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Quilting The Montana Mountains
I have a quilt photo session coming up the end of this month. Quilting and binding finished tops has been my focus as of late. Montana Mountains is the next one up in my quilting line up.
5 days ago1 min read


Time To Quilt 'True Love'
'True Love' Is now ready to quilt!
Sep 72 min read


Tree Farm Quilt
Tree Farm is a new baby quilt that I recently finished and will be available soon on my shop, take a closer look...
Aug 311 min read


Quilt Update: Happenstance
'Happenstance' describes an unexpected event that occurs purely by random chance rather than by design. I think this is the perfect word to describe how this quilt is coming together.
Aug 242 min read


Upcycling Pillow Cases Into A Split Skirt
Read how I upcycled 100 year old pillow cases into a split skirt.
Aug 171 min read


Raspberry Picking; A Metaphor For Life
I was picking raspberries and thought about how it relates to my life...turns out it's quite the metaphor for it!
Aug 101 min read


New Quilt Update: Compilation
Over the past few months, I have been posting on the progress of this quilt. I recently quilted 'Compilation' and I wanted to share the finished quilt with you.
Aug 31 min read


Vintage Coverlet To Vintage Jacket
I was changing out my quilts and wall hangings from patriotic to summer. I have two vintage summer coverlets from the early 1900’s, one of which I decided to repurpose into a lightweight jacket, see how it came together...
Jul 271 min read


Pie...Pot Holders!
Summer time has me craving fruit pie. But as I do not eat sugar or refined flour it makes it extremely hard to eat pie. So, I decided to satisfy my desires by making fruit pie pot holders.
Jul 201 min read


Introducing A New Quilt...Stardust
One of the quilts that was part of my recent launch, Stardust, has a very meaningful background...
Jul 132 min read


Quilting On The Road
It is summer in the USA, and I am on the road to Vancouver, Washington for a weeks’ vacation with family. I always have a quilting project to work on when I travel. My husband is the driver which gives me many hours for stitching...
Jul 61 min read


Finding Focus...
Finding focus can be tricky, today I had planned to clean the house, but it's the afternoon now and I don't think that's happening. But focus can be multifaceted, at the end of the day what matters is if I have found joy in the process of living life. A sprinkle of gratitude always helps. And in the end, tomorrow is another day and my quilting life marches on.
Jun 292 min read


New Quilt On The Block: Gilded Tracks
Gilded Tracks is the latest quilt I have designed. About three months ago I posted a Reel of some Turkey Tracks blocks I started that were inspired by an antique quilt. This week, I decided it was time to figure out what to make with those blocks. Take a look...
Jun 222 min read


New Quilt Collection: A Closer Look
When I start on a quilt there are two main components that need to be decided on. Fabrics and pattern or design. Three of the quilts in tomorrow’s quilt launch use the same fabric collection: W. Morris, Art for All, and Harmony. Come take a closer look...
Jun 152 min read


New Collection: Quilt Backings!
The top of a quilt always gets all the attention...as it should! Months and years can be spent creating a quilt top, but it's not a quilt until it is quilted, and that includes the backing. So let’s take a look at the backs of the quilts from the upcoming quilt launch!
Jun 82 min read


New Collection: Sneak Peak!
On June 16th I have a brand new collection of quilts launching with twelve brand new quilts! In this post I wanted to show you the custom quilting I have done on one of the quilts...
Jun 12 min read


How I Select Fabric for a Quilt
For Mother’s Day I bought some prints from the fabric line “Kathleen’s Story” by Chris Schulte of Green Light Quilts for Marcus Fabrics. Read on to see how these fabrics form the foundation of a new quilt.
May 252 min read


Strips & Strings
I volunteered to do a program for one of my quilt guilds in October. I’ve been struggling with what topic to do the program on. When I was working on the tote bag sample made with selvages I decided I will do a program on scraps, specifically strip and string scraps.
May 181 min read


If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Quilt
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a delightful children’s book about how one thing can lead to another. I thought it was an appropriate name for this quilt.
May 111 min read


Totes!
A slight diversion from the standard quilt making. I am doing a program on totes for one of the quilt guilds I belong to. I have been making demos and finished samples. There are two totes I will be showing how to make.
May 42 min read

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