writer. quilter. artist.
When you have awfully hot, sunny, dry weather there’s not much a person can do. Temperatures of 90+ that feels like 110 are not a playground for the faint of heart. While everyone around us got 2-6 inches of rain last week, we joke that we can count the raindrops. Well, I took advantage of […]
Quilts, Cleaning, and Sunshine — a Good Combination Read More »
I love a finish. Don’t you? This one’s been quilted for a little while, actually. However, it was waiting for the binding and label. Then it needed a label. Always the label. I think I’ve resolved that problem. Maybe. Back to that later. Anyway, last summer I cut some of the plaids to make a
“Big Boy Quilt” ~~ a finish! Read More »
Today I finished my latest quilt, Citrus Sherbert. Luckily, I took photos along the way. I’ve been wanting to write about my process. It’s time to document it, afterall. I generally pull fabrics based on the colors I’ve decided on. For this quilt, I thought I’d work with yellows and oranges. Of course, I am
Improv Process Step-by-Step Read More »
A while back, I was triming out something–I don’t remember what–and dropping the scraps and bits just wherever they felt like going. I must have been cutting several of the same pattern, in the same color, at the same time. Imagine the odds. Anyway, three of four of the bits fell onto the tabletop and,
Serendipitious Discovery Read More »
Imagine that! I actually loaded a quilt onto the longarm, quilted it, and have removed it. All that’s left are the binding and label. YooHoo! It’s really exciting for me because I haven’t really quilted since I started this sweet job at the local Catholic school. I’ve enjoyed my time here, but I promised one
Quilt on the Longarm (and off again) Read More »
I can’t tell you much about the CQG meeting last Monday because I wasn’t there. I WAS just down the street at work. It’s killing me! I have two more meeting before school ends, so come the summer… Anyway, I did get photos to upload on the FaceBook page, so check out what my friends
Cotton Quilters’ Guild Meeting in Photos Read More »
Three Hour Improv Piecing Workshop advanced; domestic machines; 6 hours; $50 per student with 10 student minimum. Created specifically for the GSQA Seminar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this class touches on the ways that improv can change how you quilt. Improv quilting is a different way of quilting. It brings about new ideas, voices, and needs.
Now Available! Improv and Curves in a Day Read More »
It’s hard to know where to start when you’ve abandoned something for a while. That’s what I’m facing right now. Four months down the road is a long time for a blog. Ah well, I’ll just begin here and catch you up as I go along. Maybe. Right? Maybe I’ll get everything down. Likely I’ll
Where to Begin? Good Question! Read More »
Since my last post here, I’ve been trying to get myself moving again. I can’t let these middle schoolers beat me. They are just kids, afterall, and I’m a young 62. Where do they get the energy? A couple of grandkids running around is nothing in comparison to a roomful. Anyway, I started this top
Day Star Complete and Jumps on the Longarm Read More »
Every year, or almost anyway, the Baton Rouge Modern Quilt Guilt (BRMQG) plans our River House Quilt Retreat. Not that I walk down to the river, except once on my first retreat. Poison ivy and heat are a horribly itchy mix. Neither are for me. No, I do not handle either, at all. It’s always
MQG’s Annual July 4th Retreat to the River Read More »
