Quilt
Good Morning, Quilters! Today, let’s look at a car and truck whole cloth quilt. I stitched this mini-quilt for one of my favorite boys ever–my grandson, Henry! Start with a Composition I started with a simple composition. I divided the quilt into horizontal rows. To make it more interesting and more road like, I…
Flowers/Leaves and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today we are going to learn how to quilt a thistle pattern! (NOTE-We are a little off from our “Tuesday Tutorials”–but does anyone know what day of the week it is anyway?”) Double Emails First– a little good news. For the cost of a small sewing machine, our web developer seems to…
Art and more
Books and more
Good Morning, Quilters! My new book, 25 Days to Better Machine Quilting will be here soon and we are taking pre-orders! We will ship books by June 3, 2020! I am so proud of this book–It’s a happy, happy day! When I finished writing, in February of 2019, I told the publisher they could call…
Happy Hours-Creativity and Community and more
Good Afternoon, Quilters in Quarantine! Today we are sharing a few more ideas on how to turn quarantine into Happy Hours! But let’s start with a cautionary tale from Claire and her son, Louis….. Louis is generally a happy camper, though after several weeks of quarantine, he was having trouble seeing…. While tutorials of child…
Doodles and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers! Today we are going to doodle fabric patterns! We all have so many fabrics we love. We can use the fabric patterns as inspirations for our doodle practice. Look at each piece of fabric carefully. Repeat the shapes, continue the lines and then continue the design with your own patterns. …
Art and more
Happy Hours-Creativity and Community and more
Good Morning, Quilters and Friends! Welcome back to my family’s recommendations for Happy Hours in Quarantine! (Read our first edition HERE) We hope and trust YOU are well!? All of my family are well and adjusting by trying new things as well as returning to some tried and true favorite activities. We would like to…
Creativity and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Do YOU ever use quilting as a form of meditation? I find the process of free motion quilting very calming at times, almost like a prayer or meditation. Lately, I notice my mind racing and my head spinning. Increasingly, I have been turning to quilting as a way to redirect my brain…
Quilt and more
Good Morning, Quilters! Today let’s learn how to quilt an umbrella motif! (Though if you live in Minnesota, a shovel motif might be more appropriate. Three inches of snow fell over the weekend!) But hope springs eternal! The Umbrella Motif Today’s tutorial, the Open Umbrella motif is sponsored by BERNINA’. Find the step-by-step tutorial for…
