12 Apr

There is something about the movement of putting things on an angle that is very satisfying.  In MM3, I played with simple lines spaced evenly apart on a 45 degree angle.  The fabrics are Robert Kaufman Kona cotton solids in Bone and White. I constructed this mini so...

06:00 / MinimalMini
05 Apr

Minimal quilts fascinate me and I'm interested to see what I can do with the idea of minimalism.  Now, this is not "Minimalism" as it might be defined in an art setting.  This is just me playing with the less is more concept. I've made a lot...

06:00 / MinimalMini
01 Apr

[caption id="attachment_8587" align="alignleft" width="250"] Regatta[/caption] It feels a bit crazy to say, but Regatta may just be my favorite so far of my Charity Challenge quilts.  Those ships have just stolen my heart!  And how can you go wrong with a cheerful combination like navy, orange...

06:00 / CharityChallenge
29 Mar

January's Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild challenge was to make a mini inspired by a QuiltCon quilt.  Pictures of QuiltCon quilts were all over Instagram, so it was easy to be inspired even if you couldn't do so live.  As I scrolled through all the...

05:59 / Uncategorized
18 Mar

Welcome to my stop on the blog hop for The Appliqué Book by Casey York!  One of the things I tell my students when I teach appliqué is that there are so many different ways to do it.  I implore them that, if they don't like my...

06:00 / Uncategorized
12 Mar

Unfortunately, the fantastic Lynn Krawczyk of Smudged Design Studio was not able to be the next stop on the Lines by Design Quilts blog hop.  Lynn is a surface designer, author and fabric designer, but is having some health issues that prevent her from participating.  I hope you'll...

13:49 / book
10 Mar

The terrific Amy Ellis of Amy's Creative Side is today's stop on the Lines by Design Quilts blog hop.  Amy is an amazing quilter, author and fabric designer and a fellow fan of neutrals.  She will be featuring the Slats pillows. Wed, Mar 2     Christa Watson  Th, Mar 3        Casey York  Fri, Mar...

09:02 / book
09 Mar

The extraordinary Amanda Jean of crazymomquilts is today's stop on the Lines by Design Quilts blog hop.  Amanda Jean is an amazing scrap quilter, author and fabric designer.  She will be featuring Bar Chart today. Wed, Mar 2     Christa Watson  Th, Mar 3        Casey York  Fri, Mar 4        Heather Jones Mon, Mar 7     Kate Colleran Tues, Mar 8     Rossie Hutchinson Wed, Mar...

09:17 / book