Whether intentionally or unintentionally, quilts are a creative and effective medium for telling a story. They are more, much more than a covering to keep you warm at night. Anyone can buy a mass-produced blanket/comforter/duvet, etc. but a handmade quilt carries a level of significance and authenticity not found in mass production. A mass-produced item …
Do you ever struggle to find the motivation to start a new quilt? I have a wonderful project on my To-Do list (my granddaughter’s Sweet 16 quilt), fabulous fabric (Moodscapes batiks by Robert Kaufman) and a fun pattern to go with it (Secret Garden by Craft Passion) but I find myself allowing every distraction or …
What Problems? Who has a problem with the easiest part of making a quilt? Have you ever wrestled with your quilt back and want to avoid the same mistakes I made? Read on to learn my solution. I can’t say I’ve never encountered a problem when it comes to backing a quilt but I’ve never …
A day dedicated to cutting, sewing, quilting, eating cookies, drinking wine, laughing, creating…basically doing all the things on a Saturday that makes us quilters happy. It’s was a balmy 25° this past Saturday so, even if it weren’t National Quilting Day, I would have spent the day with my friends Janome and Cricut anyway! It …
And Why You Should Never Stop Learning When I began my quilting journey I never gave much thought to any aspect of the process beyond fabric, thread and a machine. Nor did it occur to me that this path would become a life-long learning to experience. That once you learn the ropes – the basic …
It is an understatement to say I am amazed at the number of comments I continue to receive regarding my review of the Janome 9450 both online and in person. When I made this purchase I felt the 9450 was IT. IT would be the last sewing machine I would ever purchase. IT still is …
Quilting – Coming or Going? It’s been more than once or twice during the past few years I’ve been seriously quilting that I’ve run across the term “Quilt-As-You-Go” – QAYG, the acronym often used. I never really gave it much thought until after I finished quilting a rather large quilt for my granddaughter’s Sweet 16 …
And… The top three things I learned today. First Things First Since I first published my review of the Janome 9450 (1 year ago) I have received so many questions online as well as offline. I would say several each week however, it was the most recent question that I received this morning that caused …
My Quilting Space / Sewing Room Before: Organized chaos And Now: How it’s going… As you can see, the sewing room makeover is still (just like a few of my quilting projects) a work in progress. As much as I’d like to start another sewing or quilt project, it’s just not feasible. I so wanted …
When Life Appears To Be In a Stand Still… The winds of change could be on the horizon. You’ll look around and see nothing is any different today than it was yesterday or last week or last year however, that marks a signal to pay attention…close attention. What comes next could be a series of …
