Hi friends! I had the best time last Thursday! First I spent part of the day with some ladies from the Material Girls quilt club teaching them to make Sgt. Stanley. Such a fun block ...

Hi friends! Today’s post in the Exploring the Basics series is a subject near and dear to me- using your stash!   I even have a lecture I give at guilds called “How to Smash ...

Hi friends! Today in the Exploring the Basics blog post series we are chatting about precuts.    Many of you know I have never met a precut I didn’t like! I mean really what’s not ...

Hi friends! I am sitting here trying to decide what part of this topic to start with, the deadlines, the design wall or the mistakes! Deadlines Let’s start with deadlines. When most people learn that I ...

Hi friends! I hope you have been enjoying the Exploring the Basics blog post series. Today we are moving on to Selecting Fabric for your quilt.     Starting with a Color Scheme– Last time ...

Hi friends! How is your summer going? I cannot believe how fast it seems to be going.  Are you working on any BOMs or any of the many quilt alongs on the web? So many ...

Hi friends! Color. Picking the colors and fabrics for a quilt can be daunting. Ever look at a quilt and think, that looks good but I wouldn’t know how to put those colors together? How ...

Hi friends! I hope you are having a good summer. I have been working on getting caught up after my busy spring and finally have all my new patterns on the website! Phew. Just in ...