Let’s Wrap Up December

Well–I had a plan for blog posts over the last couple of weeks. It didn’t happen. I got some kind of flu that lingered for nearly 10 days over the holidays, so it was all I could do to do the family things I needed to do. Fortunately I’m feeling a lot better now. So…

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Artful Improv Review in Quilting Arts Magazine

I’m pleased that Quilting Arts Magazine gave a nice review to my new book–Artful Improv–in its December 2016/January 2017 issue now available in mailboxes and on newsstands! In case you can’t read the type in the image above, here’s the text of the Quilting Arts review: “Do away with patterns and embrace your creative spirit…

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Stitching, Writing, Packing for Quilt Market!

I’m busy stitching, writing and packing for my first Quilt Market this week! Quilt Market is the weekend before the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX, and it’s an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers, and other quilt industry trade professionals to see what’s new in the quilting world. For me, that’s my new book, Artful Improv,…

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Reston Artful Improv Class

We had a great time yesterday in my “Artful Improv – Permission to Play” class in Reston, VA. I had 20 enthusiastic students ready to explore their own creativity. This class is about letting go of the “rules” of traditional quilting and learning to work without a pattern to design original art quilts. We start…

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My New Book Arrived!

I’m so excited to announce that I just received the advance copy of my new book–Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Stitching–from the publisher, C&T Publishing! It’s such an amazing feeling to be finally holding the book that I’ve been working on for over 18 months. My heartfelt thanks to all…

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Artful Improv Special Exhibit at Houston This Fall!

I’m excited to announce that I’m going to have a special exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this fall featuring 16 quilts from my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Freemotion Stitching! The brochure for the Festival just came out and you can see my Artful Improv Exhibit listed…

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Great Time with Artful Improv Class!

We had a great time in my Artful Improv class in Great Falls yesterday! My students were energized and ready to let go of the “rules” on the way to learning how to create their own unique quilts. We began talking about color and improvisational techniques, looking at some of my quilts for inspiration–you can see…

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My New Book Available for Pre-Order!

I’m beyond excited to announce that the title and cover of my new book has been released. Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Freemotion Quilting is available for preorder at Amazon.com! The book is scheduled for release November 1, 2016. I spent most of last year writing Artful Improv and it’s thrilling to see…

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