Earlier this year, I was invited by Sew Sweet Quilt Shop to design the Block-of-the-Month quilt that they would use for their Saturday Sampler Club, which begins annually in September. I was thrilled and very honored that they asked me, and I set to work right away on my designs. They offer their Block-of-the-Month in […]
17 Comments. Continue Reading...Even though I’m at Quilt Market this weekend, I’m still blathering on about Quilt Camp. I’m here today to tell you about the project I taught. I taught 3 days of needle-turn hand applique, and this is the project we worked on: I designed this project especially for this year’s Quilt Camp, and now that […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...I take my sketchbook with me almost everywhere. It comes in very handy when I get stuck waiting somewhere. Somewhere like a hospital waiting room, for example. It was on one such occasion that I ended up staring at the carpeting in said waiting room until the weave pattern became so apparent that I sketched […]
10 Comments. Continue Reading...It’s been fifteen years since I launched my little company. I can’t believe how much it’s grown! Having an online presence certainly turns you global in a hurry. And it’s been a fun ride so far, with even more great things happening for us in the future. I hope you all come along for the […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I have a new pattern out, and best of all . . . it’s FREE! It’s a pattern for a table runner that you can make from a candy pack and a bit of background fabric. (A candy pack is a packet of 40 pre-cut 2 1/2″ squares.) You can use your favorite method of […]
5 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...My newest tutorial for Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners College is posted today! It’s called “Sasparilla Trails”, and it uses Riley Blake’s new fabric line, “Sasparilla”, by October Afternoon. To view the tutorial, or download the printable version, just click over to Cutting Corners College and get it! Here’s a bonus close-up shot of the quilt: […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...I meant to post this yesterday, but my day did not go as planned. It’s allergy season, and I ran out of my allergy medicine, and decided to try the kind My Cowboy takes. Big mistake. If a medication says on the package “may cause drowsiness”, it in fact really means “will turn Shelly into […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...I know it’s hard to believe. Two new patterns in the same week. I told you I’ve been working hard! Here’s my next new pattern . . . Greek Cross There’s nothing new about the Greek Cross quilt block. It’s a traditional block that’s been around forever. But since I teach a lot of classes […]
17 Comments. Continue Reading...My next new pattern . . . What The Hex? This pattern was designed to use the Moda pre-cut hexagons called Honeycombs. But never fear, if you don’t want to use a Honeycomb, the instructions include how to make it without that, just in case you were wanting to maybe possibly use up some scrappage? […]
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