May 2012
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Lecturing Tonight at the Main Street Guild in...
I’ll be doing my lecture tonight on “Modern Quilting: Philosophy or Aesthetic” to the Main Street Quilt and Thread Guild in Round Rock, Texas. Some ladies from the Austin Modern Quilt Guild will be attending for a trunk show of modern quilts.  Meetings are held from 7-9 at the Round Rock Public Library, 216 East Main Street, Round Rock, Texas. Doors open at 6:30pm. Fun times...
May 22nd
April 2012
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I'm lecturing at the SAQA Texas May meeting
I’ll be presenting my lecture Modern Quilting: Philosophy or Aesthetic to SAQA Texas on May 5th. The Studio Art Quilts Association is a pretty interesting bunch of artists. I have lots of respect for art quilters and what they are able to do with fabric. In many ways, art quilters paved the way for modern quilters. The challenges both movements faced in their early days are...
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March 2012
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Mar 7th
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February 2012
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Feb 28th
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Feb 27th
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I've been very busy...
…working on this.  I’m beyond excited and hope to meet you all at QuiltCon in February 2013. Quilts back later this week.
Feb 20th
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Have you signed up for The Modern Quilt Guild...
No? Well, you should. I hear big news is on the horizon and folks on the newsletter will be the first to know. Sign up here.
Feb 16th
Modern Quilting - Philosophy or Aesthetic?
I’m presenting this lecture at the Austin Modern Quilt Guild on tonight at 6:30pm. It is being held in the absolutely lovely space of Form and Fabric.  The lecture will cover the philosophy of modern quilting and how it impacts modern quilt design. I’ll also give a brief history of modern quilting and its early influencers, with an eye toward the tension that exists between the philosophy and...
Feb 9th
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Feb 2nd
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January 2012
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Jan 31st
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Modern Quilting - Philosophy or Aesthetic?
That is the title of the lecture I’m presenting at the Austin Modern Quilt Guild on February 9th at 6:30pm. It is being held in the absolutely lovely space of Form and Fabric. Psst, head on over to Form and Fabric’s site, a sale is going on until the 25th! The lecture will cover the philosophy of modern quilting and how it impacts modern quilt design. I’ll also give a brief...
Jan 23rd
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December 2011
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Happy holidays!
I’m going to take the rest of the year off, do some sewing and enjoy the holidays. I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday. See you in 2012!
Dec 16th
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November 2011
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An Interview with the Mother of Modern Quilting
There is no denying that there is one person who has influenced every modern quilter, either directly or indirectly. No other quilter has influenced more people both inside and outside the quilting community in the last 10 years. The one quilter the general public could name would be Denyse Schmidt, with her work being featured in dozens of prominent magazines, newspapers and television. She is...
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