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

March classes added

March classes added

It’s early morning here in Calgary and it promises to…

New Date: New York Beauties Pillow workshop moved to February

New Date: New York Beauties Pillow workshop moved to February

The New York Beauties Pillow workshop’s dates have been moved…

Machine pieced and quilted NYB pillow - back

January / February workshops have been added

Happy holidays to everyone. I hope you had a chance…

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Gift Certificates – Now available in time for the Holidays!

New! Gift Certificates now available in the Store

December workshops have been added

December workshops have been added

It’s a wonderful view from my window in my studio…

acrylic skin on sketchbook

November Online Courses

November live-stream online workshops are live. Lots of options and…

Two new online courses

Two new online courses

Good morning, It’s sunny today and windy. I can see…

Sophisticated monoprinting

Exciting news! Two new classes added for October

Two new live-stream online classes are being offered in October:…