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Scrap Quilts 101: The Value of Value
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 »
Not Quite Dead
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 »
Let’s Play Drezzup: Trunk Show and Workshop
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 »
Color Coded in American Patchwork & Quilting
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 »
Nine Patch Jambalaya: How It’s Done
I visited Blue Valley Quilters Guild in Overland Park, Kansas last week and shared “Make Extraordinary Scrap Quilts.” I met nice people, enjoyed show and tell, and got excited for the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival in June, which BVQG co-sponsors. I’m in the habit of …Read More »
7623 Miles to a New Quilting Friend
I made a new quilting friend recently! I traveled 7623 miles to find her. You may know that my daughter and her family live in Hong Kong, where they teach at Hong Kong International School. Because people always ask me why: they’re doing it for …Read More »
QuiltCon in Nashville
QuiltCon is the annual gathering of The Modern Quilt Guild, and it was held last week in Nashville. I decided to go because I’m interested in what’s happening in this arm of the quilting world. Today I’m sharing photos of some of the quilts in …Read More »
Valentine’s Day Giveaway
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I begin my 60th year on earth. In other words, I turn 59. I hope you’ll celebrate with me by joining in the giveaway fun. I have a prize bundle for one lucky reader. It includes a new product from the …Read More »How to Do a Partial Seam
Learning to make a partial seam is easy! Partial seams strike fear in the hearts of quilters but it needn’t be. Let me help you understand the idea with a Valentine quilt I finished this week.Read More »
Thoughts on Purple and Some Big Magic
I’ve been working on a new quilt design to add to the Windy Wonders trunk show. That program is booked for Omaha Quilters’ Guild next week and I want to give them lots of eye candy. I thought a few more quilts would be nice, …Read More »