Lyn Brown's Quilting Blog

Yes! It’s party week in our quilting classes this week! Don’t forget to bring your dolls… And any other show n tell!

Unbelievably, my third (!) quilt design has been published. Check out the new magazine called Quilt-It-Today, Jan/ Feb 2013, page 52.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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 […]

W is a Whopper of a letter!  I had to squeeze it a bit just to get it to fit on a 6″ block.

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!

  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 […]