Yesterday, online learning platform Bluprint, formerly Craftsy, sent an email to instructors saying the company would be closing over the next few months. This was at once surprising and completely unsurprising. When Craftsy began about 10 years ago (because a guy received a quilt from …Read More »

I’ve been machine quilting much more than usual during this extended time at home. I’m learning a lot. I am so happy to have finished My Wild Garden recently. It’s an improvisational quilt, which is a fancy way of saying I made it up as …Read More »

I’m not going to talk about the pandemic. We’re all frustrated. So… Let’s Talk Quilts. I’ve been finishing up some things the past few weeks. I have a lot of UFOs squirreled away in closets and cupboards and it would feel great to be done …Read More »

I’m doing a lot more machine quilting these days and boy, am I learning a lot. I’m using the HQ Capri stationary longarm with its Insight table, which provides stitch regulation and support for the quilt. In my search for ideas of what to quilt …Read More »

Thank you to everyone who has viewed the mini trunk show from the Quilt Candy event. I really appreciate your time. I wanted to follow up with a few things and put all of the links in one place. Watch the mini trunk show with …Read More »

We’re on to more of the Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Show. These are the links for today, Sunday April 5, and tomorrow, Monday April 6. You can watch them live on Facebook at the times listed or you may watch them anytime after the live …Read More »

The Quilt Candy Virtual Trunk Shows continue today beginning at 11 CST on Facebook Live. You can watch live or any time afterward when it’s convenient for you. There’s a lot of great talent being displayed. My own trunk shows will be Sunday at 4 …Read More »

There are more designers hosting short Facebook Live events in the Quilt Candy Trunk Show! I hope you’ll take a peek. Remember that you don’t have to watch it live, you can watch them any time after they go live, too. Today’s designers: April 2 12pm …Read More »

A group of quilt designers have teamed up to offer a fun and free event online during this time. Each designer will spend about 15 minutes showing some of her favorite quilts. You can watch live on Facebook at the top of each hour from …Read More »

Most of the time when I have a design published, it’s because I pitched it to a magazine and they accepted it. But last year, a magazine in the UK came to me, which was very exciting. I have often purchased Love Patchwork & Quilting …Read More »