My guild, Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild, just held its first very successful modern quilt retreat. I worked with several wonderfully talented members of the guild to plan and run the retreat and I thought I’d share some of our major lessons learned, along with lessons I learned running my own retreats. Keep it Small? or […]
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There’s a new quilt history online course being offered by Dr. Sandra Sider that will give you a foundation. The lecture series is being offered by the Texas Quilt Museum starting Feb. 1st. If you make a donation to the Museum, you will be enrolled in the lecture series!! It’s a bargain–the suggested donatin is
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I had a great time last week posting on www.52Quilters.com. I felt responsible for the feed so I pushed myself to post frequently–and I discovered that I enjoyed writing more often. I stepped out and discussed some of my views and experiences as a modern quilter. See my post on my beliefs about Modern
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Quilting has given me many gifts. One of the greatest is that Quilt Guilds invite me to teach quilting workshops for them. It’s a little bit of a cliche when speakers say, ‘It’s an honor and a privilege to be here…..”. But sometimes, and in MY case, it is really, really true. Getting ready to
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Due to book writing and other commitments, instead of running a Florida retreat, I will be teaching two modern quilt workshops at World Quilt Florida, January 7-8, 2016. This is a wonderful event with many special quilt exhibits including a modern quilt exhibit by the South Florida Modern Quilt Guild. I hope you will join
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The Pacific International Quilt Festival will have a Modern Quilt Category in the Quilt Show! The theme is ‘mid-century modern’. Click HERE for entry information. I’ll be teaching modern quilt workshops and registration is open now! Here are images of what I’ll be teaching.
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I read a great post by Laura Stepien on 52 Quilters on how to start quilting inexpensively. I thought I’d add a few other ways to get started for (almost) no money. How to learn to quilt for (almost) no money! FREE Books on how to learn all quilting techniques can be found at your
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Today and tomorrow I will be sewing on sleeves for several of my modern patriotic quilts that will be on display at the Treasure Coast Modern Quilt Guild retreat–QuiltBeach , January 31-February 1, 2015. Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Luke Haynes will be the featured artists. This event will be the first ‘formal’ showing of some
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Hi Everyone, Congratulations to Elizabeth Dackson–a wonderfully creative modern quilter! Elizabeth has a new class on Craftsy on Foundation Paper Piecing. As modern quilters create more intricate and complex block designs, paper piecing by machine is the way to go. Elizabeth is a wonderful teacher–she spoke at the Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild a few months
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