Dreams

Quilt Stories: California Dreams

November 25, 2017

Last Sunday I returned from two weeks of teaching. Ordinarily after a teaching jaunt the next blog would be an “On the Road” post, featuring student work and a summary of my travel. On … Read More

Quilt Stories: Thread Drawing

Quilt Stories: Thread Drawing

July 29, 2017

Thirty-two years ago this week, while visiting Maine (and still living in Maryland), I met and had my first date with my (future) husband, Tom. I met him at his … Read More

Quilt Stories: Not-So-Goldfish

Quilt Stories: Not-So-Goldfish

May 13, 2017

To create my fabric collage quilts, I work in two similar but distinct ways. Most often, I will hunt for and cut out fabric shapes from larger pieces. This is … Read More