Jenny Lyons, who was a previous guest in 2019, https://www.spreaker.com/episode/16858661, catches us up on her life since that interview, including her experiences during the early days of the Pandemic, and now, as she jets to different teaching gigs, and is living the dream. For more on Jenny, including her schedule and how to book her, go to https://quiltskipper.com. For more on her Creative Spark course, “Yes you CAN free motion quilt,” see https://creativespark.ctpub.com/courses/Lyon For more on her book, Free Motion Quilting from Ordinary to Extraordinary: 3 Steps to Joyful Machine Stitching in 21 Days, go to https://amzn.to/3lPVMic.

Jenny is a fiber artist, author and teacher from northern California. She uses her domestic sewing machine to create quilts, art quilts and wearable art. She has sewn since age 6 and began to free motion quilt in 2000. Her work focuses on free motion quilting on whole cloth and her work has juried into the Paducah and Houston shows, Pacific International Quilt Festival, SAQA exhibits and several art galleries. She appeared on Quilting Arts TV as well as The Quilt Show (Feb, 2019). She authored a book published by C&T designed to encourage experienced beginners, Free Motion Quilting, Ordinary to Extraordinary. Jenny has been teaching and lecturing on the art of quilting since 2006 and travels to guilds, shops and major shows. She brings her passion and joy to the classroom and loves to inspire her students to free motion quilt their own quilts!.She lives near Sacramento, California with her Husband and their Australian Shepherd. Their boys have left the nest, giving Jenny more room for quilting.