November 15, 2025
The Studio will be closed next week through the Thanksgiving break, as I am traveling. Then I’ll be spending Thanksgiving at our newly restored 1869 home in Chestertown.
We will be open on November 29th for Chestertown Art Walk.
October 30, 2025
The Skipjack Art Studios and Dream Castle Quilt Studio will be open this weekend. We have seven artists in the building with demos in knitting,weaving, quilting, and fine art.
A collection of Mini Quilts made by members of Olde Kent Quilters Guild are available for $30.00 with proceeds going to our charity outreach.
In addition Brian’s Best Pastries will be open and serving smoked Italian Sausage sandwiches along with his wonderful pastries.https://briansbestpastries.com/
This is Sultana DownRigging Weekend. After today’s rain the weather is supposed to be wonderful.
Come visit all the tall ships in our harbor.
Tall Ships
October 14, 2025
We have been so busy this month.we finally have moved into our renovated 1869 home in Chestertown MD.
Time for me to get back to quilting!
Fiber Fanatics will be meeting at Chestertown River Arts this Friday October 17 from 10:00-12:00
I’ll demo some fun things you can do with old ties.
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The Annual Chestertown RiverArts Studio Tour will take place this year on October 18-19, October 25-26 and November 1-2.
Don’t miss this free, self-guided tour with the opportunity to meet over 30 artists in their own studios. You’ll be able to observe them working in a broad range of media including painting, photography, printmaking, jewelry, pottery, glass, metal, wood, and fiber. Start at the Chestertown RiverArts Gallery at 343 High Street in Chestertown, MD, pick up a brochure that includes a map to guide you to each studio. In addition, be sure to peek in the windows of many downtown locations, where you will find some of their works on display.
RiverArts would like to welcome Mary Faulkner to the Tour this year. She has sold her work at the Chestertown Farmer’s market for the past 4 years, where she is known for her jewelry and sculptures. She majored in Art Therapy in college and went on to a career working in graphic art. Lately she has picked up her brushes, inspired by the local scenery and beaches she has begun to paint again. She has an adorable Art Studio called Falling Branches in an idyllic setting in Tolchester, be sure to visit.
Mary Faulkner and her friend Sydney Brookes at Falling Branches Studio
The Skipjack Art Studios located at 329 Cannon Street houses a wonderful collection of artists. Upon entering through the blue doors in the alleyway, your senses will first be greeted by the wonderful smells of the cinnamon buns and fresh croissants made daily by culinary artist Charles Bennett owner of Brian’s Best Pastries. Looking around you’ll be captivated by the wildlife and water scenes depicted in the photos displayed by owner, Thomas Dietz. Ask him about his award winning photos.
Staying on the first floor visit Dream Castle Quilt Studio, owner and Art Quilter Betty Tucker Dietz creates everything from masterful full size quilts to artful wall hangings.
She is joined this year by Master Knitter Sue Wright and Weaver Lesley Campana who will have many of their works on display. All three fiber artists are experienced teachers and offer classes, they will be providing daily demonstrations making this your best place to learn more about the world of fiber Art. Don’t miss the stairway to the second floor where you will be delighted to find another one of our local Artists, Ted Ramsey. He works in ink, watercolors, graphite, alabaster, acrylics, and oils and describes his work as tending toward Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism.
One of our featured artists this year is Sue Wright, shown here with her student Anya Orr, an 7th grader at Radcliffe.
You can find more information about the Studio Tour and Tour Artists at our website, www.ctownra.org.
September 16, 2025
New Group forming here in Chestertown at the River Arts Gallery.
FIBER FANATICS
Meeting every third Friday from 10:00am – 12:00 noon.
$10.00 per session/ Free for members of River Arts
August 28,2025
Lots of castles ,churches, history and Gaudi
Back to quilting…
Sundays September 7&14, 1-4PM
$60.00 + Supplies
Level: advanced beginner
In this class you will learn how to foundation piece and how to machine applique. It’s a great class to learn TWO new techniques while you finish this beautiful wall hanging.
Pattern Included
Contact us by email to sign up
Dreamcastlequiltstudio@gmail.com
August 8, 2025
Introducing a new fun daytime Fiber Art group
THE FIBER FANATICS
Meetings will be held every THIRD FRIDAY from 10-12 at Chestertown Rivers Arts. 343 High Street.
Our first meeting will be on September 19, 2025.
Free to members of Chestertown River Arts, all others pay $10.00 per session.
This group is open to anyone who plays with fibers and threads. No need to sign-up, just bring whatever you are working on. Group discussions and demos will be led by Betty Tucker Dietz of Dream Castle Quilt Studio.
Quilting
Applique
Knitting
Weaving
Crochet
Embroidery
Cross Stitch
Needlepoint
Fabric dying
Felting
And more!
Hope to see you there
Let’s play!
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Betty Tucker Dietz
Dream Castle Quilt Studio
329 Cannon Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
703 346-0449
July 31, 2025
Announcing a fabulous opportunity to see a fusion of Art and Fashion. At the Chestertown River Arts Gallery.
Featuring a couple of my creations
Opening night is Tomorrow, August 1 from 5-7 pm.
This exhibit will run through the end of August.
Find out more here:
July 10, 2025
Wearable Arts is the theme of the upcoming Exhibit August 1-31 at Chestertown River Arts Gallery located at 343 High Street.
The Exhibit is open to all types of art creations as long as it’s something you can wear!
Both my Snazzy Jazzy Jacket (shown above) and the Crazy City Vest (shown below) will be available for you to purchase.
Be sure to stop by and see what other items our creative Chestertown Artists have devised
June 11, 2025
We are officially in Chestertown MD.
Our Queen Street house is not yet finished, so our furnishings are in storage and we are living out of boxes and suitcases until we can move in.
But I am getting more time to work.
My current project… finishing this UFO from the 90’s in time for the Wearables exhibit at Chestertown River Arts in August.
I am hosting a class called Wonderful Wearables on Friday, June 20 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Dream Castle Quilt Studio. Sign ups being processed through the Chestertown River Arts Website.
https://www.ctownra.org/education-center
Finished for our Scrap Club Challenge
Another fun project made from leftover ties.
May 10, 2025
We have been so busy…selling our house in Afton, and renovating our home in Chestertown, that I’ve had little time to sew.
But I’m getting excited about some upcoming events.
The Chestertown River Arts Gala will be held August 2, and I have a great idea for a Re!imagined Runway ensemble. I’ll be partnering with another quilter Christine Kamon, and we plan to have lots of fun. Be sure to visit the River Arts website for more information and to reserve your tickets. https://www.ctownra.org/events
In addition, I am curating the Wonderful Wearables exhibit at the Chestertown River Arts Gallery in August. This exhibit will feature local Fiber Artists and Jewelers, and any other artist who can create a wearable item using their preferred medium. The only rule is it must be something that can be worn…think jackets, vests, skirts, hats, gloves, bags, scarves, belts, jewelry. Be creative, but nothing offensive, please.
To help artists get started, I’m offering a Wonderful Wearables Class on two days. Friday, May 16 and Friday June 20. These will be all day classes 10:00 -3:00 held at Dream Castle Quilt Studio.
Information on how to enter an item in this Wonderful Wearables exhibit and on these two classes visit the Chestertown River Arts Website.
Dream Castle Quilt Studio