Today I shipped the last of The Alliance’s “Quilt” 2006 wall calendars. It was a HUGE success. We will have another one in 2007. I am thrilled that we sold all that we ordered before the end of the year. I celebrated by dancing around the block. Didn’t even care what the neighbors might think. [...]
In all my travels these last few years, I have always taken a small pair of fold up scissors. Appliquing keeps me sane. I take small projects whenever I fly. I always seem to under estimate what I can get done but that is okay since I’m always pleased. I stayed up late cutting things [...]
Alliance member Gloria Hansen reported that while in London last week she saw our “Quilts” 2006 wall calendar in the Victoria and Albert Museum gift shop’s window. “There are two display windows upon the entrance of the shop. The calendar filled the entire display window on the left side of the entry doors.” [...]
Alliance member Jean Ray Laury will have a retrospective of her work called “Jean Ray Laury: A Life of Design” at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles (http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/index.htm) from January 17 through April 9, 2006. The opening reception with Jean will be January 22 from 2-4 pm. You don’t want to miss this [...]
Alliance member Karen Alexander was interviewed by the Island’s Weekly paper on Oct. 4th by reporter Leta Currie Marshall. The article, “The History of a Revolution,” can be read by going to www.islandsweekly.net then searching by Karen Alexander. The interview with Karen is a good one. On a personal note, as the watchdog for Quilters’ [...]
We have so many talented Alliance members. I have promised to share things about them here. Please note that this is simply sharing which is one of the things I love about the world of quilts. Karen
“MY JOURNEY WITH QUILTS,” over 70 years of quiltmaking 1932-2003, by Alliance member Kathleen H. McCrady, is now [...]
Unfortunately, our spam problem was not lessened by updating the software so we are forced to approve comments. Please don’t let this discourage you from leaving a comment. Just know that it will require one additional step which is me physically approving your comment. And while I do seem to live on my computer this [...]