Recent Posts
Hong Kong and the Protests of 2019
My daughter and her family live in Hong Kong and I’m visiting for Thanksgiving. I arrived on Nov. 15 and will be here until Dec. 2. A number of people have asked about the protests and how that situation is affecting us. Just above is …Read More »Textile Mills in Lowell, Mass and a New Quilting Friend
I’d never been to New Hampshire until this week, and only to Massachusetts once. It surprised me to hear locals call it “Mass,” as if Massachusetts is just too much of a mouthful. Being from the Great Plains, I’ve sometimes been led to believe that …Read More »
Make a Little Halloween Quilt!
I love small quilts! Small quilts don’t take up a lot of time or space. They quickly satisfy my need to create. They’re fun to use in my home as the seasons come and go. And they make great gifts. What’s not to love?! I …Read More »
Free Halloween Quilt Block
I’ve had Halloween on my mind the past few weeks. As I worked on my Halloween improv quilt, I decided it needed some trick or treat candy, and that’s how this little block was born. I’m presenting it as my latest freebie for you! These …Read More »
Halloween Figs Sampler Quilt Progress
I’ve been steadily working on a new sampler quilt from Fig Tree & Co. called Halloween Figs. I’ve rarely made anything related to Halloween because for decades I went to an ultra-conservative church that forbade us to have anything to do with that holiday. Now …Read More »
Yule Glow, or You’ll Glow!
This is Yule Glow, my latest design for McCall’s Quilting and their Nov/Dec ’19 issue, on newsstands now.Read More »
No Kit? Go Stash Bandit Scrappy!
I’m within half a breath of being caught up with my deadlines, which means I have a rare opportunity to sew what I want to sew. There are many projects on my personal list but because it’s almost October, the new Halloween Figs has risen …Read More »
Pine Burr Class: Folded Fabric Fun
I’m just back from giving the Jingle Bells trunk show for Lincoln (NE) Quilters Guild and teaching Pine Burr at the International Quilt Museum. It was a great trip and we had so much fun in class. It’s not hard to find Pine Burr inspiration …Read More »
The Great Pumpkin Backstory and Giveaway
Last year I had this idea: Design a Christmas quilt with giant candy canes. The candy canes would be so big they’d cover the entire quilt. I nestled them together and topped them off with a Starlite™ mint. Quilty magazine published them as Prancer’s Peppermints …Read More »
How My Climate Quilt Bit the Dust
At the end of last year I decided I would make a climate quilt to record the high and low temperatures of each day in 2019. I would use Baby Windmill blocks, which have a way of creeping into everything I do. I messed around …Read More »