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A Trip to Moda
I call the month of August my “Moda home” month because I finally got to tour the home base. I was in Dallas to attend the Open House that Moda hosts for quilt shops. I’ve heard amazing things from other designers who have visited Moda, but I just couldn’t grasp what it felt like until we pulled up to these doors… Moda has…
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Moda All-Stars Mini Marvels
I owe you all at least 10 new posts and I haven’t forgotten about you. I’m keeping a list of things to tell you so I don’t forget. I’ve been working like crazy on new things for quilt market, and that’s why I’ve been so quiet. For now, I have to tell you about the Moda designers new book with Martingale! It’s…
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Never hire a tabby cat
Never hire a tabby cat. They sleep on the job and don’t get any work done. Trust me on this one… I actually paid him to turn the pages for me. I don’t know what I was thinking! He may look pretty, but those are the eyes of a lazy cat.
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Exciting New Aurifil Thread
The world of applique just got more exciting because Aurifil is introducing a new 80 wt. thread at Fall Quilt Market! Can you imagine a thread from Aurifil intended specifically for applique? I’ve had the exciting task of testing this thread and I actually used it to stitch my bunny block for The Splendid Sampler. I’m in love with it! I used it…
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Hexagons
I was lucky enough to have my grand-daughter Alyssa here for a few hours last week, and the two of us made all these hexies using some of the fabrics I’m using for The Splendid Sampler blocks. We had such great fun, we laughed and giggled the whole time. Alyssa was able to cut hundreds of these hexagons using the Sizzix…
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25% off sale
Escape from the daily madness and join me for our 25% off sale today through Sunday. It’s my annual 4th of July sale and I’m having it early so I can celebrate the 4th in relative quiet. Everything on our website is 25% off and earlier this morning I saw this crazed mouse trying to find Bunny Hill! I tried to tell him…
