When tennis season ended I was able to get back into the studio. Here is my jacket (when it was in progress) " 'That's Amore' ". It is currently on display at Back Porch Fabrics in California at a show with Rachel Kincy Clark and friends based on Ethnic influences. Italy is one of my favorite countries, the people, landscape, colors, the cuisine. Not to mention it is where half of my family originated! Silk diuppioni and free-motion quilting, finished off with a Murano style glass button. The bags are lambskin and decorator weight tapestries. I also have a batch made with Guatemalan handwovens and Bali batiks. As I complete one it becomes my favorite!! Right now I am finishing up a few quilts for friends/family. The BQ2 pattern is a snap to put together and gives one an exceptional place to showcase some of the beautiful fabrics available today. Bali Pops are packets of 2 1/2" cuts of batiks that I randomly sew into strip sets and then cut into squares, I use the 'Garden Delight' method of setting them and turning them on point. Both are great patterns if you're needing a quilt in a hurry!

I am gearing up for a lot of traveling. First off Jr nationals/curling to watch my daughter play. We will be trading the cold of Fairbanks for the winds of Bemidji! After that I get to visit my sister in Portland Oregon before heading up to Vancouver Canada. I will again be an Olympic Curling Statistician. Fun times, wonderful friends, and the best curling the world has to offer. In March I will be coaching the Team Alaska girls at the Arctic Winter Games in Grand Prairie, Alberta. Packing awaits.....