My Chicago area “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” students brought their artistic courage to class, and made some really great work. (These photos were showing on my computer when photographed. The quality is sometimes low, but you’ll get the idea.) My students always do an awesome job and…
Last month I got to spend two and half days with members of the North Suburban Needle Arts Guild when I conducted my class, Design Your Own Nature Quilt. Because this group includes many non-quilters there was quite a mix of skill levels in the class. About half had never made an art quilt and…
In the second half of our Floral Improv class the students added stems and leaves to their compositions. First, we discussed how much each student wanted her foliage to show up. A little or a lot? This dictated her fabric choice. You’ll see very different preferences in these photos. (These photos were all taken at…
The Tidewater Quilters, of Hampton Roads, VA, did a GREAT job in our Zoom Floral Improv class, back in August. As you’ll see from these photos taken at the end of our six hour class, they made a LOT of progress! First, they learned how to make daisies without a pattern – both circular and…
One of the best things about my “Grow with the Flow” class is that the students get their projects completely finished during the 6 hour time frame. And that often includes facing it! See the results of a recent small class in Arroyo Grande, CA. Aren’t these great? They each did…
Last month I taught three classes for Road at Home, a large quilt show type online event. The first was the ever popular Double Reverse Appliqué. We had fun and the students did excellent work! First I’ll show you Cindy’s apple, because she was my college roommate! How cool is that? She lives in Minnesota…
The supply list for my class, Design Your Own Nature Quilt, includes artistic couraage, and the ladies in Venice, FL brought it in spades! During our two day class they didn’t even whimper. 😉 But, they DID make some extraordinary quilts. Let’s start with Helen, who was taking her first ever quilt class. (These images…
You can win a free class, taught by me, at the upcoming Road@Home virtual quilt show! But, you have to act quickly. The deadline to enter is January 3rd. All you have to do is 1 – Like Road@Home Facebook page, 2 – Send me an email indicating which of my 3 classes you’d like…
Can you imagine life one month from now? After the fun (and stress) of Christmas. After the celebration of a New Year. In the midst of winter weather and a return to normalcy? Doesn’t an online class sound about right? If so, you’re in luck. Road@Home (aka Road to California, virtual version,) will be January…
Have you heard about Road@Home? It this year’s virtual version of the Road to California quilt show, and it will be held January 21-24, 2021. I’ll be teaching three classes. On Wednesday, I’ll kick things off with “Love It and Leaf It.”Find all the Love It and Leaf It details here Thursday’s students will cut…