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.

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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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Registration to Create2Flourish closes soon

Registration to Create2Flourish is closing in a few hours. I…

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Registration to Create2Flourish is now open

Registration to Create2Flourish is now open.

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It’s that time of the year again …

Registration to Create2Flourish, an online membership and community is set…

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I’m trying not to make excuses

On aranging and rearranging. On making choices and prirotizing. And…

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On keeping your ideas organized

How to use Notes app on iPhone to gather your…

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Wonderful, wonderful Spooonflower

Creating magazine paper collages has been a lot of fun:…

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What a difference a week makes …

A much better week than a few back. Lots of…

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On navigating a difficult week

On navigating a difficult week. Finding help. Talking to friends.…