Guest of Honour
It was my pleasure to be the “Guest of Honour” at HM British Consul General’s Residence in celebration of San Francisco Climate Week and Earth Day. My piece, “You’re Getting Warmer: Rising Global Temperatures 1850-2022” was there for guests to see and learn from (it...
Art Quilting Studio Magazine Spring 2024
I’ve been published! My article “Clothing Reimagined: Creating Quilt Memories” is in the Spring 2024 edition of Art Quilting Studio Magazine. I feature four quilts that I’ve made from clothing from my family: Two features shirts from my...
Good News – Bad News
The assault on climate science by President Donald Trump’s administration has been taken to a new level, as NASA has terminated the contract that supports two dozen technical staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), the White House office that coordinates research among the federal agencies. The move will hollow out the staff relied on to assist volunteer scientists in the production of the quadrennial U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA), potentially leaving that report delayed, diminished, or as a venue for climate misinformation.
The Making of “You’re Getting Warmer: Rising Global Temperatures 1850-2022”
“You’re Getting Warmer: Rising Global Temperatures 1850-2022” By Lorraine Woodruff-Long 2023 32”x92” Cotton top, batting, back. Machine pieced, machine & hand quilted. The de Young Open 2023/San Francisco, CA September 30, 2023 –...
Learn to quilt through City College of SF Extension!
I will be teaching a two-part Improv Quilting for Beginner series at City College of San Francisco Extension this Fall 2023 on Thursdays. The series will be held at the John Adams CCSF Campus 1860 Hayes at Masonic Ave. The series is designed for newbies – even...
Hoel Memorial Quilt Commission
One of the things I love is creating quilts from the clothing of loved ones. It’ a special honor to make something as a treasured memorial for a family. I recently completed this commission for a family from the clothing of a beloved father, husband and...
Come to my Open Studio – ArtSpan Open Studios Weekend 4!
I hope to see you Weekend 4 – November 11-13th for my ArtSpan 2022 Open Studio, which will be held this weekend! Please join me and 35+ other artists this weekend at the Fort Mason General’s Residence. Come by to say hello! I will have fiber art pieces for...
Uppercase Magazine #55
My work has been published in Uppercase Magazine #55 (Oct-Nov-Dec 2022)! It’s a lovely publication – and one “analog” publication I’ll keep around in this day of digital media. The theme of the issue is “craft inspired by type and...
I’m teaching at SCRAP-SF this Saturday, October 22 from 11am-1pm!
I’m teaching another Log Cabin basics class this Saturday, October 22 from 11:am-1pm at SCRAP-SF. Some sewing machines available or fee free to bring your own! Sign up HERE or at...
Honorable Mention/ Innovation PIQF 2022
I’m so happy that “Coffee & Cream” (60″x60″) won Honorable Mention for Innovation at the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, CA. I love this quilt and the process of making it. I learned the technique of the...
Napa Valley Quilters: Trunk Show & Lecture
Thank you to the Napa Valley Quilters who invited me to share my work and enthusiastically welcomed me last weekend. My husband and I enjoyed a weekend in the wine country, and I loved the opportunity to show my quilts. I’m looking forward to coming back...