Every year SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates,has a benefit auction of over a 100 12″ x 12″ art quilts. The annual Benefit Auction is SAQA’s premier fundraising event! All proceeds help support SAQA’s exhibition programs, publications, and education outreach. Plus, your purchase helps increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them. This year’s auction will take place online from September 14 through October 9. Here is my submission. Spring Comes Forth Spring Comes Forth 12″ x 12″ This quilt is made with my hand dyed cotton fabric. It is machine pieced and mach ..read more

I’ve been making so many new quilts with leaf motifs. Here is a selection. This little quilt, Modern Leaves, is machine quilted, machine pieced and mounted on canvas 12″ x 14″ Spring Leaves 12″ x 12″, hand dyed cotton fabric, machine pieced machine quilted. Modern Challenge Leaves 20″ x 30″ Cotton hand dyed fabric, machine pieced and machine quilted. Modern Challenge Leaves detail Modern Challenge Leaves detail Blue Leaves 20″ x 30″ mounted on canvas. Blue Leaves detail Blue Leaves detail   ..read more

I’ve made a new piece in response to the Supreme Courts ruling on abortion. It is made using a freezer paper template technique and my hand dyed cotton, linen, cotton/silk fabrics, machine pieced and machine quilted. It is 30″ x 40 ..read more

As a quilt artist I am always thrilled with any opportunity for people to see what I make. These three quilts just returned home from an exhibit at the Betty J Johnson public library in Sarasota FL. They were part of a group exhibit by the South Sarasota Modern Quilters and the Friendship Knot Quilters both of Sarasota. I belong to both groups and they are wonderful quilt groups, if you live in the area you should come join us. Dandelions, hand dyed cotton and silk fabric, fused collage, machine quilted 2001. 54″ x 48″   Blue Jack in the Pulpits  – Hand dyed cotton and silk fabric ..read more

Award winning quilt Winter Trees 60″ x 70″ Winter Trees has been accepted into the QUILTS=ART=QUILTS . Quilts=Art=Quilts is an international juried quilt exhibition at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York.  The Art Center has been a longstanding proponent of quilts as a visual arts medium and has been presenting quilts in a gallery setting since 1981. Jurors select quilts based on overall quality of design, visual impact and originality. The exhibit’s opening will be 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Light refreshments will be available. The opening is free ..read more

I am thrilled and excited to share that my award winning quilt, Cherry Baskets, was selected for inclusion in the Machine Quilting Category for the International Quilt Festival’s Judged Show, in Houston, November 3rd – November 6th, 2022. It is always an honor to be included in this show. I hope I see some of you there!   55″ x 55″ hand dyed cotton, linen and silk fabric, button embelishments. Machine pieced and machine quilted ..read more

I am a member of a wonderful organization that promotes Art Quilters SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates. They have a member auction every year to help raise money to support exhibitions etc… The pieces are12″ square. Florida Pine is my submission this year. 12″ x 12″ hand dyed cotton fabric, machine pieced and machine quilted. This year’s auction will take place online from September 9 through October 2, 2022. I hope you willl go have a look and make a bid to own a small piece of textile art, hopefully this one ..read more

Next week I will be teaching my Falling Leaves class for the Friendship Knot Quilters Guild of Sarasota FL. There are a few places left for you to join our class. If you click the link above you can register on line. This class uses freezer paper templates to create precise and easy curves. I hope you will join us. The finished wall hanging is 20″ x 30″. As an extra bonus you get to use your own fabric stash to create your unique version of this design. I love this technique using the freezer paper and have used it to make many of my most recent work. Spring Trees Falling Leaves II, second p ..read more

Cherry Basket Jump for joy!!!! My quilt Cherry Basket won Best Machine Quilting on a frameless machine at QuiltCon last night. WooWoo. Wish I’ld been there to see the ceremony. Thank you judges and thank you Equilter for sponsoring this award. Cherry Basket 55″ x 55″, machine pieced with artist hand dyed cotton, silk, and linen fabrics. Machine quilted with silk and rayon thread, and hand dyed cotton #12 weight thread, with button embellishments. https://www.quiltcon.com/quiltcon-2022-winners ..read more

I wish you all a month of LOVE. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ..read more