Category: Quilts

  • 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…

  • Ricki’s Finished Quilts

    Check out these cuties by Ricki Cohn! Here’s the note she so generously sent, along with pics of her quilts: Just finished my 6th quilt using your quilt as you go method, along with other quilt as you go techniques, including making a reversible quilt. Thanks! You were the inspiration for getting me started on…

  • Lori’s Modern Log Cabin

    This is a quilt after my own heart! The combination of modern fabrics and styling with the traditional Log Cabin block, brought together with quilt-as-you-go techniques, in colors that just sing! Lori sent this to me a while ago and I somehow misplaced it as I was preparing for my drive down the AlCan in…

  • Kim’s Quilt and Custom Table

    Kim sent me a pic of her very first quilt-as-you-go quilt, and her custom sewing table! What a great way to start the new year – a really happy email from a comfortable quilter! She sent this note: I just wanted to share my very first ‘quilt as you go’ quilt. I could have never…

  • Marilyn’s Finished Quilt

    Oh, I’m in LOVE! Marilyn (from the UK) sent me this photo of her quilt and the message below: Dear Marguerita, I bought your book Crazy Shortcut Quilts some time ago, and I love it. I have made several quilts using the ideas in it. I now also have your other books Quilt as you…

  • Pam’s Finished Quilt!

    Quilt Teacher Linda Patzer, of The Sewing Studio in Normal, Illinois, taught a Finish (almost) Any Quilt class a few months ago and she just sent me this pic of her student Pam’s quilt, along with this note from Pam “Hi Linda I finished my quilt on Tuesday evening and showed it to the Knot…

  • A New Quilt From Cyndi in Texas

    Cyndi sent me her quilt photos with these notes – aren’t they both gorgeous! Using the book Shortcuts Crazy Quilts I made this quilt for my mother in law for her birthday. A year ago she sent me this note along with the photos below. Her color choices are just beautiful and I really like…

  • Lori’s Quilt for Her Sister

    I posted Lori’s sister’s video in this post, but I wanted to show you pics of the quilt too! Here’s the story Lori sent me I just wanted to drop a quick note to include some photos of the quilt I just finished for my sister’s 40th birthday using your quilt as you go method!.…

  • Meet Susan Wilcox Ingersoll

    We live at opposite ends of the North American continent. She’s from New Brunswick, Canada and she’s an organic soapmaker and entrepreneur. We’ve emailed a few times, starting with this conversation about the decorative stitch quilting process: I received Crazy Shortcut Quilts for Christmas and am enjoying the book greatly so far. I am working…

  • Rosie’s Quilts

    Another quilt show!! I LOVE getting photos of finished quilts and Rosie sent me this message, along with pics of her quilts … I’ve just looked at your web site and would like to say how much I’ve enjoyed your book. I’ve attached a couple of photos of quilts I’ve made. The pastel coloured one…