DARNED QUILTS: Registration Open
Darned Quilts, a wonderful, fun way to learn about the importance of color and value contrast in quilt design while you make original quilt art, is now open for registration at Quilt University....
View ArticleNew Darned Quilt
Sandy Reddan of Buxton, Australia, sent in this photo of her new Darned Quilt. Registration is open now at Quilt University at http://www.quiltuniversity.com. Continue reading → The post New Darned...
View ArticleGOODBYE TO THE GRID: Registration Closing Soon!
Goodbye to the Grid, my newest online art quilt design workshop at Quilt University, is now open for registration but you need to hurry! Registrations will be closing soon! Continue reading → The post...
View ArticleMATH FOR QUILTERS: Registration Open
Math for Quilters, the one class at Quilt University that EVERYONE should take, is now open for registration. Continue reading → The post MATH FOR QUILTERS: Registration Open appeared first on Dena...
View ArticleDARNED QUILTS: Registration Closing Soon!
Darned Quilts, a wonderful, fun way to learn about the importance of color and value contrast in quilt design while you make original quilt art, is now open for registration at Quilt University, but...
View ArticleThe Future of Education for Patchwork Quilters
What follows is a report I drafted after a brief survey of patchwork quilters from several online venues. Voluntary responses came 102 quilters, members of the QuiltArt elist, the SAQA Yahoo Group and...
View ArticleMATH FOR QUILTERS: Registration Closing Soon!
Math for Quilters, the one class at Quilt University that EVERYONE should take, is now open for registration, but registrations will be closing very soon! Continue reading → The post MATH FOR QUILTERS:...
View ArticleMATH FOR QUILTERS: Session Ended!
The most recent session of Math for Quilters, the one class at Quilt University that EVERYONE should take, has just finished. We all worked hard and had a lot of fun! Continue reading → The post MATH...
View ArticleGOODBYE TO THE GRID: Registration Open
Goodbye to the Grid, Dena Crain's newest online art quilt design workshop at Quilt University, is now open for registration. Continue reading → The post GOODBYE TO THE GRID: Registration Open appeared...
View ArticleQuilt University Closing
Quilt University will be closing at the end of this year, 2013. By January 2014 I hope to have moved at least some of my online quilt workshops to Ruth Blanchet's Academy of Quilting. Continue reading...
View ArticleAmethyst Dream by Karen Garth
Just in is this student work by Karen Garth of Las Vegas, Nevada, where I taught a workshop on Crystal Quilts and another on Darned Quilts in the spring of 2010. Karen’s “Amethyst Dream” is luscious...
View ArticleOnline Exhibition–I’m In!
Studio Art Quilt Asssociates runs a monthly exhibition on its Web site. This month's guest curator, Keats Scott, has selected Visual Stimulation and a detail photograph of my piece "Heart's Aflutter"...
View ArticleGoodbye to the Grid Student Work
I heard recently from Ardy Tobin who had taken Goodbye to the Grid with me at Quilt University. She wanted to share a photo of the quilt she made during the class. Continue reading → The post Goodbye...
View ArticleTime-Saving for Quilters, Part 2
Time-saver quilting is about how to make more time for quilting and other activities in your life. Key to the idea is organization in all its forms. In this lesson we talk about that precious...
View ArticleTime-Saving for Quilters, Part 4
The quilting for the day is finished, your studio is clean and tidy and ready for your next sewing session. Pat yourself on the back, sit down with a cuppa, and pull out your latest quilting magazines....
View ArticleTime-Saving for Quilters, Part 5
Finishing UFOs is like unblocking a stalled production line in a factory. It eases the forward movement of the work stream by opening physical space in your studio and mental space in your mind. It...
View ArticleTime-Saving for Quilters, Part 6
Not all studio time is spent making a quilt. Sometimes, we need to refresh our perspective on the craft, to find new sources of inspiration, or perhaps experiment with a new technique. Whatever you...
View ArticleTime-Saving for Quilters, Part 7
Family and friends are indeed important, and more important than quilting. However, when we set aside time to quilt, there are many such distractions that can easily and properly be postponed. What...
View ArticleNew Web Site for Dena Dale Crain
No blog lasts forever. This one has run for about eight years. It's old, tired and feeling a bit under-the-weather. Clearly, the time has come to retire this blog. The good news is that I, Dena Dale...
View ArticleThe Future of Education for Patchwork Quilters
What follows is a report I drafted after a brief survey of patchwork quilters from several online venues. Voluntary responses came 102 quilters, members of the QuiltArt elist, the SAQA Yahoo Group and...
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