Inspired Free-Motion QuiltingBill VolckeningMandy LeinsC&T Publishing $25.95; e-book $20.99 One hundred and fifty years from now when a resurgence in quilt making begins yet again Inspired Free-Motion Quilting: 90 Antique Designs Reinterpreted for Today's Quilter will serve as a resource for new quilters and quilt historians. These quilters will, following the tradition of quilt making,… Continue reading Blog Tour: Inspired Free-Motion Quilting
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Back to School Blog Hop: Bury Quilt Thread
Welcome to the Back to School Blog Hop hosted by Sam Hunter (Hunter's Design Studio). Thanks Sam! Thirty-two days of tutorials by quilters and sewists, ready to share their experience and tips. At the bottom of the tutorial are links to each of the other participants in the hop. So many great tutorials! One hundred… Continue reading Back to School Blog Hop: Bury Quilt Thread
Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Tour Day 1
Welcome to the first top on the Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Hop 2017 hosted by Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com. Well. Well. Well. There is something beautiful about the process of opening the windows, blowing out the stale air, pick the stuff up off the floor of the sewing studio, straighten out the fabric, do… Continue reading Spring Clean Your Studio Blog Tour Day 1
BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour It’s a Wrap
It's a wrap! The BERNINA Ambassador Blog tour is complete. Getting to know more about the people you work with is always a good idea. So here's a quote from each one: From Cherry Guidry: I took my first quilting class summer of 2004 and wanted to learn to applique, but my sewing machine didn’t feature the right… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour It’s a Wrap
BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 5
Our final three Ambassadors Joanne Sharpe, Cherry Guidry, and Jenelle Montilone. Joanne is a wordsmith extraordinaire, she plays with words, fonts to be more specific. Incorporating words into art with tools including her quilting. Cherry's patterns include embroidery, gorgeous machine embroidery adding one more texture and layer to all that she does. Jenelle is our… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 5
BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 4
Today we bring you four BERNINA Ambassadors: Annie Smith, Lori Kennedy, Kari Carr and Catherine Redford who bring a wide variety of style to the quilting world. Annie is the original (and still my favorite) quilting podcaster; Lori just published a new book (more on that in a moment); Kari has a great angle on… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 4
BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 3
Sandy Fitzpatrick, Beth Ferrier, and Cheryl Sleboda are today's featured BERNINA Ambassadors. Please don't tell Beth but I've wanted to be her for a long time. Not her really but she's been part of my quilting life for as long as I can remember. Cheryl has become a friend, and mentor listening, sharing, offering advice… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 3
BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 2
And now we get to meet Ambassadors: Kathy Delany, Christa Watson, and Mandy Leins. The cool thing is that each Ambassador brings something different, a different skill set, a range of style, and idea. Each Ambassador is influenced by something different from a sense of quilting history, an abounding enthusiasm for the modern style of… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassador Blog Tour Day 2
BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling our Stories Day 1
Through the efforts of Jenelle Montilone we're taking the tour to Instagram and other social media using the hastags: #igquiltfest , and #berninaambassador. Today we get to meet Lynn Carson Harris, Kelly Ashton, Diane Doran, and Melody Crust. Hosting a blog tour of great talent is humbling and that's when Mandy Leins posted a link… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling our Stories Day 1
BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling our Stories
Just a few moments ago the last stitches on 3 quilts that were made over the last several weeks. These needed to be finished in time for Lancaster and I made it. Whew. It's now nearly 1:30 in the morning, as happens I'm now wide awake, and need to get up early to get these… Continue reading BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling our Stories