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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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Bernina Event in Nairobi–A First!!

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, The Woman Shop in conjunction with Bernina International hosted a special event at Sarit Centre in Westland, just outside Nairobi proper. The primary purpose of this event was to announce The Woman Shop’s Bernina dealership in Kenya. Continue reading

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Bernina Sponsorship

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Easter Egg Hunt for Quilters

The Amazing Easter Egg Hunt, courtesy of Aurifil Threads, AccuQuilt, and The Quilt Show Continue reading

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Kenya on The Quilt Show’s “The Daily Blog”

The Quilt Show’s “The Daily Blog” has published three video blog posts about Jim West’s Sew Many Places Safari to Kenya with celebrity hosts Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims in January. Each is full of visual information about Kenya: our quilters, our quilts, our shops and artisans, our country, and each is a visual feast!! Continue reading

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Moving Giraffes!

Last week, neighbors Ross and Caro Withey and their friends from the Northern Rangelands Trust moved 8 wild Rothschild’s or Baringo giraffes onto a large island in Lake Baringo. Continue reading

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Over 200 Art Quilts–Free Download!

Download images of over 200 art quilts from Studio Art Quilt Associates’ Portfolio 17! Continue reading

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Meeting the Stars!

I had a great time meeting Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims, hosts of The Quilt Show, and Jim West of Sew Many Places at the reception held for them and their African safari group of 50 last Thursday, organized by the Kenya Quilt Guild at the East African Women’s League headquarters in Nairobi. Continue reading

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