Tag: International Quilt Festival

  • Another Great Festival

     Pokey, Melly Testa, Me, Jane LaFazio, Jamie Fingal and Leslie Jenison George R Brown convention center, on the right My week started by meeting several friends for dinner Monday night a few hours after I arrived and I knew then festival had officially begun. Me, Alisa Burke, Tracie Huskamp, Lesley Riley, Marilyn Huskamp and Rebekah…

  • International Quilt Festival Houston

    I am so excited Festival is next week, I can hardly wait! Although, I really do need time to pack, you have no idea how much teachers have to bring. Thank you Southwest for 2 free bags! Even though it’s a ton of work to prepare for, Festival is the highlight of my year, I…

  • Kits, kits, kits….

    I keep thinking that I am almost ready for International Quilt Festival in Houston, when I realize there is so much more to do. It would be nice to have some time for art making, but right now it is all about putting kits together, and getting organized for Open Studios. I am doing something…

  • IQA Journal Profile

    I am so honored to be profiled in the Summer issue of the International Quilt Association Journal. It means so much to me to be recognized by this amazing organization. Thanks IQA!

  • International Quilt Festival Long Beach: Day 3

    Saturday I taught painted fabric for whole cloth quilts. This tends to be a very focused skills based class covering different painting techniques to create gradations of color, glazing paint, working with masks and painting fine details. After my class finished, I high tailed it down to the show floor for the highlight of festival;…

  • International Quilt Festival Long Beach: Day 2 Open Studios

    Friday morning started with a couple hours in Open Studios at Make it University. My daughter Nina participated in Open Studios for the first time. She displayed one of her Asian ball jointed dolls and the clothes and wigs she designs and makes for them, as well as her sculpted hearts and skulls and a portfolio of…

  • International Quilt Festival Long Beach: Day 1

    It was really great being back in Southern California, such a nice break from Chicago’s humidity and I love catching up with so many friends here. My first class at festival was Mixed Media Painted Fabric, we had a cavernous room to spread out and work in. I really enjoy this class because, each person uses the…

  • Surviving the Runway 60’s style Chicago

    Here’s our lovely host Pokey dawning a daisy chain to get the festivities started. As you know this event always has music that makes you wanna dance, Mellyand I have to join in with all the other participants and get our groove on too. The Winners Peace, Love and Happiness was had by all!

  • MIU Workshop

    Here I am trying not to tower over petite Pokey. In the afternoon I taught an MIU workshop embossing and coloring metal, that we used to make book covers for an expanding pages book using a basic origami fold for its construction. It was a lot of fun, its a great little introduction to working…

  • International Quilt Festival Chicago

    I want to start off by saying my daughter Nina was the acting photographer during festival. She took loads of wonderful photos, you will see many of them here and on the Quilting Arts site. I am leaving for New Zealand today and have been trying to throw together a couple blog posts about festival…

  • International Quilt Festival Long Beach

    Online enrollment has just started for International Quilt Festival Long Beach. I am so excited to be teaching 3 classes this year! This will be my first time teaching on the west coast. Long Beach is a really fun show, it has great energy, maybe it is all that sunshine that makes people so enthusiastic.…

  • Hey West Coasters, Mark your calendars

    I just got my paperwork from the IQA that I will be teaching in Long Beach at International Quilt Festival July 22-25! I will have three classes: Thursday (all day)- Mixed Media Painted Fabric, Friday night (6-9)- Ornamental Fiesta and Saturday (all day)- Wholecloth Painted Fabric. Mark your calendars so we can make some art…

  • Group art making in the wee hours

    On Wednesday Leslie and Jamie ran to Texas Art Supply and picked up some fun after hours art supplies, which included a two yard piece of primed canvas, various sponge and paint brushes and acrylic paints. After dinner we gathered in their room in our jammies and started painting. No theme, just put some color…

  • Be seen on The Quilt Scene!

    Be seen on The Quilt Scene!

    On Tuesday my daughter Nina and I will be going to International Quilt Festival for lots of fun and creative adventures and our first stop will be the Quilting Arts booth 1244, to be seen on the Quilt Scene! On preview night (Wednesday) I will be doing Open Studios from 7:30-9:30, next to Make it…

  • Surviving the Runway 60’s style “The Movie”

    For those of you who have never made it to International Quilt Festival, here’s your chance to see what you are missing Saturday night in Make it University, and for those of you who have, enjoy and see you in Houston! Part 1 Feeling groovy Part 2 I got you babe Part 3 The Winners!…

  • International Quilt Festival Long Beach

    International Quilt Festival Long Beach

    What an awesome show! On Friday, I drove to Long beach and was amazed by the crowds at the show, both friday and saturday morning they opened the doors 15 minutes early. The vendor aisles were crowded with eager shoppers, there was definitely a more optimistic feeling here than I felt last Spring at the…

  • Make it University Samples

    I modified the design of the Metal Magic project somewhat for the workshop in Long Beach, making the kits with a piece of white cotton fabric (on right) for making the image transfer. I thought some people may prefer that look to the canvas, but I am bringing squares of canvas for people to use…

  • Prepping for MIU

    Next month I am going to International Quilt Festival Long Beach. I am so excited to check out the show, I haven’t been to this one yet, and visit friends on the west coast. I will be teaching two workshops in Make It University, Fanciful Felted Fruits and Metal Magic. If you really like stitching…