The Spring 2012 issue of NQA’s Quilting Quarterly arrived in my mailbox last week. It spent several days sitting on my desk before I opened it. Emblazoned across the top of the page 9 says “Quilting with No Fear,” and below is a picture of me. Oh, dear! Me? No fear? I try to be brave. I try to approach my art without fear, but I definitely haven’t arrived! In fact, over the last several months, I feel like my feet have been captured in concrete and I can’t break free. I have an idea in my mind, but [ ... ]
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Apr 11
2012
The Spring 2012 issue of NQA’s Quilting Quarterly arrived in my mailbox last week. It spent several days sitting on my desk before I opened it. Emblazoned across the top of the page 9 says “Quilting with No Fear,” and below is a picture of me. Oh, dear! Me? No fear? I try to be brave. I try to approach my art without fear, but I definitely haven’t arrived! In fact, over the last several months, I feel like my feet have been captured in concrete and I can’t break free. I have an idea in my mind, but [ ... ]
Category: In Answer to Prayer, published, teaching, Windblown
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Mar 22
2012
Last year I wrote a short article for Quilting Arts magazine called “Quick and Easy Silhouette Quilts.” Today, it will be republished in a new free eBook from Interweave on Quilting for Beginners. You can get your free download from Quilting Daily.
I started making silhouettes because I wanted a very easy method that even absolute beginners could make.
In fact, this silhouette project is so easy that anyone who can cut with a pair of scissors can do it! No sewing or quilting is required, but it is also a nice, small [ ... ]
Category: published, silhouettes, tutorials
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Mar 21
2012
Here’s a short and sweet post. I have two April/May 2012 issues of Quilting Arts magazine to give away. This is the issue that has my product review of Lapel Stick, a fabric glue stick that I used to make an entire quilt without using fusibles or even straight pins. But there is so much more in this issue, you won’t want to miss it.
I feel like you shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to win something. Just leave one comment below. (US residents only, please.) I’ll draw two names on [ ... ]
Category: giveaways, published
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Mar 20
2012
I got my April/May 2012 Quilting Arts Magazine in the mail yesterday, and quickly flipped through it to find my “Quilt Queen.” Rather self-centered, I know! But, I confess, it is always fun to see something you’ve done in print. Now that I’ve seen for myself that it’s really there, I can take my time to read the rest of the magazine. There are always such terrific articles and such amazing artists! And this particular issue focuses on one of my favorite topics: color.
I had so much fun while making Quilt [ ... ]
Category: product review, published, Quilt Queen
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Jan 27
2012
Exile. How sweet the word! Sweet hubby and I decided to exile ourselves this week. Away we flew in Dad’s RV, away to a nearby, not-to-be-disclosed location, away from phones, away from email, away from the rest of the world. We got to our destination, plugged in, and hunkered down. Yes, there was snow on the ground, but we were warm and toasty inside. We watched movies and read and ate ice cream and pretty much just sat around until our rear ends were sore. Then we laid down and watched more movies. We only left the RV to treat [ ... ]
Dec 19
2011
The December 2011/January 2012 issue of Quilting Arts Magazine came out. It has my product review of deColourant and deColourant Plus. The article summarizes the discoveries made during my play day with Lisa Quintana, Susan Pickrell, and Debra Bentley.
In short, deColourant is a fun product to play with, but it requires some experimentation to get good results. I could see how some textile artists would love using it, especially because it does not change the feel of the fabric at all, but it is messy and a little fussy. For the way I [ ... ]
Category: giveaways, product review, published
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Oct 03
2011
I’m working hard at catching up with all of my obligations. Let’s just say the last several days have been a bit crazy. In the process, I didn’t get to contact the winners of the Quilting Arts magazine on Friday. But, I wanted to make sure I got it checked off my to-do list today. The extra added bonus, however, is that I now have three magazines I can give away! So, the three winners are…
Linda, Melissa, and Cynthia Perny! Congratulations! I’ve sent you both an email. Please send me your mailing address so I can put these [ ... ]
Category: giveaways, published
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Sep 27
2011
It can be tough traveling, but sometimes the biggest challenge is returning home to the piles of mail and catching up on emails, not to mention reading blogs! I actually like to decompress with a cup of coffee and surround myself with the piles and savor it while sweet DH does the laundry.
This time, nestled in our stack of mail were copies of the latest Quilting Arts magazine. Inside is my first column reviewing products that are of interest to art quilters. The column is called “Out of the Toolbox” and I’ll be doing a total of six columns [ ... ]
Category: giveaways, product review, published
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Sep 12
2011
I got my advance copies of the 2011 Quilting Arts Gifts magazine! Inside you can find instructions on how to make your own easy, no-sew portrait ornaments.
It’s fun to see these published. I made a Christmas ornament for my girls each year when they were growing up. (I documented each of them on this blog last year, one per day beginning on November 28.) I made the portrait ornaments in 2009, the same year I filmed the “Making Faces” DVD. The girls want me to keep making them! [ ... ]
Category: giveaways, Making Faces portraits, published
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Sep 03
2011
I saw that the 2011 issue of Quilting Arts Gifts is now available. Click on the “Table of Contents” tab and you’ll see my mini portrait ornaments! You can see them in the photo above on the left hand side.
I shared these ornaments on this blog last December when I was sharing all of the Christmas ornaments that I made each year while my girls were growing up. In this publication, I give the easy instructions on how to make these no-sew ornaments of your own family.
Category: holidays, Making Faces portraits, published
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