You need to get your hands on this magazine! The Fall, 2015, issue of Quilts and More magazine. My friend, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, has a quilt in it, and it’s wonderful . . . A very graphic quilt using Lynn Krawczyk’s fabric, Inked, along with some very striking pieces for the setting from Red Rooster. […]
6 Comments. Continue Reading...Look what the mail lady delivered to my door the other day — my own personal copy of Pat Sloan’s new book! It’s called Teach Me to Applique, and it has some darling and very happy projects in it. I quilted a few of the projects in the book, and when Pat sent me the […]
2 Comments. Continue Reading...I recently had the honor of quilting a very special quilt. I met Barb Owen last November, when she attended a retreat that I was also attending. She was there working feverishly on a Sunbonnet Babies quilt for her granddaughter, Kristi. Seems there’s a tradition in Barb’s family of all the girls receiving Sunbonnet Babies […]
9 Comments. Continue Reading...Last year, I found out that one of my readers, Sue, lives in Warrensburg, MO, and that she sometimes likes to shop at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop, which is my favorite place to shop. We talked back and forth by email, and decided to pick a day to meet up at the quilt shop for […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Last Saturday, my sister and I drove down to the Ozarks to attend the Holiday Open House at Reneé Nanneman’s studio. Reneé is a fabric designer for Andover Fabrics, and has a LOT of patterns published as well. The Open House was wonderful. I could have hung out there all day! She had the entryway […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...This past weekend I got invited to join a fabulous group of art quilters at a retreat they were having. Even though I’m not a member of the group, I was allowed to join them anyway! The retreat was held at the Brunswick Lodging and Event Center, which is attached to Sew Sweet Quilt Shop. […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...Oh, the inspiration! I’m drowning in it! What better way to go, huh? Last Saturday, the Hands of Friendship Quilt Guild in Kirksville, MO, hosted Dawn Heese from Linen Closet Designs for a workshop and trunk show. She showed all the latest projects from her new book, and the quilts from all her new patterns […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...In my extreme unorganization, I finally managed to break down into a full-blown panic attack yesterday afternoon. I had just pulled a quilt off the longarm, and was preparing to load the next one, when I realized I needed a particular type of batting. A type I didn’t think I had on hand. My friend, […]
16 Comments. Continue Reading...When I showed you all my Paint Chip Challenge project a while back, I told you I’d also show you the one my sister made. She got a much easier color combination than I did — Cranberry Zing and Intense Teal — which just happens to be one of her favorite color combinations at this […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I know I’ve mentioned before that my friend, Victoria, has a book out called “15 Minutes of Play”. Although the book has been out for over a year now, it’s one I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of. In fact, I make a point to read it through all over again every once in […]
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