I just received this in my email from Kathy in Des Plains, IL. She made a vestment for her son-in-law with some of my hand dyed fabrics. I think it turned out so beautiful. I love that she used two different but same colored fabrics so that he has two different sides to wear. I…
Category Archives: hand dyed fabric
Duluth trees
Karen just sent me a picture of the quilt she finished using my pattern “Duluth Trees” It looks fabulous!! Thanks for sharing Karen A.
Chicago IQA show March 28-30
Laura Wasilowski and I will have our booth at the IQF show this week at the Donald E Stevens Convention center. We will be in booth #1224. I hope you will stop by and shop all our goodies! See you there?
Woven Heart Baskets
Here is a fun project to do for Valentine’s Day. Woven Heart Baskets
FEBRUARY SALE
I have put several patterns on SALE, some of them even have their hand dyed fabrics too. CARDINALS, THE FARM and SISTER TREES are new to the SALE list. While supplies last you can get all of these 50% off along with their hand dyed fabric 50%off. Also Wild Blue Jacks, Woodland Secrets, Blue Trees,…
Baby quilt
I made this fun and easy baby quilt for my friend Betty’s new grandbaby boy due next month. I used three different shades of my habd dyed gray fabric to create a 36″ x 45″ on point quilt top, that’s the size of a package size of a crib size batting. I added machine appliqued…
JANUARY sale is coming
I will be offering 20%off on products starting January 1. Enter the code Greetings in the coupon area when you check out to get your discount. Now is the time to stock up on fabric, patterns and patterns with hand dyed kits.
NOVEMBER special
I am just home from a week long trip to Houston TX for the International Quilt Festival. I had a FABULOUS time. This is my little quilt “Lone Tree” that was in the judged miniature category of the show. If you weren’t able to make it to the show I am offering a 10% discount on…
Under the Sea student work from PIQF
It has just been ONE week since my class in CA at PIQF in Santa Clara. It was so warm and wonderful there, here in IL we are experiencing a drizzly fall day. One of my students, Jennifer, has already finished her top and is getting ready to quilt it. I enjoy seeing how my…
Tariffs are here
I just got this in my email from Dharma Trading. I buy a lot of my dye from them. I don’t know if you’ve noticed but Tariffs are going to start affecting the quilting industry. It’s official, the new Tariffs are here. 10% additional tariffs on all fabrics, some clothing items and some dyes, imported…
Winter Forest
I have a new pattern to share with you. Winter Forest is now available on my website along with all the luscious hand dyed fabrics. This is a larger pattern than I have done in the past, it finishes at 32″ x 22″, and is made using SILK for the background behind the three central…
I hate cleaning up
I recently visited a quilting friend, and as it usually goes we got to talking about what projects we were working on. Towards the end of this discussion my quilt friend mentioned that she always allows time to clean up at the end of her working period. I said that I hated cleaning up and…