Welcome!
Hope everyone is happy to see summer, and that the sun is shining! The quilt show season has begun, and both Bijagos Warrior and Fields of Gold with be traveling to the National Quilting Association show in Columbus, Ohio, June 18-20. A new piece will be (I HOPE!) done and in Maine Quilts in Augusta, Maine, July 24-26, and I'm hoping a few more pieces will make it in to other shows...stay tuned!As for teaching, I have several local classes scheduled: Balinese Garden at Alewives in Damariscotta Mills in fall and Birch Pond at Maine-ly Sewing in Nobleboro in both July and September. Check my Classes page for more info. I'll be teaching in Houston in October, and in the meantime am hoping to actually make some art quilts!
My next article for Machine Quilting Unlimited, a small but growing magazine about (don't hold your breath now!) Machine Quilting, continues my series on design, begun with an overview of design principles and how the apply to machine quilting. The first article (in April) was about line and contrast; the next one is about negative space or the spaces "between the lines." One of the ironies of quilting is that we pay so much attention to the lines, but it is actually the shapes created by the lines that grab our attention. There will be a free PDF of the vine/scroll pattern on my blog when the issue is released.
I was also thrilled when the May issue of American Quilter (from the folks at AQS) arrived: the Coastal Quilters Chapter Banner that I designed and did much of the work appears in an article on collaborative landscape quilts, as does a piece the Frayed Edges (my mini-group) made for one of our members when she moved to near Dallas. I'll post pics in my blog in late April.
I've added several new quilts, Fields of Gold, Bird in the Woods and Birch Pond. Click on the New Quilts link in the Gallery Section, to the right, to view them.
Check my blog for "current events," and
Thanks again for dropping in! Cheers, Sarah
News
In this section, you'll find what's new with me and my current teaching, lecture and exhibiting schedule.
For more details check my Classes webpage (link in the nav bar across the top of this screen). And, if you're in Maine and would like me to teach, I can probably fit you in fairly easily!
Current Schedule
To register for a class here in Maine, contact the store or group where it is held directly.2009:
July 19 (Sunday) : Birch Pond Seasons, Maine-ly Sewing, Nobleboro, Maine. See pictures from the debut class on my blog, here. Note: re-scheduled from the original June 20th date--sorry folks!
September 26, 2009: Birch Pond Seasons, Maine-ly Sewing, Nobleboro, Maine. See pictures from the debut class on my blog, here.
October, 2009: International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas. I'll be teaching four days, and also popping up in the Misty Fuse booth for demos.
- Monday, October 12: Fine Finishes
- Tuesday, October 13: Machine Applique Three Ways
- Wednesday, October 14: Tame Fiddly, Fussy Threads for Machine Quilting
- Thursday, October 15: Chunk and Jigsaw Fusible Applique