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Day 2 Giveaway: Fabric!
Stash Bandit is celebrating with 10 days of giveaways and this is Day 2! I recently finished piecing a throw-size version of a quilt called Maisy Daisy, which I ran across in a back issue of McCall’s Quilting. Its scrappy deliciousness called to me. Maisy …Read More »
Booking Specials for Quilt Guilds
As part of my 10K Celebration, I’m running a special on virtual trunk shows for quilt guilds for a limited time. Read all about it.Read More »
Day 1 Giveaway
Stash Bandit is celebrating with 10 days of giveaways and this is Day 1! I have two great books on quilts made from 2-1/2″ strips and a specially-curated bundle of those strips in blues and neutrals. I have been doing a monthly Facebook Live with …Read More »
Stash Bandit is Celebrating!
I hope you’ll join me to celebrate a milestone! Stash Bandit reached 10,000 Instagram followers on Sunday, Feb 14 and that calls for a party! 10 days of giveaways“Scrap Quilt Secrets” Class Launch (it’s complimentary!)A new pattern that’s fun and easy (and free!) Sneak peeks …Read More »
Dog ears, bunny ears, or triangle trims…
My friend LeeAnn is this sort of person: kind, smart, analytical, take-charge, open, wise, funny. So when LeeAnn says something, I listen up. LeeAnn recently mentioned trimming the “dog ears” from half-square triangles. “I don’t understand why everyone thinks you have to trim the dog …Read More »
Easy Quilt Binding by Machine Class is Open
Would you like to learn to bind your quilts with a method that is easy, fast, sturdy and beautiful? Then my easy quilt binding by machine might be exactly what you need! Friday, Feb. 26, 11 am to 2 pm CST or Saturday, March 27, …Read More »Modern by the Yard
Fabric Fun with Benartex A while back Lisa Ruble with Benartex got in touch and asked if I’d like to take part in a feature in their ezine, Modern by the Yard. I said yes! If you haven’t discovered Modern by the Yard, this is …Read More »Introducing Father & Farmer
My latest design for Fons & Porter’s Quick + Easy Quilts was inspired by two things. Father & Farmer, designed and made by Diane Harris, quilted by Julie Lechner. Appears in Fons & Porter’s Quick + Easy Quilts Feb/March 2021 The first was a vintage …Read More »
Plan to Quilt: A Review
I am not an organized person by nature. I keep track of things only because I have to, and anything that isn’t important—isn’t recorded any place except in my brain. (Dangerous.) Enter Plan to Quilt. Now, stop right there: If you’re thinking that we’re already …Read More »
Thank You and Farewell
The year that nobody saw coming will soon be over. What began with optimistic themes like “Seeing Clearly in 2020” turned into a worldwide nightmare in February and March. Stash Bandit has fared better than many small businesses. I resisted doing virtual programs for months …Read More »