picking out stitches
Although un-stitching is not my favorite activity, it is kind of zen after you get into it -- especially if you've quilted straight lines...
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remember me??
It has been a rather busy couple of months. After I got back from London I was off to Oregon to teach in Medford for the regular guild...
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Cut from the same cloth
I had a fun time at lunch today with Nancy Fratz (hi, Nancy!). She reads this blog and reached out to me, as so many of you have done. I...
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bedtime blogging
When I had my old blog, which I started in 2005, I used to post every night before I went to bed. (btw, you can read the archives if you...
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back to my quilt roots -more or less
Strings. Strips. Stripes. Whatever you want to call them, they are where I started when my mother's friend taught me to make a string...
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what's cooking in the studio?
Uh - not this, but it was lovely with coffee (a flat white) when we stopped on the way to Kew Gardens to see the Chihuly exhibit. I must...
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TA DA!! Improv Challenge Exhibit!!
August 18, 2019 UPDATE This was sitting in my outbox - for some reason, it didn't send. Came home to find out my email server was...
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The dinosaur in the studio
My 12 year old laptop in the studio is so slow that I can just about do email. Amazing that I am blogging at this moment - but it's a...
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a (quilt) feast from leftovers
Some of my happiest improv quilts have come from leftovers. In fact, most often it is the remaining pieces from a quilt I made (or...
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the joys of travel - updated
Yes, I started this post two weeks ago, but once I left Atlanta I didn't get home until 2:30 Monday morning. This was as far as I got....
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Fun in Paducah
Ahhh...what can I say? I landed Tuesday and can't believe it is already Friday. I'm on vacation - hanging out with Helene and Bob Davis...
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how long did it take you to make that?
I hate that question, don't you? Grrrr..... Those of us who make art or anything else by hand that requires thought, care, creativity...
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