Improv Quilting
Quilts Acquired by The International Quilt Museum
Four of my quilts and their stories are headed to The International Quilt Museum’s permanent collection! I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunity to be included in their permanent collection.
Quiltcon 2023 / Soulful Quilts and Trends
The best of Modern Quilting was on display at Quiltcon in Atlanta. This year I paid attention to the quilts that resonated in my body, from the heart to the gut and sometimes the mind. These are the quilts that fed my soul at this particular Quiltcon, and here's why.
New Zealand & Australia Patchwork Tour
I never imagined that quilting would take me half way around the world some day! Sign-up for workshops, lectures, and demos down under!
Ruler Free Strip Piecing
Check out this video to see how much fun it is to cut strips ruler free! Try it at Glamp Stitchalot Nov 10-13. Booking new workshops in 2018!
Make Do Quilt - Curating Materials
The fun of making quilts with scavenged materials, is that you never know what will show up! - Giveaway winners announced!
make do quilt challenge & giveaway
If 1 million active quilt makers in the US made one quilt from discarded materials this year, how many pounds would be spared from the landfill?
quiltcon 2017 workshops
I'm debuting three new workshops and a new lecture on flow at QuiltCon 2017. Fingers crossed you get your heart's desire on registration day!
may mandala / gathering resources
Buttons are like blessings. When resources seem sparse, the value of each singular button and simple blessing becomes clear.
2-day get your curve on / seattle, may 21-22
If you are near the Seattle area don't miss this 2-day improv quilting workshop with curves.
february mandala / branching
When stuck in the YES BUTS the way I step outside my dissatisfied judgmental mind is to invoke my sense of curiosity and begin saying YES AND...
Sew LeWitt at Adobe Books Backroom Gallery
I discovered how much fun it was to hang out with the good folks at Adobe Books and sew with whoever showed up.
Quilt Local by Heather Jones
Heather Jones isn't afraid of working big and being surrounded by large spaces! Her quilts and book unclutter the mind and restore the soul.
The Pope's Message of Mercy
MERCY resonates in my heart as I own the harshness with which I judge myself and others in countless minute ways every day.
Freddy Freckles Meets The Spoonflower Handbook
Full of lots of fun projects - thirty of them. The project that caught my eye was the Doppelgänger Dog Pillow.
Curating Colors for Patchwork Installation
Improv patchwork begins by setting a few limits, including color limits. This is exactly what I've been pleasantly busy doing this past week.
Improv Patchwork Road Tales ~ Honesty
What does it mean to be honest when I create? What am I being honest about? Who am I being honest to?
Improv Patchwork Road Tales ~ Sweet Surrender
There was a sweet surrender to the score of the ROAD itself and it's adventures. My traveling partner and I said YES AND to the unexpected.
Improv Patchwork Road Tales ~ Flow
Flow replaces the security that we cling to when following a plan. FLOW is sweet and restorative, free and surprising.