Not everyone that comes into my shop is a modern quilter. Gasp! I have many a different kind of fabric enthusiast. One of my very favorite customers is Barb Mitchell. You have seen Barb in previous posts. She makes banners for her church. They are sensational. Because of the wide diversity of fabrics that we have in the shop, she is able to find much and most of what she

It’s a proud day for a quilting mom. My daughter decided to make a quilt for her in-laws for their 40th anniversary. So, we picked out a bunch of fabric at the shop and she went about her business making them a quilt. The pattern that she used was also from the shop, by “Night Owl Quilting”. And, it didn’t look like much on the front of the pattern, but

Sherry Purtell loves green. Sure, she makes quilts with lots of other colors. There’s the quilt she made for her daughter who graduated from University of Minnesota. That was, of course, maroon and gold. But for the most part, she loves green. She made this when taking a class from Jackie Gehring. I love how bright this is. By the way, she was at Group Swoop the other night. She

I really enjoyed teaching the clamshell class. Since I have a “Go” cutter with a clamshell die, I decided to let everyone use it to cut out their clamshells. The thing about a clamshell quilt is that there is not a single seam in the quilt that is straight. They are all curved. One of my favorite customers, and good friend is Cathy Campbell. She made this clamshell quilt. The

I can’t be more proud of this little girl that I taught to knit. She knitted this hat and entered it into the Fond du Lac County Fair. She’s in 4-H, and her parents called me for help. It so happened that she was taught how to knit by her grandmother. She had the concepts, but was holding the needles incorrectly, and twisting the stitches. I give her grandmother tons

I can’t get enough of seeing the creations of others. You know how I am always saying that my customers are my inspiration…well, they are. But I have some pretty creative ladies that work for me once in a while…here’s Cindy. She created this umbrella. I love it. I really love this fabric line from Moda. These umbrellas really are waterproof. When you spray them with waterproofing spray, they become

Well, Row By Row is in full swing. If you have questions about what Row by Row is, you should visit the website, “Row by Row Experience”. In a nutshell, it’s a “Not Shop Hop”. In other words, shop hops are too much work. They are a lot of work for the shop owners, they are expensive, and quite frankly, they need to be spiced up. So, Row by Row

The umbrellas continue to be immensely popular. We are being published in the September issue of AQS magazine! You can purchase an umbrella and pattern from the Bungalow and make it your own by adding any of our beautiful, high quality fabrics. Just waterproof and go! In the past I had advised customers not to use laminated fabric. Not all laminated fabrics are created equally. But, the Robert Kaufman company

What I love about quilting is the freedom to do what you want. I guess you could say that about any art form. There really are no quilt police, although some people think that there are. Well, there is always going to be someone with a critical eye, but you have to take ownership and love your quilt. What is old is new again. Right? Well, as I have said