If you found me because of Global Quilt Connection, you might wonder! Here’s my story. Diane Harris I spent 11 years as an editor for Quiltmaker magazine, where I wrote pattern instructions and product reviews. I shot how-to videos and wrote a variety of articles …Read More »

I’m excited to have several trunk shows and classes available for booking as virtual learning! We can’t gather for meetings, conferences and all-out quilting parties but we can be together using modern technology, and what’s not to love about sewing in your own space with …Read More »

I use and love EQ8 quilt design software. I came on board around 2006 or 2007 with EQ5 or so. I was not computer-savvy but EQ was user-friendly and easy to learn, and it’s even more so now. I’m partnering with The Electric Quilt Company …Read More »

Giveaway next week: EQ8 quilt design software! And a promo code at the bottom of this post for a nice discount, too! There are times when a certain quilt just doesn’t work out. We all know that any number of things can go wrong. This …Read More »

You probably know that my specialty is making scrap quilts full of color and pattern. I design many quilts from scratch but I also make other people’s designs from patterns they sell. Framework, designed and made by Diane Harris. When I make a quilt that …Read More »

I finished piecing an adorable quilt top over 4th of July weekend. I started it last year on Independence Day and it felt great to complete it. There’s something incredibly quirky about patriotic pineapples. What does one have to do with the other? I can’t …Read More »

I finished a hawg this week. That’s my new term for a quilt you love and hate as you make it. It wasn’t the quilt’s fault. I think it was a difficult project because of the bias edges on hundreds of small pieces and on …Read More »

A while back I wrote about some quilts that were in trouble with me for a post called “Quilts in the Doghouse.” I just finished piecing another top, a recent UFO (which means I started it in the past year or so), and near the …Read More »

Another recent finish is my Bitty Blocks row quilt. I started this years ago when I was working as an editor for Quiltmaker. We had this idea to create 3″ and 4″ blocks and post them for free on our website. There was no such …Read More »

Hey quilters, how are you holding up? I know. Me, too. Things are starting to open up here in Nebraska, and I wonder if my friends would want to head out to a quilt store this week. I am ready! I have sewn like a …Read More »