Pine Bluffs Winter Author’s Festival

December 2, 2025 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

I will be at the Pine Bluffs Winter Authors Festival Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Pine Bluffs Historic High School, 607 Elm Street. Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, is 40 miles and 40 minutes east of Cheyenne.

I will have copies of all my books:

–Cheyenne Birds by the Month

–Cheyenne Garden Gossip

–The Best of Cheyenne Bird Banter (new)

–Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice

–Dear Diary (World War I era)

When I’m selling my books in person, I round up the price by 5 cents and include sales tax–giving you a 6 percent discount. I can take cash or checks but not credit cards.

There will be a wide variety of authors from the tri-state area, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming.

While you are there, check out the nature trails accessible from the rest area on the south side of the Pine Bluffs I-80 exit rest area.

Cheyenne Local Author Celebration Oct. 11, 2025

September 26, 2025 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

The Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave., is hosting a new style of local author event Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. There will be workshops for authors in the morning and a Book Fair from 2 – 4 p.m. to which the public is invited. It will feature nearly two dozen Cheyenne authors of many genres–fantasy, romance, history, self-help, children’s books, etc.

I will have copies for sale of my newest book, The Best of Cheyenne Bird Banter ($24, see link for local and online availability and coverage by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, https://cheyennebirdbanter.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/the-best-of-cheyenne-bird-banter/). I can take checks and cash.

And I’ll also have:

“Cheyenne Garden Gossip” – $25 (usually $24.90 plus tax)

“Cheyenne Birds by the Month” – $23 (usually $22.95 plus tax)

“Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice” – $10 (usually $9.95 plus tax)

I also have a couple copies of “Dear Book, The 1916-1920 Diary of Gertrude Oehler Witte” – $23 (usually $22.95 plus tax). It is not available online.

Book sale and signing

October 11, 2024 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

I will be at the Author Celebration Oct. 12, 2024, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming, along with other local authors selling and signing their books. Stop by and say hi!

I’ll be able to take cash and checks. My prices will be slightly discounted. If you aren’t able to attend, check here: https://yuccaroadpress.com/buy/.

“Cheyenne Garden Gossip” – $25 (usually $24.90 plus tax)

“Cheyenne Birds by the Month” – $23 (usually $22.95 plus tax)

“Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice” – $10 (usually $9.95 plus tax)

I also have a couple copies of “Dear Book, The 1916-1920 Diary of Gertrude Oehler Witte” – $23 (usually $22.95 plus tax). It is not available online.

I’m also bringing a sample copy of “Cheyenne Bird Banter, 25 Years of Bird and Birdwatching News,” which is only available online via Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.

Library book signing Nov. 25

November 21, 2023 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

I’ll be at the Local Author Celebration at the Laramie County Library Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. I’ll have copies of all three of my books for sale (cash, check or Zelle),:

— “Cheyenne Birds by the Month – 104 Species of Southeastern Wyoming’s Resident and Visiting Birds” – $23

–“Cheyenne Garden Gossip – Locals Share Secrets for High Plains Gardening Success” – $25

–“Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice – How to Help Your Quilt Live to 100” – $10

–“Dear Book – The 1916-1920 Diary of Gertrude Oehler Witte” – orders, $23

Signing special: All prices include sales tax.

If you only have a credit card, pick up books at one of these Cheyenne locations and bring them by for signing: 307 Made, Barnes & Noble, Bonsai Books, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, Cheyenne Depot Museum, Cheyenne Honey, Curt Gowdy State Park, the Hawthorn Tree, JAX, Riverbend Nursery, Sunshine Plant Company, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Headquarters, Wyoming State Museum.

See more about my books at https://yuccaroadpress.com/.

Local authors at library Oct. 22

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

Laramie County Library is featuring a “Local Author Celebration” this Saturday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Cottonwood Room at the library, 2200 Pioneer Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming.

I will be there from 1 – 5 p.m., selling copies of all of my books including “Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice,” “Cheyenne Birds by the Month” and “Cheyenne Garden Gossip.” And I’ll have a pen if you want them signed.

There will be 27 local authors besides me including some of my favorites: Bob Budd, Karen Cotton, Mary Gillgannon, Ann Muirhead, Michael T. Shay.

Half of the authors will be there from 10-1 and half from 1-5, so come from 12 to 2 and catch all of us!

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum picks up “Quilt Care” book

October 5, 2020 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

*The current Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum exhibit celebrates the museum’s 30^th anniversary. Photo by Barb Gorges.*

On a trip last week to Golden, Colorado, I visited the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, www.rmqm.org, to see the 30^th anniversary exhibit of quilts from their collection.

I met executive director Karen Roxburgh. She was enthusiastic about “Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice,” so I left my last five black and white copies with her for the gift shop (Any reorders will be in color.)

I hadn’t visited the museum since it moved to this bright new location. The main gallery is well-lit and spacious. The current exhibit includes a variety from art quilts to utility quilts, antique to contemporary, made by groups and prize-winning quilters.

In the small gallery is an exhibit dedicated to the quilts of museum founder Eugenia Mitchell. Some are quilts she collected and some she made.

And there’s a gift shop, of course! Quilting notions, books and reproduction fabrics for several different eras—and friendly staff.

Opening Oct. 19, a new phase of the 30^th anniversary show will feature RMQM’s crazy quilt collection. The small gallery will be featuring “Through a Lens,” a solo exhibit for Kathy Suprenant, winner of RMQM’s 2019 Evolutions Exhibition. Both exhibits will be up through Jan. 17, 2021.

The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Saturday. Don’t forget your mask. They are closed on Sundays but look for their Sunday Zoom programs.

Local Author Day, Cheyenne

August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

Saturday, September 14, 2019, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Laramie County Library

2200 Pioneer Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming

I will be one of the authors from around the region selling and signing books:

—Quilt Care Construction and Use Advice, How to Help Your Quilt Live to 100 and

—Cheyenne Birds by the Month, 104 Species of Southeastern Wyoming’s Resident and Visiting Birds.

This year the library is partnering with Arts Cheyenne for the Cheyenne Arts Celebration “to celebrate a large and diverse collective of local artists.”

Make a day of it–get your lunch or snack at the Library Cafe! The entire event closes at 4 p.m.

Quilt Care book available

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

QuiltCareFC Dear Quilters, Quilt Owners and Readers,

My book, “Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice, How to Help Your Quilt Live to 100” was available on Amazon but the printing quality was not good. I have had it professionally redesigned by Chris Hoffmeister, Western Sky Designs, and printed locally by PBR Printers, Cheyenne.

To arrange to purchase a copy, please contact me at bgorges2@gmail.com. The cost is $9.95 plus sales tax and shipping (at whatever rate you prefer).

The book is based on the columns I wrote for the Wyoming State Quilt Guild’s newsletter and posted here. The information has been updated with the assistance of Jeananne Wright, AQS-certified quilt appraiser and antique quilt expert. The 48-page book is illustrated with 32 black and white photos. It’s printed on slick paper and has a full-color paperback cover.

Here is a list of the chapters:

Make – Quiltmakers need to think about quality materials and techniques when constructing a quilt.

Test – How do you test for washability and light-fastness of fabrics for those special quilts?

Use – What’s the best way to make a bed with a quilt?

Display – Keep fading even if not absent; learn stress-free way to hang a quilt.

Air – Sometimes all a quilt needs is a little airing.

Wash – What do you need to know before you wash a quilt?

Dry – Air-dry or machine-dry, it’s all about the balance between abrasion and migration.

Store – Where to find a clean, unlighted place for your quilt to rest.

Appraise – Showing a homemade quilt is worth something could encourage future owners to take better care of it.

Insure – A quilt is an investment, in time and effort, if not money. Protect it.

Ship – There’s much to consider when shipping a quilt to a show or its new owner.

Sign – Find out how to make a label about the quilter and the quilt to sew on the back. The more information, the more important the quilt could become in the future.

Find out more about this and my other book, “Cheyenne Birds by the Month,” at https://yuccaroadpress.com/.

Thanks,

Barb Gorges

Garden of Quilts exhibit reception Dec. 9

December 4, 2018 / Barb Gorges / Leave a comment

Garden of Quilts exhibit Dear Readers,

A reception for the new Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Artist in Residence (me!) exhibit, “Garden of Quilts,” featuring 10 of my flower and flower-bright quilts, will be from 3 – 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, 710 S. Lions Park Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming. My husband Mark is baking cookies for it.

The exhibit will be up through Jan. 27, 2019. The Gardens are open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.

My book, “Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice,” will be available in the gift shop. I’ll be giving a talk Jan. 6, 2019, “Quilt Care and Share,” about taking care of quilts. Participants can bring a quilt to share and learn more about it. Please call the Gardens to register, 307-637-6458.

CheyBirdsbyMonth_FC_only Immediately before the reception, from 1 – 3 p.m., photographer Pete Arnold and I are having a book signing for “Cheyenne Birds by the Month, 104 Species of Southeastern Wyoming’s Resident and Visiting Birds.” The books are available at the Gardens’ Tilted Tulip gift shop. You can also find the books at the Cheyenne Depot Museum, Wyoming State Museum, Riverbend Nursery and PBR Printing.

Hope to see you,

Barb

Quilt Care eBook and print books on Amazon

January 16, 2018 / Barb Gorges / 1 Comment

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Quilt Care full-color edition cover cropped

Dear Quilters, Quilt Owners and Readers,

I’m happy to announce that three editions of “Quilt Care, Construction and Use Advice, How to Help Your Quilt Live to 100” are now available on Amazon (if these links don’t work in the future, just search my name, “Barb Gorges”:

The eBook edition, $4.95, eBook link, can be downloaded onto any device, phone, tablet, reader or laptop. If you don’t have a Kindle, you’ll see a link right there for a downloadable free app on the same page that says “Read with our free app.”

The B & W edition, $6.95, black & white edition link, is perfect for sending along with the quilt you just made for someone. Be sure to read the chapter on shipping before mailing your gift quilt. This edition has 32 black and white photos.

The full-color edition, $14.95, full-color edition link, has a slightly different title, the addition of the words “Full-color edition.” The 32 photos in color will help you visualize what I’m talking about.

And what am I talking about? The book is based on the columns I wrote for the Wyoming State Quilt Guild’s newsletter and posted here. The information has been updated with the assistance of Jeananne Wright, AQS-certified quilt appraiser and antique quilt expert. And the topics have been realigned into 12 chapters. The first two are of interest to quiltmakers and the other 10 to all quilt owners.