I am going on a cruise in April 2014. I think you all should come along. I have been all over the world, but you know what I have never been to Mexico. I think a cruise is the easiest and funnest way to see a lot of different places, and you can quilt with…
Do you live in central ILLINOIS? Would you like to spend a fun filled SATURDAY? Can you turn on an IRON? You could become a graduate of the Chicago School of Fusing on May…
Laura and I had so much fun at the QGBI conference in Nottingham UK. I visited Chatsworth House on my day off. It was a gorgeous sunny day…
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I did a post last month about making this table runner. Mary sent me these pictures just this week. I thought I would share. My local guild, The Rippers, had a “Christmas Gift Challenge” where we were given a bag with one piece of fabric and an information slip with a member’s name and preferences. …
My good friend Roberta is recovering from cancer. While going through her chemo treatments she found it hard to do any “real” sewing. So she decided to do some fusing. Fusing helped chase the blues away and kept her hands, heart and mind busy.Here are some of the pieces she made during her treatments.This is…
I hope you enjoy this quick video of fusing tips. Happy Quilting today. A few fusing tips
I don’t know if I ever mentioned why I fuse my quilts. It has become so much of what I do I don’t think about the reasons anymore. But maybe you would like to hear my reasoning. I really, really, like the freedom fusing gives me in creating imagery. I started out as a traditional…
I recently taught my 1/2 day class - Blooming Fun. I thought you would enjoy seeing the process. This class is fun and fast and everyone always has a good time making the little quilt. The finished quilt measures. 16” x 20”. Enjoy. Blooming Fun Fused Art Quilt
I struggle with the names of my quilts. Some people are so lyrical, but for me language does not come easily. I see the world in images not words. When I made this quilt I polled my blog readers to get ideas for it’s name and you graciously helped me out. I think the name…
There has been some discussion lately about what is an “ART” quilt. It is my understanding that an art quilt is any quilt that is not a “traditional” quilt made from standard blocks or patterns. When I started quilting way back in the 1970’s I started with those kind of quilts. My first quilt ever…
How to transfer a design without reversing it. This is very easy with fusible web on the back of your fabric. WonderUnder is on sale on my website this month. Follow along the pictures below. This is from my book Fabric to Dye For, a little quilt called Daily Walks, a quilt about George, my dog. …
The National Quilt Museum in Paducah KY is a wonderful place. I enjoy visiting it every year when I go to the show. They make sure that each year they have many of the different show winners on display. They seem to show different ones each year. They also have several special exhibits in the…