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7623 Miles to a New Quilting Friend
I made a new quilting friend recently! I traveled 7623 miles to find her. You may know that my daughter and her family live in Hong Kong, where they teach at Hong Kong International School. Because people always ask me why: they’re doing it for …Read More »
QuiltCon in Nashville
QuiltCon is the annual gathering of The Modern Quilt Guild, and it was held last week in Nashville. I decided to go because I’m interested in what’s happening in this arm of the quilting world. Today I’m sharing photos of some of the quilts in …Read More »
Valentine’s Day Giveaway
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I begin my 60th year on earth. In other words, I turn 59. I hope you’ll celebrate with me by joining in the giveaway fun. I have a prize bundle for one lucky reader. It includes a new product from the …Read More »How to Do a Partial Seam
Learning to make a partial seam is easy! Partial seams strike fear in the hearts of quilters but it needn’t be. Let me help you understand the idea with a Valentine quilt I finished this week.Read More »
Thoughts on Purple and Some Big Magic
I’ve been working on a new quilt design to add to the Windy Wonders trunk show. That program is booked for Omaha Quilters’ Guild next week and I want to give them lots of eye candy. I thought a few more quilts would be nice, …Read More »
A Different Kind of Quilt Documentation
Lisa Walz is a quilting friend from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. We’ve been going to the same quilt retreat for many years. At one of those retreats, she mentioned a unique way of documenting her quilts and I asked if she’d tell you about it. Here’s …Read More »
My Quilt Dilemma
I’m making a quilt of my own design that will become part of two guild programs,* but it’s not going well. I’m undecided about what to do. I know what I should do but I’m unwilling to do it. This is it. It’s actually prettier …Read More »
How to Fix a Broken Quilt
Featured image, above: “She Knew He Possessed Hidden Depths” by Jennevieve Schlemmer _____________________________________________________________________________ I saw the most interesting photo on Instagram last week. The South Sound Modern Quilt Guild in Olympia, Washington posted this image from their show and tell, and I had to find …Read More »
Small Bear, Big Story: Part 3
Today’s feature is a guest post by my friend Donna di Natale. She’s a quilter and author with Nebraska roots. After retiring from the medical field, Donna was an editor for Kansas City Star Quilts. She lives in Lenexa, Kansas and enjoys history, antiques and …Read More »
Add Movement with Diagonal Lines
My lifetime adventures with Baby Windmills have led to quite a few quilt designs. Some of them have been sewn and some are still only on paper. The first designs were just sewing blocks together using a particular color recipe. Nice little scrap quilts like …Read More »