It is always fun to try something new! In this post, I describe using words for design inspiration AND cutting without rulers. This month, I taught a live workshop in the Modern Improv Quilt Academy where we used poetry as an inspiration for creating our designs. I was really blown away by the creativity that […]
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I am on a path to being a more eco-conscious quilter/maker. It is a journey…not a destination (to use that old saying…). As most of you know, I live near Sarasota FL, and we were in the path of Hurricane Ian. So last week, I went through the house taking photos in case we
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Paper piecing is a wonderful technique. You can piece simple or intricate block patterns and even curves with high degrees of accuracy. But, it has one major downside–tearing out those tiny, tiny pieces of paper after sewing your blocks. I know that I always distorted the block when I tore out the paper. Fumble fingers!
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I have been a member of a wonderful virtual Bee. We are Quilts Unscripted! In this post, I will share a bit about how we operate and the most recent challenge that required me to work with my least favorite color. How Quilts Unscripted Works The group started in 2021 with 12 members. We now
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I recently completed my latest Maywood Studio Maker project. Here is a description of my process for making this wallhanging–it crosses over from modern into artquilting. The new collection that all of the Makers worked with is called Nightfall. It is a Spring 2022 fabric collection that will be available in stores around mid-July. Nightfall
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In this post, I have links to tutorials that you may find helpful and a short description of my first QAYG — Quilt As You Go Project. Faced Mitered Bindings! I love faced bindings for modern and art quilts. Making a Mitered Faced Binding had never occurred to me. Then I saw a posting by
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I must confess….I love tossing in a bit of batik fabric here and there when I make a modern quilt! Yes, you can use batiks in modern quilts. My interest was ramped up when I became an Island Batik Ambassador and had a chance to play with their line of batiks. You can read about
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For April 2022, the Maywood Makers were provided with fabric from the Opal Essence line of fabrics.I am a Maywood Ambassador–if you missed my earlier post, you can read more about that here. These fabrics will be in your favorite quilt shops soon. The palette is very different for me. It’s very soft and calming.
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I am thrilled to announce that I am a Maywood Maker for 2022. I am joining a fabulous group of makers–scroll to the end of this post for links to their websites and follow them/us on Instagram. Maywood Studio has the Gelato Ombres line of fabrics that I have loved and used in many quilts
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I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Elizabeth Stumbo for the All People Quilt podcast from American Patchwork and Quilting. I shared some of my lessons learned from 30+ years of quilting and 20+ years of teaching, including my own quilting journey, how she found her quilting community, and how I pivoted my business
