Welcome, friends! This is the last day of the blog hop for my new quilting book, the Inspired Free-motion Quilting. I hope you had a chance to visit all the other stellar makers and quilters. I truly love seeing people take the things I teach and make them their own, and I believe that comes […]
Book Review and Giveaway: Piecing Makeover by Patty Murphy
I didn’t always care about perfect points and seams, but when I first started longarming my own *ahem* very special quilts, I realized my quilts would be easier to quilt and my artistic vision would be better served if I figured out how to piece really, really well. I stopped longarming and gave myself six months […]
Folk Art Fantasy, and a Gift in Three Parts
When I was growing up, my mom always told me fairy tales, either of her own devising or the more “usual”. Even as a kid, I knew she was like Anne of Green Gables: her mind was (and is) a place for delightful imaginings and stories. When my friend Amanda Murphy asked me if I […]
The Sew Home Blog Tour
Erin Schlosser has written the perfect book for someone like me, new to home dec sewing.
Ever wanted to be part of a world record?
One of the unexpectedly awesome things about being an Ambassador for BERNINA is that I meet some seriously talented and cool people. Last year, I got to meet and become good friends with Jenelle Montilone of TrashN2Tees and getting to know her has been one of the greatest things about the last year. She’s cool, she’s funny, […]
Wanderlust Quilts: An ending to the hop, but the beginning of a journey
This is the end of the blog tour for Wanderlust Quilts! I hope that you’ve had a chance to acquaint yourself with the other hoppers, because all of them are passionate people who love quilts and quilters, and I admire them all so , so much! I wanted to share with you today what may have been […]
Hoppin’ for Amanda Murphy’s Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book
And so it begins, sometimes: the vast expanse of a quilt before us, the anxiety of figuring out where to start and what to do feels overwhelming and freezes us in place. We stare at it, wander away, and get a cup of tea, wander back, stare some more. Sound familiar? We’ve all been there. As […]
Where in the World is Wanderlust Quilts? Hop Tomorrow!
Welcome, friends! I am very proud to announce the blog hop for my book Wanderlust Quilts, which has been in the making since the first QuiltCon. When it came time to organize things for the hop, I wanted to make sure that it was fun and interesting and eclectic, and covered the wide range of influences and […]
Your chance for a giveaway!
One of my favorite bloggers and online shop owners, Patricia Belyea, is having a giveaway over at her Okan Arts blog. For the first two weeks of September, you can enter for a chance to win one of FOUR copies of my book, Wanderlust Quilts. I also recommend checking on her blog frequently. She has […]
Winner of Quick Change and other announcements!
I am pleased as punch to announce the winner of Quick Change! Thanks to everyone for leaving a commment, and I hope you’ll share your projects when you’re ready. Drumroll please: Number 32! Terri! Who said “I am working on piecing some table runners for spring and summer. Your design is beautiful! Thanks for […]
