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New Quilt 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...
3 days ago2 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


Quilt Tops Ready To Quilt
For this blog I wanted to take you into my finished quilt tops storage. It feels a bit like a confession to let you see just how prolific a quilter I am...
Apr 272 min read


New Quilt Update - 'Spinning Blues'
This is a progress report on my new quilt called 'Spinning Blues'. The controlled color palette and simplistic blocks have created a gentle, classic, and elegant quilt that will fit into a variety of decors.
Apr 202 min read


New Quilt Update - 'True Blue' to 'Compilation'.
This is a progress report on the 'True Blue' pattern by Lissa Alexander. The pattern used a blue and white color palette. My quilt is going to be named 'Compilation'.
Apr 132 min read


New Quilt in The Making - French General Still Life
The Easter holiday is the perfect time for a new quilt to come to fruition! The blocks have been ready for a bit and the last embroidery stitches on the applique are done, so it's now ready to set together! Come take a look at this new quilt where I'm using as many French General fabrics as I can.
Apr 21 min read


The Building Blocks of A Quilt
Ever wondered what the building blocks of a quilt are? Well, there are three fundamental shapes in quilt making...the square, the rectangle and a 45 degree triangle. In this post I show you how these are used and show you some of the blocks I've got made up and ready.
Mar 302 min read


Buttons!
I still have memories of sorting through all my mothers' buttons. Even now, I still play with buttons, admittedly in a more sophisticated way but still with the same joy from sorting, matching and using them! In this blog post I show you my button stash and take you through my process and a brief history around buttons.
Mar 232 min read


What's in My Sewing Kit?
My sewing kit is the heart of my quilt making. If you've ever wondered what goes into a kit, in this post I go through exactly what's in mine!
Mar 162 min read


My Fabric Stash
I often reference that I pull fabric from my stash to make or round out the fabrics I am using in a quilt. In this post I give you a glimpse into my fabric stash and how I store and care for them.
Mar 92 min read


Making Quilts With Vintage Linens
Take a look at how I use vintage linens within my quilt designs, and see some of the designs I've made in the past as well as some I have available now, all of which incorporate vintage elements.
Feb 272 min read


Wool Applique
In this blog post I talk all things wool and wool applique. A popular method used in quilting.
Feb 232 min read


My Current Quilts In Progress (QIP)
The new year has brought with it lots of change, so I've been sorting through all aspects of my quilting world. Take a look at some of my quilts in progress...
Feb 162 min read


Quilting The Quilt
Today, many quilters take their finished tops to a professional long arm quilter who quilts the sandwich made up of the backing, batting and top. I'm lucky enough to be a professional long arm quilter, find out how I became one and what doing so involves.
Feb 132 min read


My Current Quilting Projects!
Welcome to my quilters journal. In this post I take you through some of the creative quilting projects I'm currently working on and give you a little behind the scenes look at them whilst they're in the process of being made.
Feb 22 min read

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