If you place a challenge before a group of quilters you most certainly will not be disappointed with the results. There were two outstanding challenge exhibits at the 2019 Minnesota Quilters Show, the Global Inspiration Challenge and the Prince Cherrywood Challenge. First, let’s look at the quilts from the Global Inspiration Challenge. Several different techniques…
The 2019 Minnesota Quilters Show had one of the best collections of special exhibits I’ve ever seen at a quilt show. Here is the first of two posts about the special exhibits. Carol Hancuh’s “Bus Stop People – Waiting for the D Line” exhibit featured a group of eleven people standing at a bus stop.…
The 41st annual Minnesota Quilters Quilt Show and Conference was held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester June 13-15, 2019. This event featured judged and non-judged quilts, a quilter of the year, special exhibits and many opportunities for quilters to learn and develop their craft. Part One of my report from the show is…
Every invention starts with an idea. Every act of kindness starts with mirror neurons firing in someone’s brain. Let me explain. Neurons are electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that process and transmit information. They are the core components of our nervous system. Scientists estimate that there are 80-100 billion neurons in our brains.…
The last door we are looking at in our series “Doors of the Bible” is what I call Rhoda’s door. The text comes from Acts 12:5-14: So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. [6] Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on…
To say that modern, abstract art has come to dominate the art world would be an understatement. But a lot of people have yet to acquire a taste for works that do not immediately reveal to you what they are about. If you are a fan of traditional, representative art, then make your way to…
John 20:19–23, 26 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” [20] When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his…
