• APQ Quilt Along with some “Tone it Down” Sashing

    Do you remember these quilt blocks? I have 19 of them completed and waiting for me to add sashing!  19 scrappy quilt blocks from the February, 2014 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Whoa baby, these blocks are a little busy!  I think it’s time for me to bring in the 9 patches…    …and some sweet, sweet sashing!…

  • Close to Home in 2014

    It’s amazing to me how life works. A choice I made last year, affects things in a much bigger way than I could have imagined. All of a sudden I stand back and say “now I see, I was supposed to be here”.   I decided in September that I would stay closer to home in 2014.  The next quilt market…

  • APQ Quilt Along, The Blocks

    The closer it gets to Christmas, the more overwhelmed we tend to feel.  It’s hard to find time for quilting when Christmas shopping is front and center.  I know you don’t have a minute to spare, but think how great you will feel if you start the New Year with something new to work on.  Making something at the start…

  • Let’s Quilt Along, Week Two

    Make a plan for your own version of this beautiful quilt! By now I hope you’ve found a fabric line you’d like to use for your quilt.  Did you pull from your stash?  Start with a fat quarter bundle? Once you’ve picked your fabric, where do you start?   Do you feel a bit lost when it comes to fabric…

  • Are you ready to quilt along?

    Say hi to the February 2014 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting!  Turn to page 55 for a scrappy quilt called “Tone it Down” designed by Lissa Alexander of Moda fabrics.  If you’re a subscriber you should have the February issue in your mailbox by now.  If you don’t subscribe, you can pick one up at your local retailer on…

  • HollyHill, Homespun and Holly

    The season is coming at us and I’m starting off with a class at Holly Hill quilt shop in west Lynne Oregon this weekend!  Homespun and Holly is an annual event at the shop and it’s so much fun.  If you ever get a chance to sign up, don’t hesitate, just do it. I think they start taking reservations sometime…