Many quilters have discovered and fallen in love with Kawandi quilts. It is a wonderful project for quilters and sewers who want to explore hand piecing and quilting. It is also a form of ‘slow stitching’. However, I think it is important for quilters to know the history of Kawandi quilts. I’ve seen posts on […]
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Online Quilt Classes — Now Available I have launched the Modern Quilt Academy, a membership program for quilters of all types and styles! To find out more about my online quilt classes, webinars and more, click HERE!
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Did you know that you can fix your Instagram algorithm feed and stop missing posts by the people you follow? It’s easy. Just follow these steps when you log into your Instagram account. Unfortunatley, it is not a permanent fix–you’ll probably have to do this each time. One benefit–making this change should also make the
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WHAT I AM LISTENING TO IN THE STUDIO WHILE I MAKE MODERN QUILTS!! I love listening to podcasts (and, of course audiobooks–click here for my earlier post on sources for free or inexpensive audiobooks). I also like to download podcasts to listen to when I am driving or even when I go to a sew
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Transform your UFO’s into quilts! Do you have UFO’s or WIPs in your home because you just didn’t feel satisfied with them or they were too small…or too large…to be used? Unfinished projects can cause clutter in our stash and storage. In this blog post, I will give you a fun and fast approach to
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My solo exhibit of a new series of Spirit Portraits opened at the ArtCenter Sarasota on January 25, 2024. The opening Reception was held on Jan 25th from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern. In “Black Women: Music of the Heart & Soul,” I celebrate Black women singers, songwriters, and composers who played groundbreaking roles in
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As some of you may know, none of my individual submissions were accepted into QuiltCon 2024. Please….No sadness!! Please don’t email me or comment to say how sorry you are that my work was declined or that it is their loss….etc., etc. Instead, let me share with you my thoughts and feelings about submitting, rejections
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Tutorial on using an Adinkra symbol in a fusible applique modern traditional quilt block
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Ultimate Modern Quilt Block Collection by Daisy Dodge Daisy Dodge is a member of my local Modern Quilt Guild chapter. At a meeting, she mentioned that she had a book coming out and she was gracious enough to send me a copy. (FYI–I gave away this book in my recent library destash for my newsletter
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The Quilting Storyteller By Regina Abernathy Regina Abernathy is an artist and storyteller who has self published a very personal book. In her book, she draws from her life experiences to show how she has captured and preserved African American history through her art quilts I was impressed by the very intimate way that she
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