Happy Thanksgiving Weekend
If you click the arrow to play the video above you will see that yes – we did have a bit of snow on Thanksgiving day! It made me smile and, since it melted before family arrived, I was thankful for it! I’d like to share a few more of my Thanksgiving thoughts, but first……
What is it?
I recently visited my friend Cathy. I hadn’t been to her beautiful lake home before and I enjoyed the view, as well as all of her lovely quilts, and the wonderful furniture made by her very talented husband Tom. In the dining room she had a small table with an odd tool attached to it.…
Colored In Cat Quilt
During Show and Tell at our ThreadBenders guild meeting MaryJo showed her cat quilt. Everyone (even the non-cat people) oohed and ahhed. Then she told us how she did it and we were all intrigued. MaryJo is a much in demand long-arm quilter in the Milwaukee area, and these cats were part of a pantograph…
Vintage Travel Posters
The “Big Challenge” for the ThreadBenders this year had a very interesting theme and color palette. Here are the rules: The quilt must be made in the style of the travel posters from the WPA of the 30’s and 40’s. The place is up to you- it could be someplace you’ve visited, or your backyard…
Quilting With My Friend Lori
As I was looking at the Autumn quilt I have hanging in our living room (click here to learn more about this quilt), I was reminded of the fun of having it hang in Paducah. Then I got an email from my friend Lori with a link to her current online tutorial, and many memories…
A Page 38 Challenge
Our most recent challenge in my Fiberistas group had a unique twist. Each member grabbed an old magazine from Barb’s overflowing pile. We then turned to page 38 (that number was chosen at random), and we challenged each other to make a quilt inspired by some aspect of our page. Here’s mine: I wasn’t excited…
Easiest No-end Binding ~ Refresher
A few years ago I discovered a technique that I think is the easiest way ever for joining the beginning and ending tails on a binding. You don’t need a special ruler, an iron, or math. It’s done with a 2″ piece of Dritz Wash Away Wonder Tape™ (which I now keep next to my…
Shot Cotton
Back when we used to be able to wander through quilt shows, I found myself drawn to a special type of quilting fabric – it’s called Shot Cotton, and it’s the “green” fabric I used in my nephew Josiah’s quilt. Most of the cotton fabrics quilters use begin as a white fabric that is dyed…
