Welcome to the Robert Kaufman 30 Quilts for 30 Years blog hop!  We are celebrating 30 years of Kona cotton solids with 30 days of blog posts and giveaways! I was so honored and excited when the lovely Nichole from Robert Kaufman asked if I'd be...

Robert Kaufman is celebrating 30 years of Kona cotton solids!  The blog tour started Saturday and lasts 30 days (of course!).  My day is Nov 8 so stay tuned! Check out the other participants below - there will be giveaways! Week 1: Saturday, November 1st: Johanna Masko Sunday, November...

One of the issues that always causes a bit of trouble in appliqué is when light fabrics are placed over dark ones and the dark shows through making the lighter fabric look dull.  My usual solution to this problem is to cut out a white or...

Night Forest I think most people who make or design quilts get asked where they get their ideas and inspiration.  Most of my quilts start with a shape I want to work with and evolve from there. Some are inspired by something I see during my...

I love grey and white together!  I often design quilts in a grey and white color scheme (or lack-of-color scheme?), but then choose different fabrics when it comes time to make the quilt.  This time, for the second version of Think Positive, I decided to...

I guess it's a good thing I've been using a few of my scraps lately.  It seems I've been on a bit of a fabric buying binge!  I hadn't noticed it until I washed and folded it all recently! In my own defense, the way the...

Did you all follow along on the We Love Color blog tour?  The grand prize from Robert Kaufman is a We Love Color-themed Bounty of Basics Box containing 100 fat quarter pieces of the top 50 colors used in the book!  With such a fantastic prize tempting me,...