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President’s Blocks, Part 2
In case you missed Part 1, you’ll want to catch up by reading President’s Blocks, 32 Years Late. I have an idea for reinventing blocks I received from guild members more than 30 years ago. The blocks are 9″ (give or take) Nine Patches in …Read More »
President’s Blocks, 32 Years Late
I was president of a quilt guild in Norfolk, Nebraska for two years in the late ’80s. We were babies then—as women, as quilters and as a group. But we did figure out that it’s nice to do something for the president at the end …Read More »
Garment Sewing: Who Can Resist a Baby?*
*Or Two I started sewing in 4-H when I was nine years old. I wish I had a picture of my Quick Trick Skirt. It was a tube with a casing at the top and I wore it with a white blouse and a …Read More »
One Quilter’s Generosity and a Giveaway
My guild had a two-day retreat the first weekend of 2020 and I was able to go for one day. It’s always fun to see what other people are working on and have time to catch up with everyone. Lots of people worked on patriotic …Read More »
UFO Bonanza: Two Down, More to Go, Giveaway #2
If you’re new here, WELCOME! I’m Diane Harris and I’m happy to meet you. Immediately after piecing the daisies and baskets UFO sampler below, I started another one. I was on a roll and it was the weekend between Christmas and New …Read More »
Ponies from the Past
Every so often I get an email that surprises and delights me. It’s usually when someone finishes a quilt I designed somewhere in the past. Deborah Robinson from Lake Forest, California made the quilt above for her cousin’s first grandchild. She says the new mom …Read More »
New Year Giveaway #1!
Happy New Year! It seems like a good time to do a few giveaways. My studio is bursting with things quilters love and it’s time to share them with you all. I have new quilt designs in the first 2020 issues of McCall’s Quilting and …Read More »
UFO Bonanza: One Down, Many to Go
I’ve continued sorting my UFOs and there are several I am really excited about. A couple of ideas have evolved along the way. (If you’re not a quilter, a UFO is what we call an UnFinished Object. It’s a project you started but didn’t complete.) …Read More »
Real Quilt vs. Digital Quilt
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving!Read More »Pattern Errors: Kindness and Empathy
There’s an error in the Yule Glow pattern, my recent design in McCall’s Quilting. A mistake is a drag for everyone: the editors who wrote the pattern, the designer who wants the pattern to do well, and the reader who just wants to make a …Read More »