This coming Saturday (the 18th) is National Sew A Jelly Roll day! It’s always the third Saturday in September, and it gives us all an excuse to break open one of those lovely rolls and start a new project, right? This year, Moda is offering up FIVE new free jelly roll quilt patterns, available through […]
47 Comments. Continue Reading...Back in June, it was the 10th anniversary of the start of my blog! I let it slip by without noticing. I woke up in the middle of the night last night, thinking about longarm quilting (am I the ONLY one who does that?), and suddenly realized I’ve been at it for over 10 years! […]
37 Comments. Continue Reading...Way back in 1999, on January 11th, I took a deep breath and launched my little pattern company. Ten years later, in June of 2009, I launched my web site, and started my blog. Wow, what a ride it’s been! At the 10-year mark, I introduced a Welcome Banner pattern to celebrate; and again, at […]
55 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s Button Day! A day to celebrate buttons! As quilters and crafters, don’t we all LOVE buttons? Buttons are fun! There’s so much you can do with them, and let’s face it, they’re really fun to play with and look at and collect! My Great-Aunt Ruby used to play the Button Game with us — […]
46 Comments. Continue Reading...The fabric’s been in stores since last fall sometime, but I keep forgetting to show you the little project I made for Dear Stella for Quilt Market last fall. This line by Rae Ritchie called “Made with Love“, has a cute little sewing notions print, and a panel with pre-printed labels that you can use on […]
36 Comments. Continue Reading...I’m very excited to announce that the 2013 Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Christmas Stocking is finally here! Woohoo! This year’s stocking is named “Blue Christmas”. With very little applique, the embroidery is what takes center stage on this year’s stocking. So if you like stitchery, this is your year! Here’s what the back looks like: […]
17 Comments. Continue Reading...I haven’t introduced a new pattern for quite some time. I’ve had lots of stuff going on, and have been too distracted to sit down and write. And now, I’m gonna have several in a row. Which only proves, I guess, that at some point, if you just keep plugging along, something does actually get […]
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