After finishing piecing a row of quilt blocks I checked the stitch count on the BERNINA 560 and it's just over 1.5 million stitches since the last service. That was just over five years ago. That's not a lot of stitches when 3 million per year is average expected. I clearly have not been doing… Continue reading Welcome to 2026
Quilt Market
Happy Thursday friends!It's been a full couple of weeks since Quilt Market. Teaching online and actually quilting. You can see the newest quilt on Instagram. I had one day to spend at Quilt Market so I had to make the most of it. One bonus was having a driver. Wow did that make the day… Continue reading Quilt Market
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Sew Pink: by Annie
The Big "C" she called it hoping that the tests she was undergoing wouldn't reveal that. They didn't for her. The tests, though, did reveal it for my dad and for a friend, and another friend and. . .. Dad would succumb seemingly quickly to these mutant cells multiplying rapidly finding places to live outside… Continue reading Sew Pink: by Annie
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Let Your Quilts Sing
Happy August Peeps! Way back in May (where has the time gone?) I participated in Mastering Color Confidence on C&T Publishing's CreativeSpark Online Learning platform. Christine Barnes, Joen Wolfrom and I were hosted by the fabulous Amy Barret-Daffin to talk about the new book and also talk about one of our favorite subjects: color. This… Continue reading Let Your Quilts Sing
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Classes & Fun
Layered & Stitched is that class we all want to take on our way to growing as a quilter and artist. Each of these instructors offer just a little something different and a unique perspective working with fabric. If I know anything as a quilter and teacher is that I don't know everything and I… Continue reading Classes & Fun
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Color Play – Joen Wolfrom
Let's Begin Do you know how you know something in your life is missing and you can't quite put your finger on it and then when you discover what it is and then you discover why it is then what you needed is right there and WOW!!!Color Play is it! (Links are affiliate) And then… Continue reading Color Play – Joen Wolfrom
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Upcoming Events
Hey Quilters!Join me Thursday in October for two great classes through John C Campbell Folk School on LessonFace: Foundations in Free-Motion QuiltingFoundations in Free-Motion includes piecing where cutting, thread and moderate speed on the machine guide us into good stitching and prepare us for the free-motion we'll do over the next few weeks.Color Theory for… Continue reading Upcoming Events
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Baking, Quilting, Writing
A Creative Life There are times when one must exercise certain skills in order to maintain the level of proficiency one has, or in this case, someone requested cookies & cream something for a breakfast meeting we're having. Baking is a skill wherein I'm still learning the rules as there are still so many things… Continue reading Baking, Quilting, Writing
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Creative Spark Embroidery Extravaganza!
Hear ye! Hear ye! Creative Spark's 2025 Embroidery Extravaganza arrives Thursday July 17, 2025 to a computer near you! This live event features:Sue SpargoLaura WasilowskiBetz White Anne OliverChristen BrownLauren WeberMichelle StaubNicole VogelsingerSharon Boggon &Cassandra Diasgiving their wit, wisdom & ways to incorporate embroidery into your quilts or veer off your quilty path and embrace a… Continue reading Creative Spark Embroidery Extravaganza!
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Twilight in the Bronx & @play
Quick update: I made a note at the bottom of this post for clarity...these quilts are for sale...no set price at the moment. Sometimes it's time to let go to make room in the creative part of who you are for whatever is coming next. Twilight in the Bronx and @play are such great companions… Continue reading Twilight in the Bronx & @play
