I noticed in Sunday’s ads that WonderUnder #805 is on sale this week at JoAnn Fabrics. It is 50% off. Most of my quilts are fused. I am a fuser. So I use a lot of this stuff. If you are a fuser or like to use fusible now is a good time to go…
I am happy to announce that I am able to post again on this blog AND that I posted all three new patterns to the patterns page. Laughing Leaves is a design I have been teaching for a long time and now it is a pattern with two different versions of the pattern in one…
I like to showcase work by people who buy my patterns and kits. Especially when they do something different or creative with them. Ann used my pattern Winter Dreaming, this is a portrait of my kitty Socks, looking out the back door on a cold winter day. I received this email last week from Ann,…
OUR SHIP IS SELLING OUT! Are you considering traveling with me in May on the quilting cruise to Alaska? If so, please do not delay your registration any longer. Many categories for rooms on the ship are already wait listed and I would not want you to be disappointed because the category you want is gone. Through…
I need your input. If you could take any of my classes which one would it be? Check out my workshop page and also look at my patterns page and tell me which class you would like to take or pattern to make in class. On Sunday I will send one lucky winner picked from…
I had a great weekend even though it has decided to turn cold a little early here in Illinois. I gave a lecture - Flooded with Color from my book Fabric to Dye For - and taught a class - Three Pumpkins - at a wonderful store in St Charles IL called Sew Generously. If you…
Whatcha doing Saturday? Need a quick project? I will be teaching a fast fun and eazy fall wall quilt at Sew Generously in St Charles, IL this Saturday October 4, 2014 from 10:30 -3:30. I will be giving my Flooded with Color lecture in the a.m. and then we will break for lunch and in…
I received this fabulous email the other day from Jan H. My granddaughter Jasmin, age 12, wanted to make a small quilt during her spring break in March so chose to make the one from your book Fun, Fast Fusies. TULIPS. She loved making the quilt and it proudly hangs in her room. WHAT A…
PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL QUILT EXTRAVAGANZA XXI The Center of It All for Quilt, Fiber, Wearable and Textile Art SEPTEMBER 18-21, 2014 The Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza is the largest and most prominent quilting arts event in the Northeast all under one roof. The quilt competition features wonderful entries from throughout the nation. Entries to the competition…
RED and GREEN oh my. I am preparing for my teaching schedule for the fall. I am dyeing my fabrics to make PEACE a fused wall hanging. I will be teaching this class three times in the next few months. Twice in Madison WI at The Quilting Expo in September. And once in November at…
Recently I taught down in hot, dry OKLAHOMA. For the class I did, they choose to make Duluth Trees. EVERYONE did such a tremendous job creating their designs and almost everyone went home with their quilt tops ready for the next step of quilting and finishing them up. My quilt Duluth Trees was designed after…
I love it when people send me photos of the quilts they have made using my patterns. Liz just recently sent me this photo of her version of my pattern “Winter Dreaming” a portrait of my kitty Socks, and here is what she had to say about the process. “I bought this pattern from you…