I was approached by Beth Yoder, a pastor at Salford Mennonite Church, to make a commissioned work for advent. We chose the theme, "A Child will Lead Them" as it was one option to which I could easily relate.
The reference, for most people, beckons the coming of Christ. For me, it has a much broad...
We just got home from a trip to France, Germany and Belgium, and I must say, Provence was absolute food for the soul. We took our favorite travel guide, Rick Steve's, advice and made Arles our home base. We found an Airbnb right off the main square with free parking pass included, and we ventured ...
When I have an image in my head which keeps reappearing over and over I know it's time to make it into a quilt. I have Pinterest Boards, many are public but some are private, where I collect images which speak to me. This tool is invaluable in forming collections which then morph into my own coh...
It's always so inspiring to visit a quilt show and see what new innovative things these artists are doing. It always gets the creative juices flowing.
You can see the winners for this year here. The highlight of the show for me was seeing the Cherrywood Van Gogh Challenge. I realize the ultim...
This month's giveaway is a copy of Art Quilting Studio - Winter 2018 Edition.
It includes so many wonderful articles including one written by me called, Adventures in Non-Traditional Fibers and Techniques.
Hope you win!
Many of you ask about my process of constructing an art quilt. In this post I want to show you a little glimpse behind the scenes. I'd like to use my latest quilt, Maples on Water, to show how I go about coming up with an idea and executing it.
My first step in building a quilt is to find ...
I'll be giving my power point lecture, "My Quilting Journey: Boundaries and Beyond" at the Heartstrings Quilt Guild tomorrow evening at 7PM. This guild meets at Lankenau Hospital so is fairly local to me and anyone living in the Philly area. Please check out http://heartstringquilters.com/index.ph...
I've had so many customers come into my booth and tell me about their ugly utility panels near their kitchens. They are usually customers who have just moved into recently built condos and they are searching for a decorating solution to this unsightly problem.
We are currently staying in a lovel...
This past weekend I was scheduled to do the Old Town Fine Art Fair but Rod was invited to speak at the Dock Mennonite Academy commencement so I needed an assistant. Our daughter, Katie, stepped up to the plate and drove up from Virginia to join me for a road trip to Chicago.
We had all day to se...
