We're making a Dresden plate!⟶
I have taken stock on the colors missing from the bolts of fabrics on my shelf and I noticed that turquoise (surprisingly) is not something I have enough of. I like to use the bolts I keep on hand for quilt backs. I ordered a few bolts from Free Spirit fabrics for a custom fabric collection….
It feels like I’ve been working on this pattern for a month. There has been major setbacks due to some printer issues I have had. All is well now and the pattern is now for sale here. I really, REALLY love this quilt. It is inspired my great grandmother, Nora. She was a talented quilt…
And again…… I have decided that my favorite part of quilt making is choosing and cutting the fabrics. Is that weird? That I enjoy cutting fabrics. Sometimes I will spend near two hours standing at my cutting table simply cutting up the pieces for a quilt top. But I like it. I’m thinking that it’s…
Today’s post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I use while I make my quilts. There are no products in this series that I do not use and use often, though sometimes my opinions may change as I grow and move along in my…
Do these prints look familiar to you? They did to me. I had to do a double take. I recognized the prints, but not the colorways and not grouped like they are. Okay, see, Art Gallery Fabrics, being incredibly creative and all and mindful of a great print decided, “hey, we are not going to…
Hey, hey! I’m feeling really irritated today. I did something really dumb. It is almost painful just to type this sentence. I had my cat in my lap, sitting at my computer answering emails. There was a loud noise, the cat jumped and spilled my tea all over my laptop. So….. it still works, which…