Category Archives: Museum

Go See a Quilt Exhibit!

QuiltCon winners have been announced, many people attended the event, and things are wrapping up Sunday. I know that all of you who attended got super-charged with creative juices! For many years I went to both QuiltCon and the quilt … Continue reading

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Support Your Local Non-Profit

It is exciting to know that my curated exhibit “For the Love of Gaia” has opened (as of yesterday) at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts. However I don’t think any of you will be going to see … Continue reading

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Daylight Savings Ends Tonight

Daylight Savings Ends Tonight Fall is coming late this year, but Daylight Savings Time is ending this weekend anyway. For most of us in the USA, tonight we “Fall Back” and turn our clocks back an hour. You can get … Continue reading

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In Search of Eye Candy?

Thank you for the many emails about the stories I’ve shared during the pandemic. We do hope they are somewhat entertaining in these challenging times. You probably miss traveling, as I do, so I try to include stories and links … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Remembrances

For many of us in the US, the long Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of Summer. Memorial Day takes on a whole new meaning this year, for those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic year. We remember … Continue reading

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Local Talent

Boulder is a hotbed of quilt artistry and textile genius, and I feel so lucky to have so many talented quilters living in the Front Range area. (Boulder, Denver, up and down the Colorado Rocky Mountains) Our state guild is … Continue reading

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It’s All Relative

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 50 As we approach the one year mark of the start of this pandemic and shutdown, we are also starting to make real progress towards a ‘new normal’ for the coming months. … Continue reading

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Pont des Arts – Bridge of Love

I think we could all use a vacation right about now. Let’s imagine we are going to Paris for Valentine’s Day…to the Pont des Arts next to the Louvre. Lovers have been attaching padlocks to this pedestrian bridge, engraving locks … Continue reading

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What Does the Future Hold for Quilt Events?

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 46 During the week I spend a lot of time communicating and sharing ideas/updates with friends in the industry. I think we all know that when we get to the other side … Continue reading

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Compelled to Create

As a kid, I was compelled to create. I was the shy kid in the back of the class, making detailed drawings on the back of my assignment papers. I had to draw, all the time. It was a compulsion. … Continue reading

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