I recently had the honor of quilting for my friend, Sandra. She made a Metro Rings quilt for her son and his new wife, as their wedding quilt. It’s made in 30s reproductions fabrics, and it is simply gorgeous! Sandra made this quilt for their bed, so she made the center portion of the quilt […]
10 Comments. Continue Reading...Back last fall I quilted a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt for my friend, Imogene. Imogene lives in the town I grew up in, and was a friend of my parents. You can read an article I wrote about Imogene and her husband, Chet, over on The Life of Hazel Ilene’s blog HERE. Imogene is a quilter, and […]
14 Comments. Continue Reading...I love being a longarm quilter, but never more than when I get to finish a vintage quilt top for a customer. It does my heart good to know that a forgotten unfinished quilt top is finally getting its turn at becoming a finished quilt that can be used and loved. I’ve done several recently, […]
9 Comments. Continue Reading...Last year I had the opportunity to make my first pilgrimage to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. I went with my friend, Edie McGinnis, so that we could see our mutual friend, Victoria, while she was there teaching, and also see her exhibit of quilts the museum had hanging. Naturally, […]
15 Comments. Continue Reading...This year’s Sew Sweet Saturday Sampler Club Block-of-the-Month is happening now! I’ve been working really hard on these three quilts and the pattern booklet for them, and tomorrow is the big day! Sew Sweet Quilt Shop is presenting these quilts as their annual Saturday Sampler Block-of-the-Month, and the first installment happens at tomorrow’s event at […]
7 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...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...They’re here! — The Three Witches: This is the larger version of the smaller quilt I showed back in July HERE. Based on the three witches from Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth”, this larger version features lots more embroidery with more coloring. It features each witch individually, and also the group together. Don’t they look conniving? There are […]
3 Comments. Continue Reading...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...Would you like to go to my quilt show with me? Well, then, come on! I’ll show you some of the many quilts we had on display at the Hands of Friendship Quilt Guild’s 29th Annual Quilt Show last weekend. Our show is divided into 11 categories for entry, and the voting is all Viewer’s […]
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