Quilts | Embroidery | Fabrics
My girlfriends and I traveled an hour north of the Bay Area to Sonoma, in the Napa Valley, to take a cheese-making class from Sheana Davis, a homemade ricotta wizard. Sheana is an epicurean cheese-maker and provides cheeses to the French Laundry and other five-star restaurants in the area. Sheana travels around the country, learning …
Things have been quiet here at CaliQuilter for the last few years. I returned to full time work as the Executive Director at a non-profit public garden in the city where I live. Gardening has been a life-long passion, and the ability to manage a beautiful public garden was an opportunity that appealed to me. …
Last Fall, my good friend Jan lost her husband Chris. She came to visit from Southern California, bringing along a bag containing some of Chris’s clothing. She asked if I would sew them into a small quilt that she could put on the family room sofa and use on evenings when it was chilly. It …
Quilt shows are a wonderful source of inspiration. I am always amazed by the creativity displayed at these events. Last weekend Amador Valley Quilt Guild held their annual show, so I hopped in the car and made the drive to visit the exhibit. I will share photos of a number of the quilts with you …
Several months ago, I posted this photo of the “license plate” I designed for the AMB/Clothworks Blog Tour. One blogger from each state was asked to design a license plate representing their state. Those license plates have now been sewn into a quilt and I thought I would share the photos of the completed project. …
