Category Archives: Quilt Teachers
Terrific Teacher Line-Up for Taupo 2013
Wow!! I just had a look at the line-up of teachers for the Taupo Festival of Fabric Arts to be held in July 2013 in Taupo, New Zealand. I’m back by invitation, but oh, my–what a group of fabulously talented teachers I’m in!! Continue reading
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IQCAfrica: International Teachers Revealed!
So excited about the great news of Africa’s first ever professionally organized quilt convention, the IQCAfrica 2012, I am truly thrilled to have been invited to teach there as well! I will be teaching Goodbye to the Grid and Darned Quilts, two of my most favorite workshops. Workshop registrations open early in January. I’ll see you in class in South Africa during the International Quilt Convention Africa 2012!
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The Power of Influence
As artists, we often speak of inspiration and its sources. Often overlooked, however, is the power of influence. Continue reading
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International Quilt Convention AFRICA 2012
I am thrilled to learn that Little Bird Media is pulling together Africa’s first ever international quilt festival. What exciting news this is! Find full details and information at International Quilt Convention Africa 2012. I will most definitely be there. … Continue reading
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Hot Links!
One of my students at Quilt University took time out from our online quilt class Reflections to attend a Ricky Tims Super Seminar in Asheville, North Carolina. She was one of the organizers for the Seminar, so got a good firsthand look and had a wonderful time. She had this to say about her experience . . . My student was referring to the Kenya Quilt Guild’s “Tea with the Stars” which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, last January when Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims and their tour leader Jim West of Sew Many Places visited Kenya. Continue reading
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Quilt “Teacher of the Year” Award
Just wanted to let everyone know that the deadline to nominate a quilt teacher for our 25th annual Teacher of the Year award is Dec. 3. . . . . Details at http://www.professionalquilter.com/teachernomination.php. Continue reading
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Quilt Teacher Clones?
When someone uses a photograph of a quilt made in one of my classes to promote a class they are planning to teach, which just happens to have a title also recognizable as very nearly the original title of the workshop they studied with me, and when they clearly intend to profit from the usurpation of all my hard work and the years of experience and know-how it took for me to develop that class, I think it is time to draw the line! Continue reading
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Nominated Best Teacher for Golden Quilter Awards
I was delighted to receive a notice from Darlene of SewCalGal that someone has nominated me for the Golden Quilter Awards’ Best Teacher/Instructor! What a lovely compliment! Then I was dismayed to see some of the truly “big name” quilt teachers who had also been nominated, including Caryl Bryer Fallert, Ricky Tims, and Fons and Porter! Continue reading
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