On the Road: Kalispell, MT 2016
When one thinks of quilting meccas, I guess Kalispell, Montana, isn’t the first place to spring to mind. However, I am one of a number of quilting teachers who return … Read More
Student Work
On the Road: Harpswell, ME—June 2016 Summertime Collage Quilt Retreat
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
Summertime Quilt Retreat: What’s It Like?
What’s it like to take one of my classes? In this week’s post, my husband Tom interviews a student at my Summertime Quilt Retreat, following her progress through the four days of class.
On the Road: Quilters Unlimited, Northern VA
I had a homecoming of sorts this past week when I taught at the Quilters Unlimited show just south of Washington, D.C.. I grew up in Wheaton, MD, just north of … Read More
On the Road: Prairie Star Quilters, IL
My visit this week to Prairie Star Quilters, just outside Chicago, was short but sweet. For two days we concentrated on fish, bugs, and butterflies. I like it when a … Read More
On the Road: Harpswell, ME—Mother’s Day Retreat 2016
For me, spring in Harpswell, Maine, marks the beginning of retreat season. Mother’s Day I hosted a group of new and returning students at the iconic Harpswell Inn.
On the Road: Lyons, Colorado
By the time I arrived in Denver, Colorado, I had already been traveling for fifteen days. I’d taught for eight of those days and had forty students with forty projects. I’d … Read More
On the Road: Melbourne, Australia
Okay, so it was the first time I’d been introduced to a cheering crowd accompanied by Elton John’s classic anthem “Crocodile Rock.” I guess that’s when I knew that quilters Down Under … Read More
On the Road: Schulenberg, TX
Thanks to mother-daughter team, Deborah Walters and Kim Buchmann, who have been running Quilting Adventures for five years, for inviting me to be their teacher for a short week at Jordan Ranch in the foothills of the Texas hill country.
On the Road: Empty Spools 2016, Part 2
Another year at Empty Spools is over for me. The second session ended just two days ago. Now I’m home, having traveled about as far across the continental United States as it … Read More