The Sale is on. Now through Wednesday September 9 get many classes 50% off. Don’t miss this great opportunity. Here is a link to the page my class is listed on. Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home Quilt. Have a great fun filled Holiday Weekend.
One of the ways that I like best to work is to use one of my gradated fabrics to give me inspiration to start a new quilt. I recently completed this little top that I’m calling Autumn Trees using my Orange Fiesta gradation to create the border and background area for this quilt. …
Do you get this newsletter? You should. All good things to know. These are the needles I use when I am quilting with rayon thread. Needle Points from Rhonda My sewing and quilting is often driven by weather. Too hot to garden and too humid for the beach, I often retreat to my air conditioned…
I was recently at my sisters house going through my mother’s stuff and I ran across this little “diaper” shirt that my grandmother made either when I was born or when my sister was born. My sister and I where both born in the state of Mississippi, me in May and she in August so…
As many of you know the catalogs are out for the Houston show that takes place each year the last week of October. I will again be teaching my Frieda’s Fun Fast Free Motion Machine Quilting class. This is a fun and easy way to learn the basics of Free Motion Machine Quilting. This year…
Boy it has been a rainy month of June this year. Everywhere in the news there is rain and here in Illinois is no exception. I have to say that with all the rain the plants look great and my flowers are flourishing. I was going through some photos of the year so far and…
I have added two new classes to my workshop page. They are two of my new patterns - Seaside Village and Whispering Pines. These are both raw edge fused designs and both are made using my Rainbow fabric. Such joy. I taught SeaSide Village for the first time on the Alaska cruise and everyone loved…
Going back to work after the weekend always takes a little doing. Do any of you struggle with Monday morning blues? I find that getting outside and walking helps or doing my morning routine of working out and then dyeing always gets me back in the work week mentality. It has been so gorgeous outside…
I have dyed a new gradation color way. Rich in brown’s and oranges this new color way needs a name. I have tentatively called it TreeBark. Help me give it a good descriptive name. If I pick your suggestion I’ll send you a free 1/4 yard of this gradation.
I remember my husband’s grandmother always had Rhubarb growing in her vegtable garden. She used to make a wonderful Rhubarb bread. I still have the recipe, too bad I don’t cook much any more. I love that tangy taste and the wonderful color combination of the red’s and green’s. I still love to order Rhubarb…
I recently realized how easy it is and what a bargain it is to take one of my classes! I took a class with another teacher and spent weeks getting ready for it as well as going out and buying special tools just for class. I had a great time and enjoyed my class but…
My friend Roberta is a wonder. She is a wonderful friend, she is a wonderful gardener and she is a wonderful quilter. Roberta is mostly a traditional quilter, but she likes to try EVERYTHING. Roberta has had her health issues but she keeps on keeping on. Everyday she is making or doing something. I meet…