Artist, Teacher, Author of Maverick Quilts
Join me in creating a beautiful quilt! I have been under shelter-in-place directives here in California for over a week, and I was looking for a way to reach out to you, my friends and fellow quilters, in a creative way. Recently, I posted a photo on Instagram of the Snowball’s Chance quilt I made about eight years ago and the response was really great. That gave me the idea
The Coffin Quilt Story The Coffin Quilt has raw edge appliqué and quilted appliqués and photo-transfer coins. The quilt will be on display at the Alden Lane Quit show this weekend, and I wanted to share the story of making it. It was started in a class I took in April, 2018 with South African artist Rosalie Dace. Rosalie Dace is an extraordinary person, a wonderful art quilter, and an
Show Alert! Opening and Artist Reception: Sunday, June 2, from 1:00 to 4:00 Show on display from June 1 to June 25. Bay Quilts 5327 Jacuzzi St Suite 3-C, Richmond, CA 94804 The store hours are M-S 10-5 Sun 12-5 I am very pleased to invite you to my quilt show at Bay Quilts. Bay Quits in El Cerrito has a lovely gallery space and I get 60 feet of
It was a dark and stormy night… And we decided to make a birthday quilt for our friend, mentor and teacher Margaret Linderman. And we decided to make it a surprise! And we wanted all of her peeps to be able to create a part of the quilt. I thought of the French Roses quilt, created by Heather French. It is a versatile, layered, fabric flower that Margaret and
If you’re looking for a super quick, classic, quilt pattern with endless variety, then hop over and pick up my Streak of Lightning pattern at PatternSpot.com today! They are having a 20% off sale until August 23, 2105. Use the code KIDS2015 Here’s the link. I’ve made this quick quilt as a wonderful rainbow quilt for a teen or tween. It was really fun at use all eyelet for the
I’ve been looking for quilty love in all the right places, I’ll tell you that. I need to create a background foundation for the January Obsession quilt before I go any farther with the appliqued flowers, and I have been looking to the imagery of the Mexican and South American serape blankets for a starting point. With the linear nature of these textiles and the gradating stripes, the little chunks of
