Archive for March 2012

“Visions and Vistas”

What do you get when you mix my colorful art quilts, the wonderful silk paintings of Jo-Ann Jensen, and a great venue?  Our current exhibit, Visions and Vistas. Click image for a larger view The exhibit space is the lobby gallery of our local performing arts center.  It shows off our work beautifully with good […]

Courage in Ann Arbor

The ladies in my recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class in Ann Arbor really rocked. They set aside their fears about working loosely and forged bravely ahead.  (With a few hesitations, of course.)  The results were fabulous.  After only three hours of working on their compositions, these photos show just some of the results. […]

Apples in Ann Arbor

I recently had fun teaching Double Reverse Applique in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Click any image for a larger view As usual, we had an awesome batch of apples by the end of class.  It’s always great to see how different they all are. Marilyn, Paula, Debbie #1, June, Brooks, Judy, Connie, Bertraud, Kaye, Marge, Debbie #2, […]

Seams Unique 2012 Exhibit

We’re lucky to have several small art quilt groups in my area.  One of them is Seams Unique, which has their annual exhibit currently on display. The far wall of the exhibit space features a large sign and a small quilt from each of the members.  Several of these have really wonderful textures. Click any image for a […]