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

February 2012 FMQ Challenge Tutorial with Diane Gaudynski

February 2012 FMQ Challenge Tutorial with Diane Gaudynski

Good morning, The new February tutorial with Diane Gaudynski is…

Quilting Challenge for January

Quilting Challenge for January

Good morning, As you may know, I joined the Quilting…

Goals and such …

Goals and such …

I can’t believe that January is almost over.  Where did…

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Best wishes for 2012

Welcome to the 2nd day of 2012.  I’d like to…

Quilting Arts TV Series 900

Quilting Arts TV Series 900

Good morning all, The tinsel is out, the tree is…

As seen in Quilting Arts Daily

As seen in Quilting Arts Daily

Jumpstart Quilting Designs with an Easy Sketchbook Exercise 11-30-2011 by…

There’s a new magazine in town

There’s a new magazine in town

Good morning, October marked the date of the premier issue…

Free Motion Quilting Challenge

Free Motion Quilting Challenge

Good morning, Hope everyone had a great weekend.  I taught…