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
Tag: Kona cotton
How I choose quilting motifs part 1
As I mentioned the other day I'm going to share how I come up with the quilting motifs for a quilt. I'm going to start with Twilight in the Bronx which is entirely my own, move on to Tilde, Feather Zone and @play. Each of these quilt are very different and each has its own… Continue reading How I choose quilting motifs part 1
“Moon Over Manhattan” & Quilt Fest NJ
Last week we had an incredible full moon that just hung so low in the sky. From my office window - house faces south - the moon seemed to just hover over Manhattan. For some reason the image stayed with me for days and now I can recall it with that comforting...calming feeling of some… Continue reading “Moon Over Manhattan” & Quilt Fest NJ
