My sister and I have been on the road between Rapid City SD and Steamboat Springs CO were I will have taught classes. We have made a wide circle going to Mt Rushmore then headed over to Yellowstone national park and headed down to Jackson Hole WY. My sister lives in Boston and I’m outside…
Category Archives: hand dyed fabric
September Special
Don’t let the September Special get away. I have been dyeing fabrics all summer long, getting ready for my classes and my booth at the IQA show in Houston later this fall. I have over dyed the amount of Rainbow Stripe fabric that I need. So, with each order in September on my website over $10,…
Stitch in the Ditch
I do a lot of “stitch in the ditch” with all of my machine quilted projects. When I do stitch in the ditch next to something long and straight I like to leave my feed dogs up and let the machine do the walking for me. My BERNINA QE 750 has an even feed foot…
Filming for Quilting Arts TV
Laura and I are in Solon OH filming a few episodes for Quilting Arts TV. We are doing one segment together and then each of us are doing two segments on our own. Here is a look at some of what I will be doing. Making Exact Freezer Paper Leaves in Autumn Leaves – detail.…
Week-end is over
What with the holiday you may have missed going shopping on CRAFTSY. The Craftsy sale is still on through Wednesday. There are many great classes to get at 50% off. My class Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home Quilt is a great beginner free motion machine quilting class. Even if you don’t make the quilt you…
CRAFTSY Sale weekend
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.
Autumn Trees
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. …
Schmetz needles newsletter
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…
Diaper Shirt
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…
Classes at the IQF show in Houston 2015
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…
Rainy Rainy June
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…
Whispering Pines and Seaside Village
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…