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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, historians, guild officers, and teachers.  [...]

A Real Book’s Lasting Value

I want my work to last.  Longevity is one of the three main goals I have for my books.  The other two?  A post for another day.
I realized long ago that it took just as long to write a book that was trendy and out of print after two years as it did to write [...]

Color Mastery Workshop at Stitching Barn

I spent a gorgeous weekend in Eatonton, GA, near Lake Oconee at a delightful new shop called the Stitching Barn.  Becky Pittman held her grand opening last week and invited me to present a Color Mastery workshop on Saturday.
The shop really was an old dairy barn and is absolutely charming, both inside and out.  Here [...]

The Aha Moment for Fiber Artists

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My favorite insights as an instructor are when I see the actual moments my students really get it:  that singular moment when they realize they’ll never see color, fiber art, or quilting quite the same way.
We had lots of those moments in my Color for Fiber Artists workshop at [...]