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A secret: Favorite cuts for scrappy quilts
I have three patch sizes that I return to again and again. You may have favorite patches too. It’s good to know what sizes you use the most because when you’re dealing with leftovers, you can cut them up accordingly. I do not cut everything …Read More »
House plans gone awry
I worked on a UFO last week and it didn’t go well. Not the designer’s fault, by the way. It’s a great pattern and it’s well done. But my tendency to go scrappy got me into trouble. Little Village Quilt by Jessica Dayon This is …Read More »
CCC on The Quilt Show
I’m really pleased to have an episode on The Quilt Show, and you’re invited to watch. Find the episode with some of my best tips for scrappy quilts broken down into some of my favorite C’s: color, contrast and cohesion. What else?! You’ll find a …Read More »
Getting past a creative block
Where should I start? How should I begin? Ricky Tims said something really important on my episode of The Quilt Show, which has just been released. He said that when you have a creative block, JUST SEW. Christmas Dance by Diane Harris. Photo: Kristen Laing …Read More »
Tango at Mangelsen’s Sept 29
Bringing a scrappy adventure to Omaha! Join me, won’t you?! Tango is a quilt that looks good in so many “outfits.” And the piecing is fast, fun and easy, leaving you free to think through fabric choices and let the prints do almost all the …Read More »
Pumpkins on Parade in APQ
Today I’m happy to introduce a new quilt design, Pumpkins on Parade, which appears in the Sept/Oct issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. Pumpkins on Parade by Diane Harris of Stash Bandit.Quilted by Julie Lechner @beenquiltin Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine. …Read More »
Quilts on covered bridges
It’s a romantic recipe: small town, famous county, covered bridges and quilts on a lovely summer day. That’s the “airing of the quilts” during the Iowa Quilt Festival, where I spent Saturday, June 2. I grabbed my quilting travel buddy Mary and off we went …Read More »
The process of re-entry
I’ve been gone a lot over the past few months. So many nights away—some for business, some for personal. Now that I’m home, I have to do what I call re-entry. Re-entry happens when I have no idea where to begin. It helps me to …Read More »
Zoom and Omaha workshops open
There are three upcoming classes. Please come! Hand Look Binding by Machine on Zoom Monday, April 17, 11 to 1 Central, $35 on Zoom (recording available after live event) Get a ticket now! See the supply list here I’ve been binding my quilts by machine …Read More »
Stash Bandit and The Quilt Show in Phoenix
One of the rich resources available to quilters is The Quilt Show, an online community with lessons, patterns, projects, history, quilt alongs, BOMs, forums, a gallery, a blog and much more. The Quilt Show is hosted by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson, both legendary figures …Read More »