Category: Quilt As You Go
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Joanne D & Me
Joanne D and I have been emailing for a while, and I have to tell you that I— number one, admire everyone who can ask for help and —number two, love anyone who can laugh at their own mistakes. These are two qualities I value deeply, so she and I are hitting it off quite…
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Bonnie’s Sawtooth Star Quilt with Quilted Borders
I recently received the nicest note from Bonnie about a quilt she adapted to quilt-as-you-go, using methods that worked best for her. That’s my very favorite kind of story! Thank you Bonnie for sharing your quilt and your tips! Dear Marguerita and Sarah, Here is a photo of the sawtooth star block quilt I made…
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Heather’s Modern Jelly Squares Quilt
Heather used my book “Quilt As You Go {reimagined}” and resized her quilt to king size and sent me the pics and this note – I am just speechless! Hi Marguerita I just wanted to show you the king-sized quilt I made from your Quilt as You Go Reimagined Book. It has taken me 2…
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Debbie C’s Special Quilt
I met an Alaskan Quilter – Debbie lives in Anchorage and sent me a pic of her quilt and the most heartwarming message to go with it: I make charity quilts mainly for a NICU, but occasionally I will get a request to do a special quilt for a family. I thought I was in…
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Judy’s Corvette T-Shirt Quilt
Judy and I have been emailing since 2009, when she wrote to tell me about a quilt she made and about using my first book to make it. In the years between we’ve just kept in touch, asking a few questions here and there and and sharing brief updates. But recently, she sent me pics…
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Teresa Rush’s Finished Quilt
Not only did she finish her quilt (here’s more about finishing any quilt), and beautifully, she sent the most gorgeous pictures too! Here’s Teresa’s story: I hope the new year is finding you happy and healthy. I thought you might enjoy seeing what your book, “Finish (Almost) Any Quilt” has recently inspired. I have been…
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June Copeck’s Table & Quilt
June asked me a common question about my Sewing and Quilting Table adaptations and when I replied, she sent me pics of her table and her quilt (check out those gorgeous batiks!), along with her story: Thanks so much for your information. This is what I did. My sons cut a hole in my sewing…
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Maggie-beth’s Delicious Quilt
“Lettuce All Be Berry Happy” is her name and below is Maggie-beth’s quilt story: Hi Marguerita At long last, the quilt I started after buying your book LAST SEPTEMBER – is done. And she’s pretty, if I do say so as shouldn’t. Actually I finished her late last Wednesday night, but didn’t get pictures of…
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Jean Knapp’s Quilts
Jean texted me (to my email) months ago with pics of her quilts and notes about them and I have to admit that I know so little about phones and texting that I had no idea how to open any of her texts until today. Seriously. Here’s her message and pics – finally! Hi, first…
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Maria’s Penguin Quilt Story
Check out this super fun quilt and the story behind it, which is well worth the read. By the end you’ll know Maria, her daughter and her quilting goals in addition to the saga of the Penguins Quilt. Our friendship started with an email – Maria had questions about the joining process. She bought our…