Category Archives: Creativity

Many of you share another great passion with me, besides quilting – World Travel! I’ve been watching Paul develop a new collection that I like to call “Great Kitties of the World”, and tonight we are introducing…..drum roll…..ROME! It was … Continue reading →

Today I am driving back from Southwest Colorado, after a week of glorious art-making at the Alegre Retreat. Friday night we had clear skies – excellent for viewing stars and the Milky Way. At dusk a huge owl silently swooped … Continue reading →

This last week has certainly been a whirlwind. Last Thursday and Friday I was attending special events at the Renwick Museum in Washington DC, celebrating Dr Carolyn Mazloomi and her collection of African American history quilts. Many of the quilt … Continue reading →

Early Wednesday morning I am on my way to the airport for an event at the Renwick Museum in Washington DC. Send me a little travel prayer because I am flying into National Airport. I’ll have a good story (and … Continue reading →

Tonight I succumbed to the Chat GPT Action Figure viral trend, and made a funny action figure out of my photo. I’ve had a good giggle today as friends have been making and uploading their own AI “Action Figure” images … Continue reading →

Today was the first day this year that I could walk into my backyard and smell the flowering crabapples, or walk out the front door and smell the blossoming lilacs. Mmmm, heavenly! Last year we had Blue Jays nesting in … Continue reading →

This morning we started the day with a presentation by Elin Noble, who told us about her month-long artist residency in Denmark. During her residency she went on long walks, gathering plant material for her dye experiments. She shared her … Continue reading →

Today I am sharing another quilt from the Kyoto Quilt Festival. This quilt by Taiwanese quilter Tsui Hua Chen is about “Taking a Stroll”. Notice that instead of a binding to finish the edge, the border is made up of … Continue reading →