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a blog about improv quilts and an improv life

Untitled

Don't you hate it when a piece of art has the title of Untitled? I do. Is that the actual TITLE or is it just a statement that the...

puttering around...

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 20: I has been one of those "I've been busy but I haven't done anything" days. At least, it seems that way. To...

Today's news!

I'm excited to announce that my new book, Create Your Own Improv Quilts, is ready for pre-order. After two years of work and...

where are these blocks??

Did I throw them away? Lose them? Take them apart? Throw the pieces into a box? Probably all of the above. I came upon a load of photos I...

working hard or hardly working?

Both, depending on what time it is or what your point of view is. Right now, bleary-eyed and mushy-brained because it is already...

vintage quilts, etc.

It has been a busy Saturday. We took ten more bags of books to donate to the College Women's Club book sale. They raise about $50,000...

the Blog Gods ate my last post

Vamoosed. Gone. Disappeared. Vanished. Oh, well -- it wasn't that important and even though it is invisible today, you saw it yesterday...

Happy Fourth of July

I don't know about you, but I am very tired of hearing the noise of fireworks for the last four nights. For some insane reason, the...

an archeological dig

More or less. A few times a year, when I can't see a horizontal surface, I start the clean-up process. Yesterday was one of those times....

This is a short post that doesn't require you to go to READ MORE. Are you having trouble getting to the rest of my post when you click...

where have I been?

Home, for the most part, and in my sewing room for much of that time. I am finally putting the facing on the quilt I have been working...

on deck

Or rather, on the deck. Finally, the weather is beautiful - hot, not humid, and sunny. The climate change gods are taking a break (at...

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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