Cactus in Rhode Island??

As promised, I am blogging again today!! Yay!!!  From Long Island to Rhode Island, I traveled.  I had a fantastic time in RI too!! I presented a trunk show on Tuesday evening and then on Wednesday taught the Cactus Flower Table Runner Workshop.  I can't say enough about this group of ladies.  Some familiar faces too.  Loads of fun!!

Let's take a peek...

Long Island Workshop

It seems like ages since I have blogged!  Ack!! I hate that.  I have been traveling and finally I am sitting down writing this blog post.  I wanted to share some of my travels with you.  One of the things that I love when I travel is the people that I meet and how fabulous each and everyone of them are, truly!! Plus, I have tons of fun too.

So last week I spent the week going back and forth to Long Island to the Huntington Quilters Guild.  First was the lecture, which I shared on the previous blog post.  Then I went back for the Cactus Flower Table Runner workshop.  Here are some of the photos from the workshop.

Mariner's Compass

Many of you have been following my Mariner's Compass class that I am teaching in Massachusetts.  This is a favorite class for me to teach because there are so many choices in colors for the quilt that can be chosen and every student's quilts look different.  But not to mention spectacular.  So let's take a peek...

Seasonal Table Runner

Wrapping Up The Glacier Star in Arizona

This weekend was spent wrapping up the last two sessions of the Glacier Star Technique of the Month class in Arizona.  This class and the ladies in it were all just fabulous!  They had worked very hard on their Glacier Stars for 3 months and accomplished so much.  Everyone is turning out so different but so beautiful!!

Arizona and the Cactus Flower

Yup, I am back in Arizona teaching!  I just love teaching here, the students are fantastic and the weather is just what I like... sunny and warm.

Today's class was fantastic.  These ladies were phenomenal, they really made tons of units and great progress... Let's take a little peek.

My Weekend Visit to Maine and Canada

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling to Houlton, ME which is about a mile or so from the Canadian border.  The purpose of my travels there was to present a trunk show and workshop to the Friends and Needles Quilt Guild.  Houlton is not a very big town at all and it was also very cold there this past weekend, but I can't begin to tell you what a great time I had!!! 

My hubby came along for the ride as it took a day to travel there.  It was great to have him with me.  On Friday before my  trunk show, we decided to go into Canada as we were told that Woodstock was a neat little town and Hartland is the home to the worlds longest covered bridge!!!

Sunday Was a Great Day Too!!

Hello Everyone,

You read about my Saturday Class, now I would like to share with you my Sunday Class.  This was the second session of the Feathered Star class in NY.  These ladies literally had me in stitches all day long!! They were talented, funny, and engaging the entire time.  Let's see what happened in class.

Arizona Cactus in Arizona!!!

Yesterday wrapped up my week long tour of teaching in Arizona!  I must say that I had a blast!!! The last class was the Arizona Cactus taught at Quiltz in Phoenix.  This group of ladies was a wonderful bunch and really fun.  Plus they got so much done too.  Let's take a peek...

Summer Solstice Wrap Up

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday, I finished teaching the second session of Summer Solstice at In Stitches! in Goodyear, AZ.  These ladies in the class made great progress for a two day class!  Kudos to all of them.

I bet you would like to see some of the results, right?  Wait no longer...

My Student's Really Do Like Me... I Think??

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday was another wonderful day in Arizona!  Sorry to all my friends and family who are now expecting a Nor'Easter today.  But I must say that I am glad I am here right now and not home.... 

Any who... I am teaching the Summer Solstice Class at In Stitches! Quilt Shop in Goodyear.  What a great bunch of ladies!

Desert Sky

Hello Everyone,

Yesterday, I taught a one day workshop at A Quilter's Oasis in Mesa, AZ.  Let me tell you, I had a ton of fun again... I think it is a combo of the students, the fabric, and the constant warmth and sunshine I am soaking up!

Glacier Star Class #3

Hello Everyone,

I am back in Arizona to teach for a week.  Yesterday's class was the 3rd in the Glacier Star series.  This is an awesome group and I would like to share some of some of the photos from yesterday.

Golden Harvest Class

Hello Everyone,

I had a fantastic time last weekend teaching class at Pennington Quilt Works, in NJ last weekend.  I also did a trunk show and they packed the room with 45 people.  They were all wonderful and I saw some fabulous friends that I hadn't seen in a while.

Would you like a little peek into the weekend??

Feathered Star Workshop

Hello Everyone,On Sunday, I had such a great time with a great group of ladies.  I taught a workshop at The Quilt Basket in Wappinger's Falls, NY.  I was teaching the Feathered Star.  Each student had a choice... they could pick a pattern.  They could choose between the Queen Size, the Wall Hanging, or the Tree Skirt.  There are students in the class making such a variety!  I can't wait to see them all complete.  But first let me show you some of the first day of class.Diane's first unit almost done.  Love the pretty purple!Everyone was very hard at...

Cactus Flower Workshop

Hello EveryoneI had a busy weekend!! I taught two workshops.  The first was in Massachusetts with a wonderful group of ladies from the Linsey Woolsey Quilt Guild.  They were awesome!Here are a few photos of the workshop.These were the samples.Two finishes!!  I love them!!Two more lovely finishes.And two more... Don't you love all the wonderful fabric combos?This one reminds me of salsa!The lovely ladies with their tiaras!!To see more photos from the workshop, click here to check them out!I had an awesome day.  Tomorrow, I will show you more from the second workshop.Until Next Time...Happy Quilting Jackie!!

Runners of Many Colors

Hello Everyone,On Friday, I had the pleasure of teaching a wonderful group of ladies from the Evening Star Quilters from Mineola, NY.  I taught the Seasonal Table Runner Class and these ladies did some phenomenal work.  They all had very different color ways and 4 of the ladies teamed up in pairs and worked on their project together.  I wanted to show you some of their work.Isn't this version lovely?  A perfectly pleasing use of Fairy Frosts.  Totally random use, but light backgrounds and dark spikes and geese.Gorgeous soft peaches and robin egg blues.Asian fabrics.Beautiful earthy batiks.Plums and greens.Gorgeous coffee...

Fabulous Combos

Hello Everyone,I have been sort of off the grid the past two days, I have been on the road in New York teaching!  On Tuesday, I taught at the Warwick Valley Quilt Guild.  A fabulous group of quilters they are for sure!  I was teaching Indian Summer and these ladies came up with some great combinations...I love this scrappy rainbow of quilt blocks.Jewel tones are just gorgeous!I am in love with these batiks.A little show and tell.Happy Quilters!This one reminds me of the beach.  I had a terrific time and hope that all there did as well.If you would like...

Artful Hands

Hello Everyone,Yesterday we had a great day at class with the Artful Hands Quilt Guild in Massachuetts. I taught the Total Eclipse class and this group was a FUN group of ladies!! Here is some of the work the ladies did...A beautiful Unit H.Chain piecing.Unit H Unit KM joined to Unit H.Two happy campers.Busily working.Wonderful ladies with Unit H.This was such a fun class!  Thank you ladies for a great!Until Next Time...

Are You Interested??

Hello Everyone,Have you every wanted to try paper piecing?? Have you ever wanted to make a spectacular award winning quilt??Now you can! Make a Technique of the Month that can only be taught by Certified Instructors, like me....You can make this Glacier Star.Then add 4 more borders, if you choose.  I am teaching this class and you can register for the class by clicking here.  You will find all the details available too.You can also choose this Technique of the Month...The Mariner's Compass.You can register for this class by clicking here.  All the details are available as well.If you are...