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Frida at VMFA

Posted in Art Class, Portraits, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

A group of students from The Studio’s Wednesday morning and evening classes went to Richmond to see the Frida exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. It was a wonderful day of art, laughter and fellowship! The exhibit was very interesting and confirmed what a tragic life she led. We saw several of her paintings including several self portraits as well as some amazing photography. If you are in the Richmond area while the exhibit is underway it would be worth your time. See more information here.

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Have Featherweight Will Travel

Posted in Little Known Facts, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on May 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This is what the little Singer Featherweight Sewing machines were made for…travel!  They were advertised as portable, and while in today’s terms, eleven pounds may seem heavy, they really are easy to take along.  They are perfect for piecing quilt blocks.  I love them!  This one is a fairly rare 1961 Tan Featherweight… named Barbara Ann for my mom.  She’s traveled with me to the last two retreats.  I try to rotate the Featherweights I have so they all get used and I can keep them maintained.  I have 6 now…Oops, how did that happen???!!!  Did I mention that I love these little machines?

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Stitch & Bitch VIII Is Done!

Posted in Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , on May 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

We had a terrific Stitch & Bitch retreat this past weekend. It was our 8th one out at Shenandoah River State Park. So much fun playing games, winning prizes, sewing projects, sharing ideas, enjoying demos, and so much more. We always have a great time together. Our space is limited for this retreat but if you are interested we can add your name to our waitlist so be sure to reach out if you are interested. We do this twice a year. You can see from the photos how much fun we have!

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A Box Ribbon in Riley Blake Mercantile  Fabric

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , on March 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This is the quilt I did at the retreat yesterday.   I was so busy sewing today that I  forgot to post.  We are having a great time!

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In New Freedom PA for Quilt Retreat

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Arrived yesterday in New Freedom, PA for a quilting retreat with about 20 other quilters….a great group of woment with beautiful ideas and skills. It’s so much fun to see what others are doing. I put together a quilt that I have been working on for a possible class. I call it the “Perfect Picnic Quilt” because it has a checkboard in the center so after you eat your picnic you can play checkers! Fun, hun???!!!! Watch for an upcoming class. And watch for more photos of the beautiful things these quilters are doing here.

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QuiltCon in Raleigh NC

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , on February 23, 2024| 2 Comments »

Yesterday I attended QuiltCon for the first time. It was held in Raleigh this year. It’s the largest Modern Quilt Show in the world. I was not disappointed! There were so many amazingly beautiful quilts….unique and colorful. And then there were minimalist designs. This one, Mulberry Swirl by Kelly Spell of Hixson TN won the Minimalist category. It is so simple but gorgeous. The show runs through Sunday so if you can get to Raleigh’s Convention Center it is worth the trip!

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UFO’s on Vacation

Posted in Crochet, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , on December 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

I worked on completing some UFO’s while on vacation the last few days. I know you were thinking of the other type of UFO’S but these are UnFinished Objects! And I have quite a few laying around. I did finish this throw yesterday that I started some time last year. I’m glad to get it done. It features a Wave Stitch and Lion Brand Ferris Wheel yarn.

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Stitch & Bitch VII Was AMAZING

Posted in Crochet, Embroidery, Knitting, Quilting, Rag Rug, Sewing, The Studio/Classes, Travel, Workshop/Retreat, tagged , , , , , on November 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »

To say we had a great time at Stitch & Bitch VII would be a huge understatement. This group of stitchers made beautiful projects while having fun playing games and winning prizes. It would be hard to describe all the things we did, all the delicious food we ate, and all the laughs we had. I can’t remember when I laughed so much. We are all looking forward to the next one in April.

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Quick Trip to PA Quilt Extravaganza

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing, Travel on September 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

We had a delightful group of quilters that went on our quick trip to the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza at Oaks PA on Thursday and Friday. We attended the show on Thursday and saw hundreds of amazing quilts and got some great ideas. We shopped the vendors at the show and then had a great dinner and turned in early Thursday night so we could hit the road early Friday morning for our F.A.R.T. (Fabric Acquisition Road Trip). And acquire fabric we did!!!! We hit 5 of our favorite shops…Zinck’s, Good’s Store, Old Country Store Quilts, Log Cabin Quilts and Burkholders. What a whirlwind! We flew into each shop and all 8 of us found some treasures. (And let me say that these ladies were an amazing group with which to travel. So compatible and up for all adventures!) We loaded up the van and headed home. We were all good and tired when we got home last night but also excited and full of ideas of new projects. I can’t wait to see how all that amazing fabric turns out. If you love sewing and/or quilting be sure to watch for our new Open Studio time just for you!

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Road Trip 2023 Quilt Complete

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Travel, tagged , on July 23, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Remember the BIg Quilt Adventure that we went on in March? (Read about it here and here. ) And remember that I designed a quilt that featured a block for each of the states that we stopped and shopped in? (See that here.) Well, it’s back from the long-arm quilter and I LOVE IT! It is going to be a great memory from our trip and the quilters who went along on this epic adventure. I added a label to the back that features my fellow shoppers.

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