Hi Reader, YAY 🥳 MY WEBSITE IS BACK AND WORKING! Thank you so much for understanding and being so supportive while my website was down these last few weeks. Due to some idiot hacker, my site was totally inoperable! With lots of help, everything is now operating as it should. There are some new articles I still need to add and will let you know when they are posted. To keep my internet-frustration to a minimum, of course I just kept quilting! Here are some new videos you may not have seen yet....
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Wow, it's been a month and it's only the 14th! My website has been a blank white screen for two weeks. More commonly referred to the 'white screen of death'! It was hacked and getting it back in operation has taken some time. But now it's back online...EXCEPT that I can't add any new posts. There are a number of posts for new quilts I've been working on and hopefully I can get them online soon. In the meantime, here's today's video. It's a demonstration/tutorial for the orange peel...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Do you ever find yourself with a stack of beautiful layer cakes, but not sure what to do with them? My new Baby Blocks Quilt Pattern (40% Discount) solved my dilemma of reducing my fabric pile! While I don't generally purchase Layer Cakes using 10" squares for quilting is an easy and very fast way to make a simple quilt. This quilt also has the diversity of of changing up your squares for different looks. Take a look and see what you think. Patterns that don't have matching seams...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Today's quilting tutorial video is a straight-line quilting lesson to finish my newest Baby Blocks Quilt Pattern. The easy techniques I use to keep those lines as straight as possible are definitely included. But don't look to me for perfection! I'm always happy with FINISHED! Take a look and you'll see that the minor stitching issues we have are hardly noticeable. Plus if you watch to the end, you'll see how the binding is attached using a decorative stitch. Plus you'll get to...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Now that I've found my walking foot, more quilts will finally get finished! That precious bag was mixed in a larger moving box keeping my walking foot concealed. This is my first machine quilting video in months and I'm so exited to share it with you. Easy Machine Quilting on Your Sewing Machine This quilt is one of two baby quilts from the same layer cake and looks adorable in the Cottage Grove fabrics. There are no matching seams in the block, so it goes together fast! The video...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Here's my new Baby Blocks Quilt! The different size blocks mixed together creates a great visual. This is a very fast quilt made even quicker with layer cakes. Though you can use whatever you have on hand and just cut it to size. This quilt is made with only half of the Cottage Grove Layer Cake and is perfect for a sweet, little baby quilt! My next quilt will be out soon and is made with the 2nd half of the same layer cake. This is a great quilt combo to get two quilts at once....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, "No sooner do I get close to finishing a quilt than another idea grabs my attention." Yes, this is the way I started my last email and yet again it still applies. I had the opportunity to visit family and friends in Maryland AND visit a fabulous quilt store, the Artistic Artifacts, owned and operated by Judy Gula. More details below! It was a wonderful spring visit with lots of blooming trees everywhere! All those beautiful colors make me excited to get back to quilting! Now I have...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Hi Reader, No sooner do I get close to finishing a quilt than another idea grabs my attention. As you know, there are four twin size charm square quilts I'm working on using different Disappearing-9-Patch Layouts. This week's is number three and I'm already working on the fourth. Don't miss my Confetti: A Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt Pattern which is available at 40% off only to subscribers via my emails! Oh, Happy Spring! 🌻🌞🌼 I've gathered my floral fabrics for some upcoming spring quilts....
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, There are three quilt block techniques that always get quilters excited. First is a rag quilt, most likely because they are very easy and don't require traditional quilting. That makes them a perfect quilting-for-beginners choice. Second is the disappearing 9-patch. The initial block is a simple 9-patch which is then cut into multiple pieces and rearranged into some very interesting designs. Third is the potato chip block. It's definitely been a favorite of mine, too! The allure...
4 months ago • 3 min read