Have you seen the book All About Strips - Colorful Quilts from Strips of Many Size by Susan Guzman? Oh... you don't know what you are missing! If, like me, you like to turn fabric strips into beautiful quilts, take a look at these amazing ways to do it: (Photographs by Brent Kane for Martingale.) Susan's designs are beautiful, clever creations which go beyond the simple strip quilts we are accustomed to seeing. A passionate quilter who finds inspiration everywhere including favorite … [Read more...] about Quilting with Fabric Strips
Anniversary Winner and Giveaway
Good Monday, everyone! It is a beautiful day here in Utah after a week of cloudy and rainy weather (and lots of rain we need!). Perfect day to announce the winner of last week's giveaway, and to launch another one: $25 Gift Certificate Research Randomizer Results 1 Set of 1 Unique Numbers Per Set Range: From 1 to 216 -- Unsorted Set #1: 15 Hildy - May 4, 2015 at 11:24 AM Congrats to 10 years of quilting! My mom hooked me on the quilting train … [Read more...] about Anniversary Winner and Giveaway
10th Anniversary as a Quilter!
It's celebration month! 10 years ago this month I decided to learn how to quilt. I walked into the local quilt store, bought a book about log cabins by Eleanor Burns, read it cover to cover 6 times, and made 12 log cabin quilts in a row amidst a busy life as business owner, with two little busy boys, and not a whole lot of sleep. There aren't any pictures of the quilts I made in my first few years as a quilter as I would give them away just as fast as I finished them. When I finally get … [Read more...] about 10th Anniversary as a Quilter!
Stash-Busting Blog Hop and Giveaway
Welcome to the last stop on the Stash-Busting Blog Hop hosted by Stitch Craft Create! The entire month of April brought us a lot of beautiful creations, all based on either one of the books shown below: Retro Mama's Scrap Happy Sewing by Kim Kruzich, and 50 Fat Quarter Makes, edited by Ame Verso. Photograph by Kim Kruzich 18 projects? '18 ways to keep you happy in your sewing room' is a more fitting title for this book. The projects are delightful - here are just a … [Read more...] about Stash-Busting Blog Hop and Giveaway
Pat Sloan’s applique book
Have you seen Pat Sloan's new applique book called Teach me to Applique? This is the first book of her "Teach Me" series, and if the next books are anything like this one, I am hooked. At the very beginning of the book in the section Fusible Applique by Machine, Pat describes the entire process from tracing patterns onto the fusible web to the types of blanket stitch you might choose. Even as a veteran at this technique, it was worth reading this [20-page!] section because of all the tips Pat … [Read more...] about Pat Sloan’s applique book
Garden in my studio
The sun shined very briefly this morning, right after I took these pictures; yet, I think you will be able to enjoy them. I am really happy with this wall hanging called "Studio Garden" - when I made it there were no flowers outside, so I had to make up my own in my quilting studio. The wall hanging is 35" long and 18" wide and is fat quarter friendly. There is a lot of machine applique in this wall hanging, including the flowers, leaves and stems, and... surprise - the borders! No … [Read more...] about Garden in my studio