
A peak inside my crazy brain. More accurately, a look at the process and fun stuff I perpetually create.
Here to both entertain and inspire you.
(True confession: my sewing room is rarely this neat.)
From an orphaned block to a bed size quilt. Sometimes you have to make just because the fabric makes you happy.
That is exactly what happened here. It was a discarded block, a sample for a class I...
For a long time my default end of a seam routine was to stick in a scrap of fabric, often called a spider, so I didn't have to hold my threads to start and stop.
Someone then introduced me to the...
As a teacher of mostly improv techniques I can attest to people thinking you don’t need to press much. Wrong!
This isn’t about the debate on pressing direction, but actually taking the...
Oh, the contradictions in quilting in the summer!
I've spoken about seasonal sewing before. Once, I even surveyed readers about whether they sew more in the summer or the winter. All I know is...
Quilting is exciting work! Like most of us, I get going and want to get going even faster because I am just so into what I'm doing.
It's hard, but slowing down makes for better quilts.
To be...
"Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, be strong and remind yourself that everything happens for a reason."
John Mayer said...
Play for the Fun of Playing
There are no expectations on Quilters’ Playcation. Show up for yourself, hang out, sew as little or as much as you want. Nothing you sew on Playcation has to turn into anything. This is all about giving back to yourself and playing for the sake of playing.
Start Playing!