Archive for December, 2013

Quilters Newsletter, December/January 2014

Posted by ewquilts on December 16, 2013 in Publications |

“Bent but Not Broken: Quilting in the Great Recession”by Mary Kate Karr-Petras The article features my quilt “Rapture” (2011), completed during the 2010 US economic downturn as well as during the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake.

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Asparagus Soup

Posted by ewquilts on December 16, 2013 in Recipes |

Comfort for a cold winter’s day: the most wonderfully delicious and easy-to-make asparagus (my favorite vegetable) soup!  I find all the ingredients at my local Aldis, or you may already have them on hand. the recipe snap off the tough ends and add to compost bin you’re left with only the best part whirrr…whirrr…whirrr don’t […]

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January 18, 2014, The Sum of Many Parts: 25 Quiltmakers in 21st-Century America; Iowa State Historical Museum, Des Moines, IA

Posted by ewquilts on December 16, 2013 in Exhibits, Speaking Engagements, Video |

2:00PM – Please join me for a gallery talk in conjunction with The Sum of Many Parts exhibit.  The presentation will feature my video, A Piece of Me, a Q&A session, and the quilt I’m currently making with the lao bu (handwoven, indigo-dyed fabric) brought back from my trip to Shanghai (September, 2012).  Here is a […]

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