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Oh the Joys of Blocking a Quilt!

April 28, 2016 71 Comments

Sometimes you just have to do the stuff youdon’t want to do. After a month with an abundance of travel, I’m just beginning to catch up. I need professional photos taken of some of my work, so I’ll need to wash and then block them beforehand. My quilts are touched by many hands at the guilds and […]

Filed Under: Blocking, Quilts and Art Quilts, Tutorials

Samples, Threads, Rulers and Cards

January 22, 2015 22 Comments

I’ve been busy during my “break” from teaching! I needed to finish two new class samples as well as complete a Modern-ish quilting sample that should have done before I taught in Houston last October. It was nice to be able to catch up with my To-Do List. I noticed that class sample photos that […]

Filed Under: Daisy Fill, Flutter Fill, Guild Engagements, Life, Quilts and Art Quilts, Teaching Free Motion Quilting

Tutorial-3 ways to quilt pearls

July 10, 2014 31 Comments

I’ve had several requests for a tutorial on how to quilt strings of pearls. This is a beautiful and useful motif to add to your bag of tricks. Pearls are probably not for the beginner, but it’s not a difficult motif either. Here’s how I’ve used pearls in some of my work: I love pearls […]

Filed Under: Quilts and Art Quilts, Tutorials

Fern Tutorial-For Beginners With Experience and Beyond!

May 28, 2014 38 Comments

I am passionate about teaching free motion quilting-I really want anyone interested to know that they CAN quilt their own work! I am always looking for motifs and projects that help beginners feel competent and to put them on the road to loving free motion quilting. Ferns are surprisingly easy to quilt, definitely in the […]

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Basting a quilt with Mistyfuse

May 1, 2014 47 Comments

I Mistyfuse basted my recent Morning Hosta quilt and loved the method. It’s super simple as I’ll show you here. Mistyfuse is a unique product-a two-sided fusing product that does not alter the hand of the fabric. Additionally, its melting point is low, allowing its use on even delicate fabrics. I used it to fuse […]

Filed Under: Basting a quilt with Misty Fuse, Quilts and Art Quilts, Tutorials

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