Welcome to my website

Come inside and travel along with me while I share my passion for felting, fibers and fabrics, as well as art and imagery.  I am a teacher, designer, speaker and author and most of all a quiltmaker and fiber artist

I teach classes on basic quilt and felt making, embellishment and imagery in all forms.  Photography is often central to my own work and thus my teaching and I love sharing any techniques which inspire creative pursuits for all ages.  I am a career educator with emphasis on nurturing self-exploration and self-expression whose love of the great Southwest brought me to Arizona.

I began to sew at my grandmother's knee and as she shared with me, I am privileged to share with you and others.  Classes can be customized to meet the individual needs of your group or guild.  Please contact me to discuss your specific interests, group size and venue.  I'm available for seminars, conferences, galleries, guilds, and quilt and fiber shops.  For more information about my teaching, speaking, or judging experience, please go to About Rita on this website. 

I encourage you to visit my blogs at http://ritablocksom.blogspot.com/ and http://feltingfantasy.blogspot.com regularly (or even irregularly) to see what’s new in my little corner of the world and what and where I’m currently sharing with fiber friends.  You may even see yourself there if you’ve attended a class with me recently.