You can view a tutorial of my pattern PEACE over on the BERNINA We All Sew Blog. You can purchase all three patterns from my website, they are called Holiday Moments. Why wait until the last minute to make something for the holidays when you can do it NOW!
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…
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 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…
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…
The great thing about fusing art quilts is that you can use your fused scraps right up to the very last little bit. I am currently working on making a few Tiny Landscapes. Here is my drawing of this little landscape, Trees on the Hill. I drew it up so that I could keep my…
I showed you this picture last week and told you I would share how I use these tools. These are referred to as creasing tools, rubbing tools, or sometimes a hera marker. They are good for lots of things, but the way I use them the most is to transfer pencil lines to the back…
When I am fusing fabrics to start a project and I know that I want to use all the fabric, I have to mend or over lap areas of the fabric that I am fusing to make sure all the fabric gets fusible web on it. This is important if you want to make sure…
I was so inspired by my little quilt for SAQA that I decide to make a few more. I started with a piece of wonderful warm jewel tone silk charmeuse that was already fused and waiting in my scrap drawer. I went to my other scrap drawer that is full of fused cotton pieces and…
I will be in Manchester New Hampshire all week at the World Quilt show. Don’t just GO to a New England quilt festival, VACATION at one! The World Quilt Show - New England is Mancuso Show Management’s outstanding New England quilt festival. This New England quilt festival is one of the most internationally diverse events of its kind…
When I filmed my episode for Craftsy - Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home Quilt, I also filmed a quicky segment on fusing. They titled it stash buster, because you had to pick fabrics from their pile of left over fabrics at the studio. You can watch me pick from a pile of commercial fabrics…
What a wonderful way to take a vacation - on a boat! with quilting! The very idea of going to the Panama Canal has me teaming with ideas. 15 DAY FULL TRANSIT PANAMA CANAL CRUISE APRIL 15-29, 2014 I have also never been to Mexico, can you believe that. What a better way to see…