The Mail Came....

Don't you just love it when your mail person delivers something wonderful?  Well we got our copy of Quilting Arts Magazines' 100th issue....and we are in it.  Quite frankly it just doesn't seem possible that this magazine has been around that long, but when I went to my bookshelves I was proven wrong.  Winter 2001, was Number One....okay that doesn't seem possible.

I looked for this magazine all over Atlanta at the time trying to find a copy of it, eventually I put the search on the back burner.  Several month's later a friend and I were driving to Quilt Surface Design Symposium, also known as QSDS, in Columbus, Ohio.  We stopped in Cincinnati to shop at St. Theresa's Textile Trove and lo and behold they had the second issue of the magazine...we each bought a copy, cause we knew we couldn't share it.  Note the photo above of Issue 1, it says Reprint...sometimes you have to do whatever you can and a reprint was what was then available.

After getting my hands on that second issue I always hoped to be in the magazine...well my chance came about for Issue Seven, when Pokey Bolton saw the work in an exhibit called Art Quilts: Encrustations at the Page-Walker Arts and History Center in Cary, North Carolina.  She called and asked for permission for my piece called "Jeremiah's Joy" to be included in the magazine....reflecting back on that day, I wonder if anyone ever told her "no".

I was fortunate to appear in Issue Nine too and I was just as excited then as I was the first time, for Issue Seven.  As part of the mother/daughter duo who co-own Fiber on a Whim we have been delighted each and every time that the staff of Quilting Arts has excepted an article or highlighted our work.  But let me tell you they have out done themselves with this 100th issue; our pages our absolutely beautiful. 

The cover is gorgeous and look how well it coordinates with a peak at one of our pages.  If you are not a subscriber I hope you will seek out this 100th Issue, it is lovely.  We are so happy to be included.   

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you drop by again soon...

Class Registration Now Open for Internation Quilt Festival-Houston

We always seem to get into summer and enjoy our time off. Then emails start rolling in about our fall schedule/events. Somehow each year it takes us by surprise that summer....at least in southern states....is considered almost over. Just 2 more weeks till school starts down here. That means International Quilt Festival Houston is creeping up on us! We will be vending......AND teaching 7 classes!!! Registration for those workshops is now open! Please go to the International Quilt Festival page to see the classes and register online this year. It is a fancy new system where you will know immediately if you are in the class or not and can make your own changes if you decide.

Houston is October 31st-November 3rd, 2019 classes start on the 28th.

Here are the classes we are teaching:

October 30, 2019 9AM-12PM

Wanderings- Mixed Media Collage with Kristin Rodriguez

362. WANDERINGS—MIXED-MEDIA COLLAGE *$70 (includes kit fee)

Small collages are quick creative outlets, filling the gap between larger projects. A variety of textured fabrics, scrapbook paper, and stamps create this unique collage. Finish with hand-stitching, embroidery, embellishments, and mark making.

October 31, 2019 Fly High- Book with Kristin Rodriguez 425. FLY HIGH—FABRIC & PAPER BOOK *$115 (includes kit fee) 9am-5pm Want to step a little outside the box? Learn a variety of mixed-media techniques and craft a book along the way! Rodriguez guides you through the creation of unique fabric and papers that transform into collaged covers, pages, and an accordion pullout for a one-of-a-kind book.

Sticks & Stones with Janelle Girod 443. STICKS & STONES *$70 (includes kit fee) 9am-12pm Do you collect stuff—found objects, little things that hold memories or tell a story? You can give them repurposed life in a quilt! Create a small wall quilt using unconventional fabrics and hand stitching. Complete your design with creative embellishment using unusual items.

Coloring on Fabric with Inktense with Janelle Girod 480. COLORING ON FABRIC WITH INKTENSE *$75 (includes kit fee) 2pm-5pm Inktense gives you a painterly look without using paints or changing the hand of the fabric. Learn a variety of application techniques that will allow you to create bold, vibrant images or softer watercolor effects. Also offered as 548 on Friday morning. Do not enroll for both.

November 1, 2019 Coloring on Fabric with Inktense with Janelle Girod 480. COLORING ON FABRIC WITH INKTENSE *$75 (includes kit fee) 9am-12pm Inktense gives you a painterly look without using paints or changing the hand of the fabric. Learn a variety of application techniques that will allow you to create bold, vibrant images or softer watercolor effects. Also offered as 548 on Friday morning. Do not enroll for both.

Morning Moors with Kristin Rodriguez 555. MORNING MOORS *$70 (includes kit fee) 9am-12pm Mixed-media at its best! Create this abstract landscape using textures, fabrics, hand stitching, and embroidery. Create a stamped focal point and complete your piece with a painted canvas for mounting.

Woolen Vistas with Janelle Girod 586. WOOLEN VISTAS *$80 (includes kit fee) 2pm-5pm Experiment with fiber! Work with a variety of fibers and fabrics. Explore how they each deliver differing results as you paint a dimensional landscape. Wool, wool roving, silk, and more. Learn to choose the right fibers for the results you want!