Artful Improv Blog Tour: Day 2

Today is the second day of the blog tour for my new book–Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting, and my friend Maria Shell from Alaska is the featured blogger. Maria and I met at a conference held by Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA) a couple of years ago, and we’ve…

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Blog Tour for Artful Improv Starts Today!

The blog tour for my new book–Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting–starts today. Each weekday from today until Wednesday, October 19, you can visit a new blog and get a different perspective on the book. If you leave a comment on the blog, you will be entered to win a…

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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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