Yes! It’s party week in our quilting classes this week! Don’t forget to bring your dolls… And any other show n tell!
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Quilt-It-Today
Unbelievably, my third (!) quilt design has been published. Check out the new magazine called Quilt-It-Today, Jan/ Feb 2013, page 52.
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Quilters Alphabet X
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful I am a quilter!
We are moving through the Quilters Alphabet just as fast as 2012 is passing… This week is the letter X. -
2012 Rainbow Triangles Quilt Pattern
Reminder to my students: Next week (November 26-30) is our Holiday Party and Doll Fashion Show… Please bring something to share!
Finally! After a year in the making! We are ready to put together the 2012 Rainbow Triangles Quilt! It is gonna be fabulous!
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Quilt Blocks for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Would you like to make a few Quilt Blocks For Hurricane Sandy Victims…
Erin Hutchinson, a quilter in Virginia, is collecting Disappearing Four-Patch Blocks (Like our Breezy 4-Patches) and assembling them into quilts for distribution to Hurricane Sandy victims.
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QA Wheel Of Wonders
Wheel Of Wonders… The Color Wheel! If you’ve never played with (learned how to use!) the color wheel, grab a book on the subject and find a whole new way of looking at fabric combinations. There are lots of quilter-oriented books on the subject.
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T-Shirt Scarf
Note to my classes… Red violet/Blue violet 8″ square swap this week. Last swap of the year!
I saw a scarf made from humble t-shirt knit last summer at a gift shop. With just a bit of applique added, it’s price tag was nearly fifty dollars! Now we all know the material cost a small fraction of that!
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Quilters Alphabet: W
W is a Whopper of a letter! I had to squeeze it a bit just to get it to fit on a 6″ block.
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Modern Rails Doll Quilt
I know, I know… Doll quilts are usually traditional. But I thought, what kind of quilt does today’s little girl want? Surely, the trendy doll owner would like a trendy quilt! And this one is easy!
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Twiggy Doll
I know this is usually a quilting site, but this year we have made a Doll Quilt every month. It has been a lot of fun! While I know many of these quilts will be hung on a wall or placed on a table, I thought we needed a simple Doll to go with these quilts. So Twiggy was born… (more…)