Come see me in Houston at International Quilt Festival

If you are coming to International Quilt Festival in Houston, please come and see me at one of my Open Studios sessions. I’ll be there from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 (my birthday!) and from 2 to 4 p.m Saturday, Nov. 2.

Some of today’s top quilters and fiber artists will be working and explaining their techniques at Open Studios, sponsored by Craftsy. Four artists will be working simultaneously under the categories of “Quilt,” “Stitch,” “Embellish,” and “Paint.” This specially constructed area is located on “Main Street,” near the food court.

The schedule is subject to change, but I guarantee you’ll find something fascinating going on!

Here is the lineup:


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31
10 a.m.-Noon
PAINT: Pokey Bolton–Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Printing with Found Objects
EMBELLISH: Julie Creus–Fabric Flower Brooch
STITCH: Frieda Anderson–Machine Quilting the "Home Sweet Home" Quilt
QUILT: Judy Coates Perez–Machine Quilting for Art Quilts

Noon-2 p.m.
PAINT: Maria Shell–Four Nifty Ways to Cut Fabric
EMBELLISH: Sue Purdy–Spray Painting with Stencils and Embellishing with
Crystals
STITCH: Marlene Glickman–Creative Fabric Collage
QUILT: Susan Brubaker Knapp–Thread Sketching
2-4 p.m.
PAINT: Jamie Fingal–Stencils, Fabric, Paint-Go!
EMBELLISH: Cheryl Sleboda–Cartooning for Quilters
STITCH: Timna Tarr–Paper Piecing
QUILT: Leslie Jenison–Free-motion Quilting

4-6 p.m.
PAINT: Ana Buzzalino–Coloring Fabrics with Inktense Pencils
EMBELLISH: Catherine Redford–African Folklore Embroidery
STITCH: Anita Grossman Solomon–Make it Simple® Cutting & Piecing Tips
QUILT: Sarah Ann Smith–Free-motion Quilting 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
10 a.m.-Noon
PAINT: Enid Weichselbaum–Simple Silk Screening
EMBELLISH: Barb Forrister–Creating 3-D Floral Patterns
STITCH: Debby Brown–Blended Thread Free-motion Embroidery
QUILT: Catherine Redford–Wrapped in Scraps 

Noon-2 p.m.
PAINT: Victoria Findlay Wolfe–Painting with Scraps: Making Your Own Fabric
EMBELLISH: Sue Purdy–Spray Painting with Stencils and Embellishing with Crystals
STITCH: Andi Perejda–Hand Quilting
QUILT: Maria Shell–Artful Machine Quilting

2-4 p.m.
PAINT: Leslie Jenison–Monoprinting with Stencils
EMBELLISH: Marlene Glickman–Hand-dyed Silk Greeting Cards
STITCH: Timna Tarr–Appliqued Circles
QUILT: Jamie Fingal–Free-motion Quilting

4-6 p.m.
PAINT: Judi Hurwitt–Monoprinting with Gelli Plates
EMBELLISH: Laura Wasilowski–Hand Stitching Fused Art Quilts
STITCH: Liz Kettle–Free-form Embroidery
QUILT: Ebony Love–Die-cut Foundation Piecing


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2

10 a.m.-Noon
PAINT: Judi Hurwitt–Creating Your Own Stamps
EMBELLISH: Becky Navarro–Using Found Objects and Everyday Tools for Embellishment 
STITCH: Ebony Love–Stitched & Painted Quilts
QUILT: Judith Trager–Machine Quilting

Noon-2 p.m.
PAINT: Susie Monday–Water-soluble Crayons for Screen Printing
EMBELLISH: Ruth Chandler–Modern Hand Stitching
STITCH: Maria Shell–Piecing with Prints
QUILT: Diane Doran–Layered Imagery & Stitch

2-4 p.m.
PAINT: Susan Brubaker Knapp–Whole Cloth Painting
EMBELLISH: Maria Shell–Artful Applique
STITCH: Kristin Rodriguez–Photo Transfer to Stitched Art
QUILT: Wendy Butler Berns–Embellished Postcard Quilts

4-6 p.m.
PAINT: Cyndi Souder–Block Printing with Wooden Blocks
EMBELLISH: Cheryl Sleboda–Light Up Your Quilts!
STITCH: Debby Brown–Blended Thread Free-motion Embroidery
QUILT: Liz Kettle–Using Specialty Threads in Quilting

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 
10 a.m.-Noon
PAINT: Pokey Bolton–Layered Imagery
EMBELLISH: Linda Hardy–Mixed Media Collage
STITCH: Catherine Redform–YoYo Ma! 
QUILT: Cheryl Sleboda–Experiments in Dimensional Sewing for Quilts

Noon-2 p.m.
PAINT: Cyndi Souder–Block Printing with Wooden Blocks
EMBELLISH: Judi Hurwitt–Make Your Own Beads
STITCH: Janelle Girod–Silk Fiber Explorations
QUILT: Diane Doran–Layered Imagery & Stitch