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Last week, I told you about this flimsy, my current project. It is based on Sandra Dallas’ novel, The Quilt Walk. In the story, Emmy Blue’s hand stitches a log cabin quilt as she travels west with her family in a wagon train. She sews the blocks, most reluctantly at first, as she walks alongside […]
A Finished Flimsy Ready for Next Steps–the Longarm Read More »
I sort of hate to see the Block of the Month go. I loved creating and writing, but the stress of having everything ready in time was a bit much, and let’s remember there was no pay. I simply wanted to see if I could do it and succeeded in not just seeing it through
The End of the Improv BOM — Until Next Time Read More »
It’s been fun and educational and sometimes a little wild, but I am officially finished with the Block of the Month event. Both of my quilts are complete. They even have labels! Not that this is the last I’ll write about it: I still want to write about the quilting on each quilt. This first
And the Improv BoM is a Wrap! Read More »
It’s the first Monday! That almost always means a Cotton Quilters Meeting. Whew! What a workout! Sure, I’m president, so there’s that, but today Pam and I were in charge of lunch. She decided to have her husband, Derek, make a pot of spaghetti. Now, for most of us that means enough for perhaps ten
Cotton Quilters Raise the Bar Read More »
Cotton Quilters met last Monday, but we had a class before the meeting. Normally, this time (10-1) is used for free sewing and visiting, but last month Sheila shared with us a small bag she had made and offered to walk us through the steps. Of course, we jumped on the offer! Everyone made a
CQG April Show and Share Read More »
How much do you enjoy improv piecing? Here’s a new opportunity to LOVE it. I speak to people and groups all over this region and have found that traditional quilters who don’t like improv quilts just don’t “get it” and either hate them or are afraid of them. So I decided to offer this improv
Improv Block of the Month ~~ Something New! Read More »
A while back my friends with the Cotton Quilter’s Guild went on a road trip to Mangham, La. They apparently spent quite some time at the local quilt shop, called Stitched in Faith. We’ve been before and I would have raced to get on that van but, alas, I was teaching middle schoolers. They’re less
Sweet Friends with Sweet Ideas and Sweet Fabrics Read More »
Welcome to PIW, the week of red and white quilts! I have over 60 quilts on the “red and white” section of my “heart, quilts” board. This is just a small taste. Apologies, I was not able to find information on these last two, but they are too pretty to not include. Of course, choosing
Pin It Weekly #365 Red and White Read More »
It’s spring in Louisiana. We have spotted a couple of hummingbirds and see butterflies on almost every walk we take. Meme calls them “flutterflies” everytime she sees one. The butterflies are mulitplies quickly and haven’t even found the wildflower gardens that Richard and Adam planted earlier when things were just beginning to green up. Right
Pin It Weekly #364 Butterflies and Flutterflies Read More »
Lots of insipiration in this post of abstract art and how it can inform modern quilting.
Pin It Weekly #363 Abstract Art Read More »
