International Quilt Festival - Houston, 2019

Last week and weekend, the International Quilt Festival was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX. It's the largest quilt show in the world, using every inch of the nearly 3,000,000 square feet of the convention center's available s…

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Making Limited Edition Quilts

A few months ago, I had twenty of my artworks (a mix of quilts and framed applique fabric pictures) appraised by Alan Breus, a renowned fine art and museum appraiser. He loved my work, but was particularly fascinated with my unique process of creating it.…

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Steampunk Selfie Process

Despite finishing this quilt a few months ago in May 2019, I'm only now posting about it because I was waiting to find out if it was accepted into two juried quilt shows. Both shows are sponsored by the Studio Art Quilter Association (SAQA). Since SAQA ut…

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SAQA Florida "Perspectives" Show

Tonight I attended the opening reception for "Perspectives", a quilt show sponsored by SAQA Florida (Studio Art Quilter Association). The call for entry was open to fiber artists across the state. My quilt, "Steampunk Selfie", was one …

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Mine Cart Madness Process

As has become our tradition, my husband once again requested a fanart quilt for his birthday. This time he wanted a design from the video game Donkey Kong Country...specifically the level that was most memorable to him: Mine Cart Madness. In Mine Cart Mad…

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