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Leaving town again
I keep thinking I’ll fit in a blog post any day now, but here I am getting ready to get on a plane for Portland this morning with not much done. I’m flying to Holly Hill Quilt Shoppe along with 4 other designers to show 150 ladies how to make our little Christmas projects! I’ll just give you a quick run…
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The Making of Merci La Vie for the American Cancer Society
If you haven’t heard If you haven’t heard, over the last 6 months we’ve been making a second Merci la Vie quilt at Bunny Hill. Yes, I said a second quilt! It’s a very special version of Merci la Vie because it’s been hand appliqued by women who have either experienced breast cancer, or had a friend or relative with it. Every stitch is…
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Waiting for fabric
It’s the first day of Autumn and normally I wouldn’t even notice its arrival. I should be heavy into market sewing because Quilt Market starts on October 24th. Yet, here I sit waiting for my sample yardage to arrive and enjoying a touch of Fall weather. It should arrive around September 29th. and there will be a lot of stress sewing once it comes. I’ll…
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It’s the kitty block!
It’s time for the kitty block on the Fat Quarter Shop Snapshots quilt along! “Here kitty kitty” will get you a surprising welcome at my house, so this block is the perfect one for me. Oh wait, that’s the wrong picture! I was going to put this one in later when I told you what kitty inspired my block. Oh well,…
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Hope Blooms
If you’re a fan of my Kindred Spirits fabric line, and you love pink and white, I’ve designed a quilt for The Fat Quarter Shop that I think you’ll love. We’re calling it “Hope Blooms”. It’s a quilt designed especially for breast cancer awareness and one that would make a wonderful gift for someone recently diagnosed. It has a…
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Kindred Spirits has shipped
Moda started shipping Kindred Spirits last Friday! You’ll be able to find it in quilt shops by next week. When Moda says shipping in August they really mean it. UPS trucks are carrying United Notion boxes all over the country filled with Kindred Spirit fabric. Hey UPS guys, the heavier the box, the more Kindred Spirit fabric inside…it’s a good…