If you missed the inaugural Online Quilt Festival sponsored by the Mancuso’s (MAQF, PIQF) then here is your chance. I’ll be teaching live (virtually) again on…
Guess what friends?! I’m the Artist in Residence for the inaugural episode of the new Quilting Arts podcast. You can find it wherever you subscribe to…
Listen in as SAQA president Deborah Boschert and I chat about compassion, SAQA, and keeping our creativity going during the Covid-19 Pandemic. See more of Deborah’s…
South African business owner Henneli Davie chats with artist Lyric Montgomery Kinard about staying afloat during the Covid-19 Pandemic. She is the owner of House of…
Listen in as Scott Murkin and I chat about Shakespeare, quilting, and work in the time of Covid.…
Listen in as Wendy and I chat about the desert, teaching, and creating during the Covid-19 Pandemic.…
Australian artist Jenny Bowker has the most amazing stories from her travels around the world. We chat about making our work, both mindless and mindful, and…
Say hello to Deb Cashatt and listen in as we talk about teaching online, mental health, making quilts, and life during a pandemic. You can see…
Listen in as Joe Cunningham and I chat about teaching online, imaginary court cases where the Quilter always wins, and life during a pandemic.…
Join Cristina and I as we chat about what lockdown looks like in Seville, Spain, being brave, and about balancing work, art, and family life.…
Listen in as Carole and I chat about teaching online, starting your own tribe, and the exciting possibilities of live online workshops. You can see more…
Listen in as Nina Clotfelter and I chat about forever-projects, glow in the dark quilts, and beetles. You can see more of her work at NinaQuilts.com…
Join Mel Beach and I as we chat about 100 day projects, the Elements and Principles of Art, and pivoting to online teaching. You can see…
Join me for a chat with Sam Hunter, a pattern designer, teacher, and artist from Portland, Oregon. We talk about pattern making, sharing service to bring…
Join me as Kimberley and I chat about bling shoes, halos, and life during lockdown. You can see more of Kimberley’s lovely artwork at kimberleypiercecartwright.com…
Join me as Judy Gula and I talk about travel, missing hugs, and some of the fabulous things available at her shop, Artistic Artifacts.…
Lisa Walton is an Australian artist and newly retired president of the Studio Art Quilt Associates. We chat about SAQA, online teaching, lockdown in Australia and…
Join me for a chat with artist, author, and educator Victoria Findlay Wolfe as we talk about life in lockdown, dogs, 15 minutes of play, and…
Sit in for a chat with mystery quilt queen, Bonnie Hunter as we talk about new puppies, crazy quilting, and life during lockdown. You can read…
Michelle Wilkie is an amazing modern quilter, designer, and teacher. Check out her CovidCrafting projects! You can see more of her work at https://factotum-of-arts.com…
Meet Kirsten Duncan, a Christchurch, New Zealand artist and Quilt Teacher.…
Meet San Antonio, TX artist and fabric designer (with a brand new line coming out now!!!!) Leslie Tucker Jenison. You can see more of her work…
Frieda currently (April 2020) has a 65% off sale on her patterns and hand dyed fabric kits! https://www.friestyle.com/patterns/…
Meet Catherine McDonald, a quilters and teacher from Christchurch, New Zealand. We chat about how her country is handling the shutdown and a fabulous Aotearoa Quilter’s…
Don’t forget to visit Heather’s new adventure to find some lovely quilt pattern digital downloads QuiltPatternMart.com…
During this time to being Together-Apart I’ve been offering open critique sessions via Zoom. I’ll link one in below. I promised attendees a copy of the…
Visit https://www.colourfulstitches.com for more of Gyleen’s work.…
Those of us who have been making masks for healthcare workers knew that this was coming. The CDC has now recommended that EVERYONE wear cloth masks…
Tea and Skittle by Thomas Knauer…
Hello Friends, I’m starting a series of video chats with other artists. Let me know what you want me to ask, and who you want to…
learn a basic embroidered chain stitch with lyric montgomery kinard…
Embroidery is the perfect project for a snow day, or travel day, or any day you want to enjoy some simple hand work. Kits can be…
Two textile artists wander and wonder at the NC Museum of Art…
Have you ever designed your own abstract art? Have you looked at other people’s abstract works and thought, I wish I could do that? It’s not…
How can I help you magnify your vision as an artist? Join Lyric for a week long retreat, Finding Your Artist's Voice…
The Light KeepersLyric Montgomery Kinard 201950″ x 30″Cotton cloth, Acrylic paint, Thread Carolina Nuñez is a Venezuelan immigrant and a law professor at Brigham Young University.…
Opens Jan 31, 2020 After you have designed the composition, everything else you do is merely execution – not that execution is by any means trivial,…
Better late than never, right? I love looking at the past year to see what I’ve accomplished. I’ve got big plans for 2020 – mostly involving…
Equipment review for live demonstration teaching…
Sometimes I jump a little too soon. I absolutely love The Marker’s Yearbook that I reviewed in my last post, and wanted to add to it’s…
At the beginning of December I made an impulse purchase. I think I might have been scrolling Instagram. I’m telling you friends – Instagram marketing works.…
Because who doesn’t need a chain string of vintage thimbles that make lovely tinkling jingle sounds every time you move, right? Seriously – I had way…
Walking around a RenFaire all day I knew I was going to need a bag or purse or pouch of some kind to hold all the…
Sometimes I go a little overboard with things. Like the idea I had a year ago that I was going to try leather working. I bought…
November in North Carolina can be either lovely or cold. The weekend we were going to be spending the day outside at the RenFair was going…
I should be doing all kinds of other things right now. Instead, I’ll show you costume I’m working on.I didn’t have time to get it done…
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Online: The Artist’s Toolbox part 1 The Elements [Jan 31, 2020]
November 18, 2019Wake Up Your Artist’s Eyes Opens Jan 31, 2020 After you have designed the composition, everything else you do is merely execution – not that execution…
A Video walk-through of the Better World exhibition at the International Quilt Festival in Houston Texas, October 2019.…
I’ve got 8 classes and 3 lectures to give this month. Time to get busy. I think many students have no idea how much time it…
A necessary stop – well worth a day. Devastating in just the right way. I learned much more history than I knew before.…
I’ve been working on a project for the past month. Not only is it another wonderful way to use my time while traveling but it is…