Check out this great video! It will put a big smile on your face [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq6b9bMBXpg&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0] Read more »
What’s New?
I am writing again!! Ohhhh, I almost forgot how much I love it! 8 pages into a little project and I am on cloud nine What are you up to? I am going blog surfing to find out but you can tell me here too if you want! Read more »
Margaret has a new table!
Here’s her note to me: “I had a table and used the Sam’s table to extend my space. It is so great and spacious. I am marking a quilt now to begin stitching. I am so excited that this set-up will control a lot of problems I was having, i.e. the weight of the quilt [...] Read more »
Diannia made her first Crazy Shortcut Quilt!
It’s queen size (do you believe that – she’s new to quilting!) for her son Brad. She and I have been emailing and chatting, sharing stories and ideas, and I think I am going to try and talk her into blogging…. (I am SO bad – I do that to *so many* quilters – -but [...] Read more »
3 Steps to Sewing in Comfort
Do you ever get up from sewing and quilting and stretch, creak and groan, feeling uncomfortable and tired? It’s very possible that it isn’t from your project, it’s your sewing table and chair! Being comfortable while sewing and quilting is more important than your sewing machine, tools, fabrics or threads because you can have the [...] Read more »
Meet Judy
My friend Judy Wedemeyer is a quilt artist. She’s also one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. I was a newbie to quilt pattern designing, about fifteen years ago, and she went out of her way to give me tips, business contacts, advice and encouragement when I thought I’d created “the next hot thing” [...] Read more »
Check out this adaptation of my "cheap table"
Barbara Fons used my foam insulation and clear vinyl ideas to make a “Faux Longarm” as she calls it – I might have to give this a try! Read more »
Would you consider teaching?
Today I went to my local library, after posting notices at the grocery stores, library bulletin board and on my local online newspaper, to teach anyone who showed up the basics of a sewing machine – for free. I’ve given lectures about quilting before and was surprised at how many of the attendees had never [...] Read more »
Inspiration!
I love inspiration! I get it from quilt shows, group chats and PEOPLE! I meet a lot of people online and I love that so much – I *love* getting emails from new and old friends I also read a lot of books (paper and and electronic). I’ve read Jack Canfield’s books The Aladdin Factor, [...] Read more »
My Sewing Studio
Right now my studio is a 9′ x 11′ bedroom and I share it with a very spoiled pet rabbit. The rabbit doesn’t live in a cage, he goes wherever he wants in the house and he believes that the room belongs to him. He lets me in for a while but if I stay [...] Read more »
