Category: Published
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Review of 2016 and 2017
Ah, so much has happened and yet, in many ways, it seems as if time has stood still. By necessity, my priorities changed. My focus changed. My world changed. After my sweet hubby passed away in October 2015, other things besides quilting captured my attention. I know it will not be permanent. It’s just a…
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Take the Labeling Pledge
Quilt Alliance is on a mission to get all quilters to label their quilts. According to a survey that they cite, only 58% of quilters regularly label their quilts. They currently have a pledge form you can fill out where you can pledge to label your own quilts. This has been an issue near and…
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Machine Quilting Unlimited
I had a nice little pat on the back recently. Diane Doran of Machine Quilting Unlimited wanted to use an image of my quilt, “Strawberry Delight,” for a gallery of quilts featuring children. Of course I said, “Hmmm…let me think about it for a nanosecond…” Yep, I immediately said YES! A couple days ago I…
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Windblown on the front page!
I received a lovely surprise today. Meryl Ann Butler emailed me to let me know that Windblown is on the front page today! See it there at the bottom of the photo to the left? Meryl Ann wrote a terrific article, “Move Over, Monet: Quilt Art is Fine Art” and she included a photo of…
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Review of 2013
It’s nice to look back and reflect a bit, so here’s my short review of 2013. Thankfully it was a bit less eventful than 2012. There were several things I split my attention between. I spent quite a bit of time speaking and teaching at numerous quilt guilds across the country. Sweet hubby and I…
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Munsell Color Blog
Last month, I was contacted by Jannette who manages the Munsell Color Blog. Their blog features people who use Munsell Color in their work or other activities, and she asked if I would be interested in writing a guest post for their blog about how I use Munsell Color theory in my quiltmaking. Of course,…
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Machine Quilting Unlimited, November/December 2013 issue
This weekend’s mail brought the November/December 2013 issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited. Inside is my article on labeling quilts which, after nearly 15 years of maintaining the Lost Quilt Come Home website (http://lostquilt.com/), is a topic very near and dear to me. I jumped at the chance to write this article for them. While I…
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Something about nothing: the blog tour continues
Have you been following the blog tour for Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits? Well, today is Lisa Chin’s turn, and she has a really nice interview with me on her blog today, I hope you’ll hop on over to Something About Nothing to take a look. Plus, you have another chance to win this…
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Winner of Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits
We have a winner! Peggy Ellis, you are Number 19! Congratulations!!! You win a copy of Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits. Please email me your snail mail address and Lark will be mailing you a copy of this fabulous book.
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Giveaway: Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits
Today, I’m part of the blog tour for Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits. As part of the blog tour, I had the great honor of being able to interview Martha Sielman, the force behind this beautiful book. I hope you’ll enjoy it! 1) Martha, you are involved with quilting in many different ways. You…