MQX open for registration!

Quilting from my Secondary Quilting class. 

Okay, so I have finally updated my Teaching/Events page to reflect my teaching for next year up until June 2015. MQX has opened registration and my 3 hands-on classes are already filled - sorry about that, but I have 6 other lecture/demo classes that will be a lot of fun and I hope to see you in New Hampshire.  
If you can't make it to the East Coast, then...
November 19, 2014 by Judi

New Zealand Part 1

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I realize that a lot of my posts may not necessarily be about quilting, but I have found that every aspect of my life is who I am and so I want to share this on my blog.  I want to thank you in advance for reading. After my teaching trip to Australia, Clint and I headed to New Zealand, I have always wanted to go there.  Especially since I have watched Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of...
November 14, 2014 by Judi

Flourish on the Vine and Around the World Bloghop!

So, I have been asked by the super talented Carla Barrett to participate in the Around the World Bloghop. Carla and I met briefly in Australia and she was kind enough to let me borrow a clicker and lazer pointer for one of my classes.  She was a life saver and she is so sweet! 

The Around the World Bloghop has a few questions that I answer and since I just finished Flourish on the Vine for Loanne -...
October 30, 2014 by Judi
Tags: Quilting

Australia Part 1

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It's pretty obvious that I have been home for a couple weeks since my trip to Australia.  The fact that it has taken me this long to blog about just part of my trip will tell you how crazy busy I have been since getting home.

Clint and I flew out from Las Vegas the end of September. The skies were beautiful as we flew out, but I cried throughout the plane ride to our first layover in Honolulu. We...
October 27, 2014 by Judi

Crossroads pattern correction.

Crossroads pattern from Quilting Wide Open Spaces by Judi Madsen







Okay, so with all the patterns I have written I have had a pretty good track record as far as getting all the info correct and with no issues as far as putting a quilt together.  It has come to my attention that there is an error in the cutting requirements for my Crossroads pattern in my book, Quilting Wide Open Spaces. Please know...
October 21, 2014 by Judi

Inspired by Libby Auction


So, I haven't posted in a while.  I was in Australia and New Zealand the past couple of weeks.  More on that later, still trying to catch up on some rest ;-)
I just wanted to make you aware of a wonderful cause that I have been fortunate enough to be a part of. Libby Lehman is a quilt artist and teacher who suffered a stroke last year and is going through a lot with her recovery. The medical bills...
October 15, 2014 by Judi

Red, White & Quilted. Cover girl!

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I had almost forgotten about two projects that I quilted last year until I received this book in the mail last week.  I was so excited to see the quilt I quilted on the cover of Linda Baxter Lasco's new book - Red, White & Quilted!This is a really fun book where she shares a collection of antique quilts that have been re-made and quilted. The pieced patterns are available for each quilt and there...
September 26, 2014 by Judi

Some Great News!

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If you have been following my Facebook and Instagram account you might already know this news, but I don't want to leave you blog followers out of the loop.  Remember when I quilted Fire and Ice for Kimberly Einmo?  Well, Kimberly submitted it to the Chattanooga AQS QuiltWeekshow and it won "Best Modern Quilt!" So fun! Congrats to Kimberly! What an honor it is to have been able to quilt this...
September 22, 2014 by Judi

Quilting Inspirations.

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Clint and I made a quick getaway last week to Disneyland.  We figured it would be the perfect date without the kids and we were headed to California anyway for the San Diego Quilt Show, so we made it happen.

I have people ask me all the time where my inspiration for quilting comes from. Well - it comes from everywhere. I am constantly looking at my surroundings and finding things that I could...
September 11, 2014 by Judi

San Diego and winner of giveaway!

 So this last week I went to San Diego for the San Diego Quilt Show.  I had a wonderful time and met some amazing people.  Clint and I made a trip of it, so it was fun being together just the two of us. I was amazed at the beauty of San Diego - I hadn't been downtown before this week and I absolutely love it there!  

I had fun in my classes and met several wonderful people. It is funny that I still...
September 09, 2014 by Judi