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…
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…
Final Day of the Artful Improv Blog Tour
It’s the last day of the blog tour for my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting and it’s my turn! My central message for Artful Improv is the first line of the book: “I’m convinced that everyone has the ability to create.” Sometimes that ability seems like it’s…
Artful Improv Blog Tour: Day 7
It’s Day Seven of the blog tour for my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting. Today’s featured blogger is Teri Lucas at Generation Q magazine. I’ve been a fan of Generation Q for a while, and I’m thrilled that Teri is part of the tour! I love this…
Artful Improv Blog Tour: Day 6
It’s Day Six of the blog tour for my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting. Today’s featured blogger is Heather Kojan at heatherkojan.com I met Heather several years ago at an art show in Maryland. She’s the founder and first president of the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild, so…
Artful Improv Blog Tour: Day 5
It’s Day Five of the blog tour for my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting, and today’s featured blogger is Sujata Shah at therootconnection.blogspot.com I haven’t met Sujata in person yet, but I’ve been following her blog for years and I love her approach to quilting. She’s also…
Artful Improv Blog Tour: Day 4
It’s Day Four of the blog tour for my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting, and today’s featured blogger is Yvonne Fuchs at quiltingjetgirl.com I haven’t met Yvonne in person yet, but these statements on her blog got me right away: You are creative. Nobody and nothing is…
Artful Improv Blog Tour: Day 3
It’s Day Three of the blog tour for my new book, Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free Motion Quilting, and today’s featured blogger is my friend Rayna Gillman, artist, teacher, and author of Create Your Own Free Form Quilts, also from C&T Publishing. I’ve been a fan of Rayna’s work for a…
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…