My patriotic quilt called Indivisible came out in the July/August issue of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting. This idea was born during a work day that my guild hosted to make Quilts of Valor. I made a few Friendship Stars as kind of a …Read More »

Is there a better month than June? It’s not too hot, there aren’t too many mosquitoes and the whole summer stretches before you. I live at the northern edge of wheat country and the wheat is gorgeous this time of year. I snapped the shot …Read More »

I went to Des Moines this week to see my great-nieces and great-nephew show their pigs on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. My family’s roots in the livestock industry go way back, and these kids are the fifth generation that I know of to show competitively.Read More »

This is my best machine quilting trick. It’s easy to do and it looks great. I’ve done it most often on smallish quilts but I’ve used it on a throw-size quilt, too. I tried it for the first time on this little red quilt, which …Read More »

I’m often asked about the giant pineapple quilt because it’s part of two trunk shows. It is really an enjoyable quilt to make and it goes together quickly. I had seen many different pieced pineapple blocks and I created this one by combining the features …Read More »

I am really, really excited to have my rainbow Color Coded quilt in the June issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. Those folks have been so nice to work with and they made my quilt look amazing! This weekend, I’m taking over their Instagram feed …Read More »

I built a picket fence yesterday! Here’s the scrappy story.   I’m making a sampler quilt for my new Triple Crown program for guilds. It’s a pattern from the Jen Kingwell folks called Girl Next Door. This house is at the center of the design. …Read More »

I haven’t blogged in a while but here’s what has been happening in my personal life and in the studio! I went to Hong Kong for two weeks to visit my daughter, her husband and their two little boys. I had a great time and …Read More »

I fell hard for Dresden Plate about 10 years ago and there’s no hint that this love affair will end any time soon. I offer a lecture and a workshop and they’re very different but both are a lot of fun. I wanted to share …Read More »

The latest edition of American Patchwork & Quilting went on sale this week, and I’m delighted to share that I have my first quilt design in its pages. This is Color Coded from the June 2019 issue.  I’m so pleased with the photography! That yellow …Read More »