Wow did we have a great time at Blitzen. It was a full packed house and there was a lot of inspiration to go around. Let’s talk about all of the new Cuddle that we have in the shop. Cuddle is not only beautiful and fun to sew with, it’s economical too. Have you ever priced anything made and sold in any of the boutique shops that are done with

The first thing you do when you get to Quilt Market in Houston is to greet everyone that you love. And there are so many to love. Actually the first thing I did when I got to Houston was to get a haircut. All the prep work for this market and following festival meant that I didn’t have time to get a haircut. I did squeeze in a visit to

My blended hexagon block is one of my favorite blocks to make, and it lives in my book Rainbow Quilts for Scrap Lovers (C&T Publishing) The actual quilt can be found in this book as a straight up, easy to make quilt. But there are variations on this block that add a lot of interest. This is the Blended Hexagon Quilt. It’s deceptively easy to make, and it’s made with

So this club of ours has gone through iterations of different names. We called ourselves Modern Quilt Club, and Contemporary Quilt Club, now we simply say Show ‘n Tell Club. Why do we do this? Well, how many times are we in guilds only to find that they’re a lot of work, and that they require officers. Many of us just want to have fun. Not that guilds with work

These placemats will make your table sing a patriotic march every time you look at it! Placemats measure 15” x 19” finished Materials: 1/3 yard navy blue print fabric 1 1/8 yard red print fabric 5/8 yard binding fabric Scraps of batting fabric measuring 16” x 20” or 5/8 yards of 72” wide batting Backing fabric 1 1/4 yard Cutting: Red print-4 rectangles 15” x 19” Blue print-2 squares 12”

So if you’re not an experienced sewist disregard this post. The half square triangles made in this manner will yield bias edges. They don’t scare me because I have been doing this for decades. If you’ve been doing this quilting thing for decades you should be okay. However, if you have and still don’t like bias edges, this may not be the way for you. I like to do them

Like this dress? Yeah, me too. I love the simplicity and playfulness of it. I didn’t create the pattern. I am an expert garment sewist but even expert garment sewists aren’t always trained in pattern drafting. That takes years and years of education and experience. I love to sew garments, always have, always will. To tell you the truth, it’s my true love. I love quilting too but I started

This is a sewing and quilting blog. This is not a political discourse or anything that is meant to be controversial. So, I want to wrap up this project on a happy note. Is that possible? Let me try. There are very good people in this world that are affected by the actions of a few very bad people. When this happens we have to stand together and provide love

Just when you think that the world has gone to hell in a hand-basket, people do something wonderful. We have gotten so many quilts donated for Ukraine. If there’s anything that I cannot stand, it’s to see people being cold. Well we have made the world a little bit warmer. We are boxing up the quilts starting today. There have been so many generous donations. One woman came up on