Just 11 days ago I taught Let Your Foot Loose, be Fancy & Free at the City Quilter. It was a good day. The bonus was having Maria O. as a student. Maria is a fab quilter and teacher in her own right (she teaches at the City Quilter). Maria posted this photo on fb… Continue reading Swoon and Whole Cloth Challenge Update
Category: Robert Kaufman fabrics
Whole Cloth Update
There is nothing quite so comforting as listening to the sewing machine as I quilt. It's a beautiful sound. As I look at this update and think about the comments on facebook and think about another project I'm working on (I think a lot!). So the question I get a lot is, "what comes next?"… Continue reading Whole Cloth Update
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Whole Cloth Challenge Update
Lisa posted a couple of Whole Cloth updates on her blog. I appreciate her honesty and admire her tenacity in learning how to free motion on her BERNINA 750. I'd feel quite the same on the long arm, in part because no matter what kind of machine we quilt on there is a learning curve… Continue reading Whole Cloth Challenge Update
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Chocolate Swirl part 2
I love answering questions about the quilting process. Yesterday I was asked (on facebook) - I thought I'd share here That cross hatch (it's kinda wonky here but this isn't a competition piece so I'm okay with that) is simply marked on the cloth using a Generals Chalk Pencil and an Omni-Grid Ruler. I placed… Continue reading Chocolate Swirl part 2
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Gramma’s quilt top
As I sit here to write this post the backing fabric for my Gramma's 90th birthday quilt is in the washer. I'll need to do the clip, rip and stitch to piece the backing. "Clip and rip?!" you say? Why certainly! Why would I do this rather than rotary cutting across 44" of fabric? Well… Continue reading Gramma’s quilt top
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AQS Lancaster
Road tripping is always a delight. Road tripping with 3 friends is priceless. Our first stop: Ladyfingers Sewing in Oley PA. Well our first "stop" was Wegmans for provisions, ie chocolate and fruit. I just missed Gail, however I did not miss one of my very favorite fabric lines, Robert Kaufmans Radiance. I picked up… Continue reading AQS Lancaster
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Friends and Teacher Ribbon
Saturday afternoon I sat down to check email and facebook Angela Walters sat with me to enjoy her bagel and some witty banter. She's quite funny. Angela sat at a table with some very happy quilters the evening before and I told her the truth. As they were taking pictures I very nearly raced over… Continue reading Friends and Teacher Ribbon
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New Class
I'm taking a moment from the usually scheduled machine quilting posts to share with you that there is a new class in the works. "From Inspiration to Whole Cloth. . .with a twist". I mentioned it here on my schedule. Before I share more about the class I started what I hope to be the… Continue reading New Class
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Working on Samples
Oh yes I am and right now...I can't share them. It's not that I don't want to, I do want to share. Let's just say I'm submitting the idea to a publisher this week (at the rate I'm going it'll be Monday) and I need to hold back a bit. The ideas that have been… Continue reading Working on Samples
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MQX part 2
I really enjoyed the whole MQX experience from the Ice Cream Social to my last class on Saturday. Saturday afternoon I taught "And Now What?!" and showed off my new Dansko clogs as quilterly inspiration. I enjoyed all my students. Two gals took all three of my classes, which was rather fun to see a… Continue reading MQX part 2
