That Tree!
When I was noodling on ideas for the lampshade project in the Top Stitch competition, and doing a repliqué landscape entered my thoughts, a particular tree popped into my brain. I’ve used this tree image in 3 previous quilts and it continues to intrigue me. I wasn’t sure if anyone would recognize it this time,…
Top Stitch – Day 3
Before I get to today’s topic, I’d like to welcome all the quilters/sewists who have signed up for my blog after watching my “You Can Quilt as You Go” lecture at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. Doing that lecture and the question and answer session afterwards was a wonderful experience and, you may not be…
Top Stitch – Day 2
Quiltina and I are ready for our second day of Top Stitch ~ Hanging Lampshades! We started once again at Bungalow Quilts to choose our palette. Then we took the bolts back to the college and jumped right in. I decided to use my Repliqué technique and make my lampshade a winter scene (in contrast…
Top Stitch Competition – Day 1
After setting up our machines at Ripon College we began the first day of Top Stitch at Bungalow Quilts. Judy’s bungalow is filled with fabric, projects and inspiration! Samples of her umbrellas and lampshades hang around while bolts full of colorful possibilities are everywhere! Selections were made and the Top Stitchers couldn’t wait to get…
A Sewing/Quilting Adventure
Top Stitch? What’s that all about? I can’t wait to tell you! A while back I received an exciting email asking if I wanted to participate in a sewing/quilting competition on the order of the Great British Bake Off. Judy said she was in the beginning stages of putting this project together and that it…
Aprons 2
As predicted, last week’s apron post was a popular one, even with the linking error in a number of the emails I sent out. If you read my blog early last Sunday, you may have been confused by being prematurely directed to a post about “Marker Dyeing” and not to the Aprons post. Please click…
Aprons, Quilts & Surprise Parties
Early last year I did 2 posts about hankies and was overwhelmed with the response. To read those posts click here and then click here). Hankies certainly touch a cord in our hearts. At the time I thought it would be fun to do an apron post too, since they are both a part of…
Creating a Lecture for the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
I’ve taught for the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show every year since it began (including when it was called the Madison Quilt Expo), and in 2019 both of my lectures sold out. I hate to admit it but that hadn’t happened for years – and it was quite exciting. I was accepted to present that same…
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