Benartex, bernina, Generation Q Magazine, Kaleidoscope Collections, Kona Solids, machine quilting

Imagination

I asked a friend to pick a number between 1 & 68 (one comment on another post) to choose the winner of Christa's book. Commenter #56 - Sarah J, congratulations! you are the winner of a copy of Machine Quilting with Style. I'll email you shortly and we'll work out the details. The other night… Continue reading Imagination

fun, Generation Q Magazine

still waters run deep and

I'll finally get my laptop back tomorrow. I'm attached to my laptop. I love having a laptop. I love having photos and pdf's and patterns and my book. Yes, my book is on that laptop that I get back tomorrow. Such a long time ago it seems that my laptop started acting up. Oh! It… Continue reading still waters run deep and

fabric, fun, learning, Sew Batik, Teri Lucas, totes

I’m becoming a Lazy Girl

So sometimes I think I'm kinda lazy and while that may have some truth to it. I like taking the simple way out and following directions directions is not quite my thing. So when I got Joan Hawley's Bendy Bag Pattern a bit of Dreamy Fusible Fleece, Joan's Iron Finger, and Touch Up Pressing Mitt… Continue reading I’m becoming a Lazy Girl

fabric, Sew Batik

A sneak peek and congratulations

  On Sunday I visited Quilt Fest of NJ, one of the Mancuso shows. Sometime within the next few weeks I'll have a blog post on the GenQ site on some of the quilts that captured my attention. The one quilt that I am going to post here is my friend Reneé's quilt, "Let's Hear… Continue reading A sneak peek and congratulations

life, quilting, teaching

a traveliing teacher has an adventure

Yesterday was a really full day. Wake up - check Find easy peasy breakfast food - check Teach - Go Mini or Go Home ! - check Have fun! - Check! Pack up classroom - check this includes fabric, rotary cutting mat, rulers, rotary cutter, fabric I've purchased - check *note* place rotary cutter when… Continue reading a traveliing teacher has an adventure

quilt shows, quilting

I don't always remember to take pictures in my classrooms.  Truth is I get busy with my students and forget that the camera is in my pocket.  They do good work and it deserves to be featured!  I did get to be a student this week as well.  I took Karen McTavish's class  Mastering the… Continue reading