Quilts and Creativity

Do I Need an Excuse to Visit a Quilt Shop?

[gallery] More photos from my trip to Athens and Dragonfly Quilt Shop. As you walk in the shop you're surrounded by gorgeous fabrics and samples that you can't wait to make! Love the beautiful white armoire filled with goodies. The shop had a Kaffe Fassett table to get quilters excited about ...

Behind the Scenes

After I shot this video at Dragonfly Quilt Shop in Watkinsville, GA, I gave a lecture to the Cotton Patch Quilt Guild in Athens, and drove home for a late-night arrival. The same day, my elder son attended a workshop at the local Apple store on how to use iMovie. I've ...

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

I'm humbled and thrilled at the response from quilters and reviewers to Color Mastery. I'm giving lectures and workshops, producing videos on color, and building relationships with quilters across the globe on my blog, email newsletter, Twitter, and Facebook. I'm starting to work on my next book, talking to shop owners, ...

Georgia Quilt Council’s Fall Convention

Last weekend I attended the fall convention of the Georgia Quilt Council in Carrollton, GA. After all the years I've been quilting, this was my first time attending the council's meeting, and I was impressed. These ladies know quilting and know Georgia. I met many wonderful quilters, appraisers, shop owners, ...

Beautiful Mondays

Most people dread Mondays. After all, they mean back to work, away from home and family. And rainy Mondays are the worst - as it's doing here in Georgia today (the photo is from Amicalola Falls on a sunnier day). I'm deciding on a different outlook. Mondays present a great day ...