Creative & Designer

Ana’s work focuses on Art Quilting, incorporating different elements of surface design: fabric painting, mono-printing, screen printing, hand-dyeing and embroidery techniques. She works mostly with her own artist hand-dyed and designed fabrics.

AWAITS AN OLD BARN

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Workshops & Trunk Shows

Ana has been teaching quilting since 1986. From traditional techniques such as Free-motion quilting and New York Beauties blocks to art techniques: monoprinting, fabric dyeing, Paintstiks on Fabric and many more.

Writer & Author

Ana is a frequent contributor to Quilting Arts Magazine and to A Needle Pulling Thread. Her work has also been publshed in the American Quilter’s Society Magazine, in Modern Patchwork, as well as in 101 Patchwork Projects and Quilts and Quilt Scene. Ana has appeared on Quilting Arts TV on several occasions, and has 2 workshop DVDs with Interweave/F&W.

Portfolio items

Recent blog posts

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And … that’s a wrap!

I’m dancing! I’m dancing! I’m skipping and hopping to music…

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Slowly getting back to normal

Normal? What is normal, anyway? The concept of “normal” can…

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A sense of place in my ever-evolving home

In our ever-changing lives, our homes are the thread that…

Virtual Schoolhouse #7

Quiltfest Virtual Schoolhouse No. 7

I am very excited to once again be teaching virtually…

On making a mess to get organized

On making a mess to get organized

Well, we are one week into the New Year and…

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Farewell 2023. Embracing the mysteries of 2024

Last night we bid adieu to 2023. What a rollercoaster…

Merry Christmas

The presents are wrapped

I am happy to be back writing this post. I…

Three more sleeps!!!

Three more sleeps!!!

EEEEKKKKK!!!! The sale is on! A reminder that my studio…