Quilters Supporting the People of Ukraine
Quick Zoom class update: The Free-Motion Quick Start 2: Crescents, Swirls, Flowers and Leaves class is coming up on Saturday, March 12; and the brand-new Cathedral Windows by Machine class starts on Thursday, March 17. Quilters have a long history of showing love and support for the people and causes they care about. As I […]
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Link Love – 4 FREE Projects for the Young & Young at Heart
Quick note: My online Zoom classes are back in session! Click here to see the full list. Coming up next: Free-Motion Quilting Quick-Start I and one of my favorite pattern picks, the Confetti Quilt from Tied with a Ribbon. The cold snowy weather we’ve been having lately is perfect for staying in and sewing – […]
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Finishing Spree – Take Wing, Foundation Piecing, & Mixing Quilting Methods
A quick note: my fall online teaching schedule is up! In addition to repeating a couple of my most-requested classes, I’ve got some brand-new classes to share with you all. 🙂 And now to the topic at hand – foundation piecing (also called foundation paper piecing) is a great technique for achieving precise piecing and […]
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Link Love – Sewing Face Masks to Help Fight the Coronavirus
When life seems particularly unpredictable and scary, I find it tremendously helpful when I can identify something productive to do – and doubly so when it will potentially benefit not only me and my family, but our community as well. Anyone watching the news lately will be aware of the shortage of face masks for […]
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Link Love – FREE Patterns for the Tiki Tote & the Persimmon Dumpling Pouch
Update on 4/24/22 – the Tiki Tote pattern can now be found here on Craftsy. I’ve gotten some requests for more information about two projects I posted on Instagram recently – the Tiki Tote pattern from Bluprint (featured on the Midnight Quilt Show with Angela Walters) and the Persimmon Dumpling Pouch from Sara Lawson of […]
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Link Love – Cork and the Clydebank Tote
Have you ever heard of cork fabric? I was dimly aware of it, but it hadn’t really registered for me as something I’d like to try until I came across this post on the Sew Sweetness blog by Sara Lawson. In conjunction with an online book club she is hosting, Sara is posting a free […]
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Link Love – Fun with Cathedral Windows
Cathedral windows has been a favorite pattern of mine since I first saw this traditional quilt style many years ago, but I’ve never made more than a few blocks at a time because the handwork proved too frustrating for me to manage wth my peripheral neuropathy. So I was immediately intrigued when I heard about […]
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December Wrap-Up & Link Love
What a month! Not only is late November through December extra-busy with the holidays AND one of the most demanding times of the year for my day job as Creative Director for Lakeshore Sewing, but our plumbing saga continued with more water in the basement, where my studio is located. Needless to say, my creative […]
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