Favorites from QuiltCon
Whenever I go to look at art, I play a game... which piece would I take home? It has nothing to do with whether or not I can afford the art, it's an acknowledgement of [...]
Important Quilts: Meeting Chawne Kimber
Last week I went to QuiltCon in SoCal. I've never made the schlep to Austin for the previous events, and being as Pasadena was old stomping grounds for me (I worked there for a while [...]
Acknowledging the Contributors: Red (or Another Important Quilt)
Another quilt from the Portland Modern Quilt Guild community that was rejected from QuiltCon West 2016 was Red, by Teresa Coates (quilting by Jolene Knight): Red, by Teresa Coates (quilting by Jolene Knight). Photo [...]
Rejected from QuiltCon
Rejected. I've been told I shouldn't use such a harsh word on myself, but it certainly is a clear statement of facts: I offered one of my quilts to QuiltCon, and it was not accepted [...]
Ten Quilty Hopes for 2016
I'm not usually one for resolutions - I prefer to build habits when I notice I need them. Nor am I one for "my word of the year" choices - there are so many luscious [...]
Quilt Talk® Goes Tiny
How small can you go? As it happens... pretty dang small! I belong to the Portland Modern Quilt Guild, and we get extra door prize tickets if we have a hand-made name badge. So my [...]
Spring Clean Your Studio – my turn!
Don't hate me. Truly. And no... this is not a Pantene commercial! This post is supposed to be about showing you my messy studio, and then showing you the cleaned up version, but here's the thing: [...]
The Joy of a Slow Project
I'm capable of working quite quickly, fast enough that my friends invented a hashtag for it, #sewingatthespeedofsam. Yes, I get through a lot of projects - remember, I design and sew for a living! - [...]
Happy and Merry!
Tis the season! So of course, for my guild's holiday celebration, I pulled my favorite Christmas accessory out of the waaaay back of the closet. I showed it to a couple of friends before I [...]
10 Quilty Little Secrets – A Challenge
Thirteen Spools did a fun blog post where she outed some of her guilty-quilty secrets. After a couple of my friends had a go (Hi Molli! Hi Cath!) I thought I'd join in... here's [...]