Get tickets early and SAVE on my most popular trunk show. If you make quilts, you generate scraps. And you probably also collect fabric. How do you bring these treasures together into a beautiful quilt? Let me show you! Big Cheese, designed and made by …Read More »

Scrap quilt BONANZA and binding by machine Two online events are scheduled for August and I’d love to have you join me. StarQuar Scrap Quilts You may have seen my Star Silhouettes quilt on the cover of American Patchwork & Quilting this summer. American Patchwork & Quilting’s …Read More »

Lots of online and in-person events are coming up! Pine Burr Workshop Last minute seats available in an online Pine Burr workshop on Friday, July 22 from 9 to 4 Central. A Texas guild is hosting and the class is open to people outside their …Read More »

I’ve wanted to attend the Wolfe Country Quilt Show and Garden Walk for several years but something always came up. This time I planned ahead and my friend Mary and I went to Bennington, Nebraska on Saturday, July 16. The red barn is the centerpiece …Read More »

I’m teaching Tango on Sunday, July 10 and the sponsoring guild has made some seats available! I get a lot of requests for this class but I only teach it occasionally so if you’re free on Sunday, July 10 from 10 am to 4 pm …Read More »

Everyone is welcome at “StarQuar Scrap Quilts.” I’m excited to share the concept of “StarQuar” units in one local and one online class in the next few weeks. Won’t you join me? This is the idea on which Star Silhouettes is based. Star Silhouettes was …Read More »

Ideas for 2.5″ strips abound in new title My friend Anne Wiens from Montana sent me a copy of the newly published Rollin’ Along from Martingale and Moda Bake Shop. Compiled by Lissa Alexander, it features a dozen clever designs by Moda Bake Shop creators. …Read More »

I’m very excited about a new venture that begins next month. I’m joining creative forces with Mangelsen’s in Omaha, a family-owned and local fabric, hobby, craft and just-about-everything store. I’ll do a series of events at the store beginning with my most popular trunk show …Read More »

I replaced my largest cutting mat recently, the one that sits atop my drafting table. I use a drafting table for cutting because it’s the perfect size and it’s height adjustable. I picked it up for $15 at a garage sale in the early 2000s …Read More »

Have you heard the one about the couple who decides to retire for the night? It goes something like this. The man turns off the TV, brushes his teeth and goes to bed. The woman picks up some toys and notices dishes in the sink, …Read More »