Totally not quilt-related, but I think it’s a good idea to pass this around since I know a bunch of people have water-related plans this summer. Here is a great post on what drowning actually looks like, and why most people don’t recognize it, even as they’re watching the person in distress just a few […]
“Modern Spin” is in the shop!
After revising my pattern for Modern Quilts Unlimited to include some helpful information about Log Cabin construction techniques, I am pleased to have “Modern Spin” for sale as a PDF download! If you missed the magazine, here’s a chance for you to have the pattern. Thanks for looking! You can find them here: in my craftsy […]
Prepping Batiks–technique of the week
I have been pulling together some really lovely batiks in autumn colors for a friend who has commissioned a queen-sized tree of life quilt. This is going to be a bed quilt, and the background is going to be Kona snow or eggshell. Because it will see real use, it will also be seeing the […]
I haven’t forgotten!
I’ve been working on several projects all at once, but none are in a state where they would be interesting to share, really. I have a few plans for posts coming soo, including –a sampler for the class I will be teaching in June, “Traditional Made Modern”. If you’re in the Capitol region of NY, […]
A useful seam ripping tool, and so fashionable!
I’m getting old. When I’m ripping out quilting seams, especially when they’re nested close together and grey-on-grey, I have a much harder time than I used to, seeing what I’m doing. I tend to swear alot and that just doesn’t set a good example for the children. Or my husband. Or anyone nearby, really, although […]
Enjoying the … heck… out of the process.
No, really! I am making this mini quilt version of a larger quilt I have in mind (it’s a queen-sized quilt when it’s all done, and I will be writing a pattern for it, but now I don’t know what size!), and am having a ridiculously good time doing it. I’m quilting it on my […]
How Did I Miss Her? Get Thee to Reading!
Kristen from So Happy to Sew left me a nice comment earlier, and also let me know that not only is she working on a Cathedral Window quilt and has two tutorials here (#1) and here (#2), she also has had a quilt along for the Single Girl quilt. I ask you, in all my wanderings […]
tiny pieces
Well, not *too* tiny. The green strips will finish up at a half-inch wide, and I confess that this will be something like mumblefivemumble quilts that I’ve made with these tiny strips. Posted two examples here and here. I can’t get enough of them; because I just love how crisp they look. I can’t help […]
Just a few Resources for proper technique
While I’m thinking about it, here are a few of the books that I have found helpful in my own reading. If you’re taking the time to make something, add a few minutes of reading prep, and see what a difference it can make. Construction Help Quilter’s Academy Vol I, Vol II., Vol. III., and Vol […]
Technique Does Matter
Some of you may follow my “technique of the week” and may find that it’s awfully simple. How to get a perfect 1/4″ seam? Really? But the building blocks of great work, even improv and modern quilting, are knowledge of how to make with good technique. I turned professional because, gosh darn it, I have high […]
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