August 13th
Pat Deck has been busy this summer. Since her sewing studio is air conditioned, she has spent many cool, comfortable hours happily stitching away the summer days. And just look at what she’s accomplished:
Star Chain with bright, cheerful, summery fabrics!
The machine quilting compliments the design and fabrics perfectly!
LOVE the back.
Pat made this stunning Braided Links quilt using [...]
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 [...]
April 30th
I had a great time meeting, greeting, and demo-ing my rulers at a book signing event at the Cotton Patch Quilt Shop in Bradenton last Saturday. Thank you, Laura, for hosting the day for me. It was fun to meet so many nice folks and I enjoyed talking to them all!
One sweet gal brought in her copy [...]
April 23rd
Hello everyone! It feels so great to be back home again. I apologize for not having posted in such a long time, but to be honest it has taken me several days to get settled and back into a routine again. Our trip to Europe was wonderful in so many ways — but it was non-stop hectic, [...]
April 2nd
This post has nothing to do with quilting. And everything to do with something that is nothing short of miraculous!
I can see without my reading glasses! No surgery required. Yep, it’s true and it’s wonderful. I think I love my optometrist. He’s my new best friend. He told me about these amazing new contact lenses [...]
March 16th
A little bit of this
So, what’s new with you out there in quilting blogland? I’ll bet you’ve all been as busy as I have been lately. With Spring just around the corner, my guess is that you all have cabin fever and are ready for brighter, warmer days. For me, the days seem to have flown by [...]
December 31st
…which is a sneak peak of a pattern yet to come.
I couldn’t leave Christmas 2009 behind without sharing one last Christmas quilt with you all. Of course it’s my plan that you’ll be seeing this wonderful new design again in the near future (think: exclusive pattern, magazine feature, or inclusion in the next manuscript….)
But first, let [...]
December 8th
My dear friend, Birgit Schuller, just shared some AWESOME news with me:
Her fabulous, award-winning quilt, Shooting Stars, graces the current cover of On Track Magazine (published by IMQA)! And, if you click here you’ll be able to read the interview with Birgit featured inside.
Congratulations, Birgit! I’m so excited for your great news, and thank you [...]
November 26th
Can you almost smell them?
With the help of my little chef, Andrew (who did all the pie crimping himself), our pies are perfect and waiting to be served tomorrow after a bountiful, traditional Thanksgiving meal. My brother and sister-in-law arrived this afternoon along with my folks, and a 22 pound gobbler is awaiting the roasting pan in the [...]
November 17th
I’ve been hard at work (um, play) collaborating with Birgit on a dynamite new design for Christmas that I can hardly wait to share it with you all. The star blocks shown above are just an itty-bitty sneak peak of the quilt center. Today, I was busy stitching the oh-so-fun-to-sew borders (shown below)…
…when my friendly neighborhood Fed [...]