Creative Spaces Blog Hop, Week One, Day 7 Hi y’all! Today is my day to share, and I’ve decided to change things up a little bit. I want to show you where I started in my organizational process. When we moved to a new home with an attached studio space, it took me awhile to get organized. Like, two years,… Read more →
Category: Quilting
Learn to Make Scrappy Borders online class
It’s here! My third online class for Annie’s Publishing — Learn to Make Scrappy Borders. This was a super fun class to create, along with the quilts that go with it. I called on my good friends, Danell Cline, Deb Schrieber and Aneda Phillips to help me make the sample quilts for this class. And boy, did they come through… Read more →
4th of July Picnic quilt
In 2007, I went to Arroyo Grande, CA to meet Susan Branch and do a very special interview with her for my podcast. Meeting Susan and interviewing her for the podcast was one of the biggest “pinch me” moments of my career. I had been a fan of her long before we met and I was an even bigger fan… Read more →
Online class #2 — Machine Appliqué
Hi Quilters — Do you admire appliqué quilts but just feel intimidated when looking at them? You’d love to own one but the thought of making one yourself is just too much to consider? If you are that person, I have the perfect class for you: Learn Machine Applique In this class, I teach you all of the basics to… Read more →
New Online class!
A few months ago, I traveled to Berne, Indiana to film three new online classes for Annie’s Publishing. The first of the three class has just been released — Learn to Make Easy Jelly Roll Quilts. Here are the two quilts for the class: The main quilt is Roman Foursquare, with a bonus quilt (Chinese Coins) to make with the leftovers.… Read more →
Concentrated Quilting
Have you ever thought that being able to study with one teacher for a week would be kind-of like heaven? That’s what I thought when I took a class at the Empty Spools Seminar at Asilomar. I have loved studying with the teachers that I have had, and felt so much more enriched with what I learned. There is a… Read more →
Kids quilts
I have been looking at quilts and bedding for kids lately. Yes, being a grandmother does strange things to quilters. Quilts for kids. What do they like in a quilt? If you ask my granddaughters, they would say, “Pink!” and “Purple!” Yes, I am sure they are products of traditional socialization. That’s okay. Most kids cannot think past their favorite color,… Read more →
A Little Bit of This
There is never enough time in the day to do all of the things that I want to do. Especially when I’m working on a deadline for something significant. In this case, it’s something that will be released at Market in a couple of weeks. I’m going to have a booth this time, so I have to be ramped up,… Read more →
My friend Christa…
…blogged about me. Read about it here at ChristaQuilts. Christa and me, when we met at the BERNINA Ambassador’s Reunion last December. Read more →
And The Quilt Keeps Growing
Quilters — I am ever thinking about you and what I can share with you. I’m currently working on super-special Podcast that will be presented in two parts — I really think you’ll like it. In between, I am working on this quilt that needs to be finished by Friday — and — working on my Studio space. When I… Read more →