Introducing Flying Colors, published by C & T Publications. This book diverges from standard free-form geese and introduces the concept of "filling" the free-form shapes with many different types of designs. They are called fillers and the free-form strips are called filler strips. Flying Colors, my third book, includes 14 different filler designs as well as other new design concepts, and five full-size patterns that you can make. Order your autographed copy today.
Bold, colorful, and stunning geometric designs with flying geese galore - that’s how you know you’re looking at one of Gail’s quilts! Her style has become immediately recognizable because of her talent for combing vivid colors with intricate piecework. Her geometric star quilts and pictorial quilts have won awards at shows throughout the US and have been featured in publications worldwide. Students love her ability to make those intricate designs achievable even for novice quilt designers.
For Gail, quilting began as a whim, when friends convinced her to take a hand-quilting class. Quiltmaking quickly became a passion. Gail’s early quilts are traditional with conservative fabric choices. By 1984, she began exploring original design. Her first effort, Azimuth, is a king-size medallion style quilt that features a Mariner’s Compass in the center and variations of the compass throughout the quilt. This award winning quilt has been displayed at quilt venues throughout the U.S. and overseas.
Today, Gail lectures and conducts workshops to quilters throughout the U.S. and abroad. Her classes for novices include instruction in color and composition and introduction to paper piecing and drafting, drawing and design. For the experienced quilter, Gail’s classes in design are popular wherever she travels. She also leads tours for quilters and birdwatchers to exciting “off-the-beaten-path” locations.
Gail’s third book, “Flying Colors” is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2010. Quilting has set her free to explore all aspects of design. No longer limited by squares or rectangles, she particularly enjoys free-form shapes. The new book will expand on the material in the first two books, but will focus on freeform design. Filled with step by step instructions and clear diagrams, this book will show the would-be designer all of Gail’s tricks and techniques. It will feature new, exciting, quilt projects and a gallery of student work designed to inspire.
In her other life, Gail is the Executive Director for Hawks Aloft, a New Mexico conservation organization. This organization was founded by Gail and others in February 1994. They conduct education and research programs to monitor and protect raptors and other neotropical migratory birds. During her non-quilting time, Gail may be found working with schools and various interest groups in the community, promoting raptor and conservation awareness, flying in a small aircraft locating nests of large raptors and eagles, or conducting surveys on foot in remote, back-country areas of New Mexico. Several non-releasable, permanently injured education raptors are housed in outdoor flight cages at her Albuquerque home.
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