Category: Published
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Winner of the June/July 2013 Quilting Arts magazine
We have a winner! The Random Number Generator picked number 3. Congratulations, Deb, you’re the winner — enjoy!
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Giveaway: Quilting Arts June/July 2013 issue
I just opened the June/July 2013 issue of Quilting Arts today and eagerly read Martha Sielman’s article, “Creating Realistic Portraits.” Obviously, a topic near and dear to my heart. In the article, she explored three specific areas, “capturing someone’s personality through their eyes, creating hands that do not look awkward or out of scale, and…
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My name in print!
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Today’s mail brought me something very special: my name in print! The brand new book, Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits, came today. Sweet hubby just couldn’t wait, and he tore open the package as soon as I told him what was inside. There she was: “Windblown” was smiling up at us from the front…
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Time to Pre-Order Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits
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Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits is now available for pre-order through the SAQA Bookstore (http://www.saqa.com/store-detail.php?ID=782). I’m pretty eager to see it because “Windblown” is on the cover! Plus, I am a featured artist. What does that mean? I don’t exactly know, but it sounds pretty wonderful so I’m eager to find out! I was…
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Review of 2012
Here’s my review of 2012 (DD#2’s idea), but I’m going to start a few months earlier because I especially like those events. 🙂 So, in addition to speaking and teaching at fifteen quilt guilds in less than two years, writing twelve articles for Quilting Arts during that same time, and making three trips to California…
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Giveaway: winners of QA magazine
I used the random number generator to pick two winners of the October/November 2012 Quilting Arts Magazines. Congratulations to #3, Judy Bowers, and #13, Christine Lussier! Email me your addresses and I’ll put the magazines in the mail!
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Giveaway: October/November 2012 Quilting Arts Magazine
Today the new Quilting Arts Magazine arrived in my mailbox. Inside is my article on how to photograph your own quilts in your own home with ordinary equipment. I believe photography is an important part of quiltmaking. It is helpful during the quiltmaking process so you can audition various options, for instance. But I always…
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Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits
If you head on over to Amazon, you can get a sneak preview of the cover of Martha Sielman’s the newest book, Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits. It is now available for pre-order, even though it won’t be published until April 2013. I was thrilled when Martha notified me several months ago that some…
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Product Review: Derwent Inktense Blocks
Another magazine in my mailbox. The August/September 2012 issue of Quilting Arts Magazine showed up in my mailbox sometime last week, but I was having too much fun with wedding plans to even notice. Oops! This article on page 68 and 69 was my review of Derwent Inktense Blocks. I was specifically interested in exploring…
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Quilting Quarterly
I got my Quilting Quarterly (Volume 41 Number 4) in the mail this week. It is the 2012 Show Special Edition which shows all the winning quilts from the 2012 NQA show. Wow! What beautiful quilts! If you weren’t able to attend the show and see them in person, this is the next best thing.…