I'm thrilled to be part of the Machine Quilting with Style blog hop today! Christa Watson's new book is chock full of amazing information about quilting your quilts on your home sewing machine. I don't recall exactly how Christa and I first crossed paths online, but...
There were so many lovely comments and questions about my sewing room when I was featured on Pink Chalk Fabrics Where I Sew series recently that I thought I'd take a little time to tell more about my space. My sewing room is one of the...
I am SO lucky that I have Pink Castle Fabrics' new brick and mortar shop right in my back yard! Seriously, it is just over two miles from my house :) So what are you doing on Saturday? I'll be teaching Machine Appliqué THIS Saturday, July 13, at...
Interweave has a new set of publications under the name Craft Tree. It's a great way to collect all the projects you've loved from Interweave magazines by type. There are booklets on travel accessories, baby items, teacher gifts (it's a good time of year for...
This post is part of the Linked Pillow-Along. If you are just joining, you can see the first post here, the supply list here, the cutting instructions here and the construction details here. Today we are quilting our pillow and next time we'll be putting a zipper in the...
I'm almost finished with this newest purple and gold quilt. I got a lot of the quilting done on my retreat. But I decided these "flying geese" needed a little contrasting quilting. I don't use contrasting thread for quilting very often. Usually, I prefer the...
on my No Prints Allowed challenge. I really shouldn't say this out loud, but I think I might get the quilting finished today. If so, that should avoid the last minute Wednesday binding scenario! I bought the binding fabric yesterday. I already had some that I...
Just finished marking my bird wall quilt. I hope to get the quilting done today but have a couple of appointments that will interrupt me. Marking a quilt is my usual way of preparing for quilting. Since I do a lot of straight line quilting, I...
If you are a new quilter who wants to increase his or her skill level, I have four suggestions: 1. Make quilts2. Read books/tutorials3. Take classes4. See quilts Make quilts - While this seems obvious to many people, if you are new to quilting, it can seem...