The Christening . . .
Of the new studio, of course!The girls (my mom, sister-in-law Mary, sister Diane & I) decided to have a Priority Quilt weekend to christen my new studio space. My husband & I worked feverishly...
View ArticleDoggie Diaries
As promised, here is a scan of my latest Priority Quilt for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. It's called Doggie Diaries and is made from a panel that was donated to us in Houston last year.This is...
View ArticlePriority Quilt: The Imperial Irish
As you may or may not know, I am the Quilt Registrar for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. What that means is that anyone who makes a quilt for AAQI has to fill out a form that is emailed to me. I...
View ArticleIsland Batik Donates $25,000 to AAQI!!
Hold onto your hats!I know whose fabric I'll be looking for in the future!Moira and Adam Dewar of Island Batik, Inc. have donated $25,386.00 to the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative!This is our largest...
View ArticleAAQI MEGA AUCTION AUGUST 1 - 10!
August Online MEGA Auction!From August 1-10 the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) will be offering 20 quilts that were part of the "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece by Piece" exhibit in an online...
View ArticleThree NEW Priority Quilts
I've been "on a tear" making Priority Quilts lately. Having the studio set up so that I can just go and start creating is very freeing! I can have my machines set up to perform a function and just move...
View Article"Heartbreak to Hope" Exhibit Comes to Quilt Expo!
"Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope" continues its five-year journey across the United States with a stop at Quilt Expo, September 8-10. The exhibit will hang in Exhibition Hall at the...
View ArticleI'm on Sewing With Nancy!!
Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative volunteer Beth Hartford was an a guest on Sewing With Nancy, program #2505 – Art Quilts – Fusible Collage Workshop (a 2-part series with Frieda Anderson and Laura...
View ArticleSewing With Nancy Link to Nancy's Corner
Here's the link to the segment that I did on Nancy Zieman's Sewing with Nancy for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative: http://video.wpt2.org/video/2096722168/ I look pretty calm, cool and collected ....
View ArticleTo Honor Our Loved Ones
World Alzheimer's Day is Wednesday September 21st. Please change your FaceBook profile picture to a photograph of a person who has/had Alzheimer's that you wish to honor and remember on September 21st...
View ArticleAAQI Sends 1500 Quilts to Houston!
We asked for 1,500 quilts and WE GOT THEM---thanks to all our wonderful quilter volunteers! Check it out! We will be selling your quilts at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX, Nov 2-6....
View ArticleAAQI Takes Over Houston IQF!
This is a quilt by Fannie Narte that I purchased in Houston this year. It leapt off the walls into my arms and I knew it had to come home with me. It's called "Broken Wings" and the artist statement...
View ArticleAnother Addition to My PQ Collection!
This is the second quilt that I purchased in Houston at the International Quilt Festival this year. It was made by Ellen White of St. Augustine, FL and the artist statement reads: "I bought the hand...
View ArticleRecord sales of $62,000 at IQF Houston
No wonder it took me a week to recover!! The numbers are in! The AAQI sold 1,141 Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts during International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX, raising the most money ever during the...
View Article"Heartbreak to Hope" in Hampton, VA
"Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope" continues its five-year journey across the United States with a stop at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXII, February 23-26, 2012. The exhibit will...
View ArticlePlaying With Dye
Even with all my volunteer work for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, I found some time to take an online dye class from Candy at Candied Fabric Classes. Even though I have been a hand dyer for...
View ArticlePlaying With Dye (Part 2)
I finished rinsing out and ironing the first triad called "brights". They are all stacked up for now, waiting for the next step. There are 66 squares in all, each is 5"x5". I also got the next triad...
View ArticleThe "Naturals" Triad
I got these ironed yesterday, love the textures and color variations in each piece. I can't wait to start the "Earthy" triad - going to do that right now!!
View ArticleThis Was Almost A Priority Quilt . . .
But it got just a little too big and I didn't have the heart to chop off the borders. It measures 13" x 11 inches, and the absolute maximum size for a Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt for the Alzheimer's...
View ArticleThis One is the Right Size for AAQI!
I have been making (and buying) little quilts for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative for quite a few years. Lately, I've been using vintage embroideries that can be had for very little money. This is...
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