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a blog about improv quilts and an improv life

It was one of those days.

You know the kind -- when it starts out wrong and goes downhillf from there. As you know, I moved to Florida about eight weeks ago. ...

cleaning my oven at midnight?

Yep. I thought it was time to see if the self-cleaning part of my range works. Nothing else around here self-cleans, and my live-in help...

Out-takes from my book

While you are designing on the wall, do yourself a favor and take pix of everything as you go along. You never know when you will need...

Quilts and more quilts

I really did not take many photos, compared to most other people at QuiltCon. But here are two of my favorites -- followed by my picks...

Last day at QuiltCon

It has been great making new friends and seeing old ones, and I am still not on quilt-overload, believe it or not. There are some...

Day one at Quiltcon 2018

Wandered the vendor isles and didn’t buy a single piece of fabric. We’ll see what happens today. Started to look at the quilts — ahd a...

one step at a time

I've been slaving away at the studio - putting fabric into bins and moving furniture around. It's getting there...slowly but surely....

up for air

Hope you'll forgive my silence; I've been buried in cardboard boxes! Too much stuff, too little space, and many trips to Goodwill later,...

empty nest

Literally. I've spent the past month in a frenzy and by some miracle, I was almost ready when the movers came to pack the truck today. ...

an improv dinner and other adventures

Happy Holidays, everybody. I've had my head buried in bubble wrap, tape, plastic bags, and cartons for the last frantic 3 weeks - and so...

No time to do Improv!

Have been packing boxes, throwing out STUFF, and filling bags and boxes to donate all those kitchen items I don't have room for in my...

a New York Story

I had a great end to the birthday week! Phil and I went into NY and headed to Brooklyn to see Jessica, Tommy, and Miss Emma. Walking...

8 911 12

Rayna Gillman flunked

7th grade sewing becuse she couldn't sew a straight seam. Now it's an asset.

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**NOTE

*After two overly busy years of traveling and teaching, I have temporarily cut back so I can get my house ready to sell.

I am selectively booking for 2018, so please contact me to ask about openings for 2018 and beyond (which should be back to my usual pace)

You Can Find Me Here

August 21-26, 2017

Clos de Lande Vallée, Brittany, FR. (class full)

October 7-8, 2017

Jackson Hole WY Quilt Guild

October 28-30, 2017 Houston Quilt Market (check the C&T booth and the aisles!)

December 2017-April 2018

West Palm Beach, FL. while I'm there...save airfare &

book me to teach in FL

Feb 22-26, 2018

QuiltCon 2018

Pasadena, CA

( C&T booth)

June 2, 3, 4, 2018

Austin Area Quilt Guild, Austin, TX

July 13-15, 2018

Wyoming State Quilt Guild:

Quilt Wyoming, Casper WY