Connie Bloom giving threadpainting demo

Connie explaining quilt art

Former Beacon Journal features department editor/columnist Connie Bloom, known throughout the quilt art world in Ohio, will give a threadpainting demonstration in her Artspace studio at 2 p.m. Saturday -- 140 E. Market Street, downtown Akron, 3rd floor. 

Writes Connie:

"Learn about threads, needles and surfaces for stitching. Also oil painting demo at 1 and photography at 3. Come for the afternoon! Free!"

If you want more information, Connie's phone number is (330) 472-0161. The demo is free. 

She is publisher/editor of QSDS (Quilt Service Design Symposium), a quarterly online magazine about fabric art.

Connie married Bob Shields in 2008. They have been together for more than a decade.