Jen | Quilts By Jen

The West: A Hand Stitcher’s Paradise

by Jen | Coffee Talk Saturday, General News and Announcements, Inspirational Sunday

Back in January a friend from home told me about this store in Tucson called The West and said I had to go and check it out. She said they had a very impressive array of embroidery threads and hand stitching threads plus a whole lot more including gift wares, toys and...

Enlarging a Finished Quilt

by Jen | Colourful Friday, Inspirational Sunday, Story Time Monday

I made a couple of TV covers for my friend who has an Airstream and wanted to cover up her TV’s with some textile art and add some colour to her space. It was a little over a year ago that I made the pieces for her. Then last fall she went and bought a larger TV...

Creating Textile Art with Silk Ties

by Jen | Memory Quilts, Scrap Quilts, Sustainability

I have made many memory quilts over the years and last year I had the challenge of creating four pillow covers with 126 silk ties for a lovely lady and her 3 children. The ties were her husbands which he had collected from the day he married and throughout his...

Creating with Little Bits of Leftover Bargello

by Jen | Colourful Friday, Scrap Quilts, Sustainability

I have many little bit of leftover Bargello from creating my Mini Bargello Sunflower quilts and probably some from other quilts I have made with Bargello. Plus I collect what students are going to throw away in the in person classes I teach. Why do you say would I...

Join me at Quiltfest Virtual Schoolhouse 6

by Jen | Events, General News and Announcements, Workshops

I am delighted to be teaching at the Virtual Schoolhouse in November. I will be teaching 2 full day classes on November 10 & 11, 2023. What will I be teaching? I will be teaching 2 of my most popular workshops that I know you will really enjoy and go away with all...