July 10th
I’d like you to meet two terrific sisters.
Patsy Domaratzki (l) and Wendy Davison (r) get ready to cut their fabrics for the PPM mystery quilt!
Patsy and Wendy live in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. I “met” these two ladies through email when they contacted me to say they have just begun to make one of my [...]
May 10th
I taught another fun-filled mystery quilt class at Scrap and Sew recently; we all had a marvelous time. Shame on me for not remembering to take photos of the class to share with all of you blog readers! I don’t know why my camera slipped my mind. Could it have been the Sangria? (Which was the [...]
March 30th
…..in Illini Country!
I just spent three fabulous, creativity-packed days with the ladies of the Illini Country Stitchers Guild! We had the best time; it was an amazing trip from beginning to end and the ladies treated me like royalty. I loved getting to know many of them on a more personal level — learning about their lives, [...]
February 11th
I spent a wonderful day last Saturday teaching a class at Scrap and Sew, in Lutz, Florida. The ladies were all genuinely enthusiastic and ready to learn and I shared my favorite tips and techniques to help them improve their skills — while they put the clues together throughout the day to make a mystery quilt!
Tess and Terry [...]
November 4th
Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hope this week is going well for you out in cyberland!
My dear friend, Birgit Schuller, sent me a photo of her Anvils mystery quilt top, and I just had to share:
Fabulous! I just love the colors and fabrics you chose, Birgit. Can’t wait to see how you quilt it!
A special request…
Birgit has [...]
October 28th
Updated….October 29th
Remember my promise?
(Click here), then come on back and read all the way to the bottom….
Big-time congratulations to Linda for being the FIRST to send me a photo of her completed Anvils 2009 fall mystery quilt! Although she mentioned she had some camera or computer troubles, her photo shows an absolutely STUNNING quilt top. Love, [...]
September 22nd
I’ve been tossing and turning at night. Losing sleep (seriously). I promised to post photos from all you mystery quilt sleuths who have been so thoughtful and taken the time to email or send me photos of your finished tops and/or quilts. You’ve all been really terrific about sending the files to me, and the [...]
September 8th
Quite a few of you have downloaded the first installment which includes the supply list for my brand new, free mystery quilt pattern. How exciting! I’m so glad you’ve decided to join me for Fridays with Kimberly! In keeping with the mystery quilt theme, I thought it might be fun to have a little “Show [...]
May 6th
Recently, I received the following photo from Ginny Andersen, of Spokane Valley, WA, who is an American Quilter Magazine reader. Ginny completed the Trail to Paducah mystery quilt, one of my original designs, which ran as a featured series article in 2008.
Ginny wrote, “The fabrics included were originally bought in Poulsbo, WA, during a visit to my father’s, for a [...]
April 2nd
The 2009 Quilters’ Heritage Celebration Show has officially begun in Lancaster, PA!
I arrived on Sunday evening and spent Monday and Tuesday judging the various categories of the quilt contest. It was a phenominal experience, and although we worked hard and the decisions were very difficult, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment! The quilts entered into this [...]
Read more of Creative Energy at the 2009 Quilters’ Heritage Celebration Show!…