Giving Quilters Permission Since 2009
A big Thank You! to Alyson Jean and Jean Ruvel for the invitation to speak at the Huntington Quilters Guild on Tuesday night. I really enjoyed sharing the quilt stories with you. Over the few days in the car prior to the Trunk Show thoughts of what I'd say flew through my mind and often… Continue reading Huntington Quilters Guild & Quilts are Made of Memories
Oh Little Miss Sassy Pants how I love you. The story of birthing you came to mind this afternoon when someone mentioned that the Quilt National submission entry is September 5. If I had an idea I'd probably try and submit again, because after all there is time. Oh dear me, here we go,… Continue reading Moon Over Manhattan, a bit O’humor
I've added a Retreat to the list of classes. I've wanted to add a retreat for a very long time, now seemed as good a time as any. A three or five day retreat to explore the world of thread, batting, design, and color. Find the eclecticness of you, the freedom to explore and push… Continue reading I’ve gone and done it now
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
While searching my photos for a particular quilt I happened upon this beauty. I love the Moon. Teaching alert: One Day Free Motion Quilting - Friday June 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hartsdale Fabrics We just put this class on the schedule! Happy Quilting! Teri I'm participating in Melanie Testa's blog hop. Her new… Continue reading One Day Free Motion Class
I saw this blog Owen's Olivia: Your Sewing Thread Under a Microscope reposted by Generation Q Magazine this morning and thought you'd enjoy it. Seeing your thread under a microscope (photos taken by her husband) is pretty cool. Head on over and check it out. PS - she has no idea I'm doing this. And… Continue reading Moon Over Manhattan 4.5 – we’re talking thread here
Moon Over Manhattan This quilt has an alternate title "Little Miss Sassy Pants" for she was sassy (sass-eh) indeed! The original color of "Moon" was drum roll please lime green. This still makes me giggle. What makes me giggle a wee bit louder: I submitted this to Quilt National. I know that my very dear… Continue reading Choosing Quilt Motifs – Part 4.21
Beautiful. I don't often share stories from "the office" whether that be the quilt shop/BERNINA dealer or stories from the road teaching. Yesterday 18 students gathered to have their "colors" done. I covered the shop floor while my coworkers attended the workshop. However I asked my boss last week, knowing I couldn't attend the class. … Continue reading Color Me
Whenever I hear, "thinking, thinking" the voice in my head sounds like Elfred in my GPS. Elfred is from the north pole and sometimes asks if anyone wants hot chocolate or fruitcake. My answer to both is, "yes!" I've been teaching machine quilting on a domestic for about 4 1/2 to 5 years now. I… Continue reading Thinking, thinking and I would like your input, please
MQX is quickly approaching and as I've mentioned I'm excited to be part of this years faculty. I'm teaching: Wednesday April 11 8:00 - 12 Noon "Beginner Free Motion Quilting" Take this class to learn the rules of machine quilting needle & thread pairing, tension both machine and physical and we stitch, stitch, stitch!… Continue reading Machine Quilters Exposition
