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.)
Let the record show, I was in the mood to finish quilts.
Frankly, like a lot of us, I love to start a quilt. The rush of a new pile of fabric and a cool idea is palpable sometimes. I generally...
This one is for the hand finishers. You may not like what I have to say.
Take smaller binding stitches.
Having judged a whole two quilt shows in my life, as well as seeing thousands of quilts over...
You've finally finished the quilting on your quilt and need to get it ready for binding. It's time to trim the edges. Personally, this is an exciting time. To me, it's when the quilt becomes a...
Over halfway through the year and Adventure Sewalong is proving to be a lot of fun.
I am making three, yes three, versions. the first two are my demo ones for the live videos but this solids...
The vast majority of my quilts start with an experiment. An idea or an inspiration and an attempt to translate it into fabric.
Sometimes they don't work. I might try again or I just move on. Other...
You completed the onerous step of basting your quilt now you are ready to dive in with the quilting. Hold up, wait a minute.
Machine quilting can be both infuriating and exhilarating. One way to...
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!