Several years ago I visited one of my favorite quilt shops in Texas, The Feathered Star in Clyde Texas, and found an ingenious ruler by Creative
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Hello, again friends and fellow quilters! I’m back with a quick post to share some of my favorite places to find FREE downloadable quilt patterns.
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Hello, everyone and welcome! Today I’m excited to reveal my latest design that I call the Jolly Stars Quilt Pattern. Earlier this year I set a goal for myself to design 6 quilt patterns. I’m realizing that the goal was a bit lofty. Here is it July, and this is only the second pattern that I’ve released.
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Hello Quilting friends! And thanks for stopping by! Today, I want to share some goodies I’ve found around the quilter-net this month that I
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Last month I FINALLY finished making the Hazel Nutt Squirrel pattern by Laura Heine. I posted photos of my version of Hazel Nutt on my Facebook
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A sizable stack of Tim Holtz fabrics had been growing in my stash for over a year. I kept buying them even though I had no idea what I was going to do with them. They were actually pretty different from the fabrics I typically buy, but they just kept calling to me! And seriously, what graphic designer could resist them? Especially the prints featuring old letterpress blocks?
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Hi, friends and fellow quilters! I thought I’d write a quick quilting news roundup for the month of May. Quilting Roundup – May 2018 Here
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The first truly challenging quilt I ever made was the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt. I mentioned the quilt in this post in case you care to
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House Quilt blocks always seem to grab my attention, so when I first saw the Village Quilt pattern by Carrie Nelson (a.k.a. Miss Rosie’s Quilt Company) I knew I had to add it to my bucket list.
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If you love old quilts, this is the kind of story that will break your heart. I’m stitching along with my quilting group when my phone rings. The woman on the other end sounded completely desperate as she explains how she got my number and asks if I could repair her quilt. I knew I didn’t really have room in my schedule to work on it, but I told her to bring it over and I’d take a look. An hour later she shows up with what was once a beautiful specimen of a 30’s feed sack quilt. Not only that, but it was an Apple Core design that had been entirely hand stitched.
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