A charity quilt and a mini tour of my Christmas home
I finished a charity quilt this week – yahoo! I try to do 2 a year, a low bar I know. I do contribute pieces regularly to other causes and try to do 2 for my local guild. I will probably finish the next one before year’s end, but this will be my last post […]
It’s Quilt Show Season and a finish! Sutter Buttes Quilt Guild
I am combining quilt show pics with a recent finish. Scroll to the end for my finish. I enjoyed a beautiful fall drive to Sutter, CA to see the Sutter Buttes Quilt Guild Show. They are a newer guild, about 15 years old I think and this was their 8th show. It was a […]
Playing with sheers and a new project
This week I revisited a technique I played with years ago, maybe 12? I was inspired by the book: Fusing fabric by Margaret Beal. I played around at the time, got a soldering iron and the whole bit, but it languished as my teaching life ascended. It was time to return to that and have […]
Inktense and a Christmas table runner
NOTE: I had written last week that I did not intend to write a newsletter or blog on Christmas (next Thursday!!), but I may change my mind. I’m going to wait and see. Also, In this week’s newsletter I will include an article explaining the closing of the International Quilt Association which sponsored part of […]
Free Motion Cutwork and Thread Choices
I had some fun quilting this week. I wanted a redo on a cutwork piece I’d done recently. I’ve taught it virtually and the class went very well but as I pondered my class sample, I decided I wanted to improve it. It was a bit of a risk, but it turned out well […]