My solo exhibit of a new series of Spirit Portraits opened at the ArtCenter Sarasota on January 25, 2024. The opening Reception was held on Jan 25th from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern. In “Black Women: Music of the Heart & Soul,” I celebrate Black women singers, songwriters, and composers who played groundbreaking roles in […]
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As some of you may know, none of my individual submissions were accepted into QuiltCon 2024. Please….No sadness!! Please don’t email me or comment to say how sorry you are that my work was declined or that it is their loss….etc., etc. Instead, let me share with you my thoughts and feelings about submitting, rejections
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The Quilting Storyteller By Regina Abernathy Regina Abernathy is an artist and storyteller who has self published a very personal book. In her book, she draws from her life experiences to show how she has captured and preserved African American history through her art quilts I was impressed by the very intimate way that she
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Making Their Mark: Art By Women -Shah Collection edited by Mark Godfrey and Katie Siegel In my continuing effort to broaden my understanding of how women have played critical roles in the development of historical and contemporary art movements. My most recent purchase is Making Their Mark: Art By Women In The Shah Garg
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Art quilt tutorial on making text and using embellishments
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We now have a free and (relatively) easy way to document our quilts. Our work does NOT need to be lost in history. The Quilt Index is an amazing digital archive of quilts that is free and open to everyone. Here’s an overview from their site. The Quilt Index is an open access, digital repository
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The Big Day is finally HERE! My Episode #3203 on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson has launched. I think I hear a Marching Band!! And best of all, you can watch my conversation with Alex Anderson for free by signing up for a Free 7 Day Trial Membership — Click Here! Did you know
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It is always fun to try something new! In this post, I describe using words for design inspiration AND cutting without rulers. This month, I taught a live workshop in the Modern Improv Quilt Academy where we used poetry as an inspiration for creating our designs. I was really blown away by the creativity that
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I recently completed my latest Maywood Studio Maker project. Here is a description of my process for making this wallhanging–it crosses over from modern into artquilting. The new collection that all of the Makers worked with is called Nightfall. It is a Spring 2022 fabric collection that will be available in stores around mid-July. Nightfall
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For April 2022, the Maywood Makers were provided with fabric from the Opal Essence line of fabrics.I am a Maywood Ambassador–if you missed my earlier post, you can read more about that here. These fabrics will be in your favorite quilt shops soon. The palette is very different for me. It’s very soft and calming.
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