Category Archives: Creativity

This time of year many of you are finishing quilts for those Call for Entry deadlines that are coming up for the Fall quilt festivals. We hope that you have been able to find everything you need to complete those … Continue reading →

I have been quilting for for over 30 years – since the early 90s – when I stumbled onto the quilt magazine section at my local grocery store. As those decades have slid by, with millions of stitches passing under … Continue reading →

Today I am sharing another one of my favorite quilts from Quilt National, which is on view at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens Ohio through Sept 1st. This piece is called “Composition 3″ and is 91.5″ x 90” … Continue reading →

Well, Summer is really here for many of us. For those of you who live in hotter climates, it is a good time to move the sewing machine down to the basement to keep cool. As the years go by … Continue reading →

This weekend I was in Athens Ohio, at the opening of “Quilt National 2025” at the Dairy Barn Art Center. 84 quilts were juried from 659 submissions and 370 artists. It is a prestigious textile art show that attracts submissions … Continue reading →

This weekend I am writing to you from Athens Ohio, as I attend Quilt National at the Dairy Barn. Congratulations to Anne Smith from Wales in the UK, who won the International Artist Award sponsored by eQuilter. This is one … Continue reading →

This week I am excited to share that my art quilt “Invisible Borders” will be exhibited at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this October, in the debut of a new artist exhibit group: Soul Stories: Threads of Existence We … Continue reading →

It is always good news when we get the notice that our quilts got into a show. I am very excited that I will have 2 quilts at Houston this fall. Right now I have 3 art quilt UFO’s in … Continue reading →

I am going to get a little bit personal in this email. Today is the 30th wedding anniversary for Paul and I. In case you don’t know, Paul and I are not only parents to 3 talented wonderful young adults, … Continue reading →