Hi Friends! How are you all doing during our time of staying safe/staying healthy/staying home? I hope you are able to find time to have some fun with your quilting. For me, since I work from home everyday, my day to day routine is not drastically different. But it feels different. Before the stay at… Continue reading Trying Something New: Improv Quilting
Hi friends! Different Types of Sewing Thread In a post last week, I talked about choosing the right size sewing machine needle for your project. Today let’s talk about choosing the right sewing thread. Which do you choose first - the needle or the thread? The needle size you should use is determined by the… Continue reading Your Complete Guide to the Different Types of Sewing Threads
Hi friends! Today I want to talk about sewing machine needles. Not a glamorous topic I know but an important one. I mean, no needle, no sewing right? I don’t know about you, but I never really learned about sewing machine needles. Anything I know was picked up from trial and error and occasionally a… Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to the Different Sewing Machine Needles
Disclosure: Some of the links in this quilting goals post are affiliate links, meaning - at no additional cost to you - I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Hi friends! Do you like to set up goals every year? Personal goals? Exercise goals? Lifestyle and travel goals? Financial… Continue reading New Year, New Quilting Goals
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning - at no additional cost to you - I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Hi friends! Today in the Exploring the Basics series, Tammy and I are talking about pressing essentials- our tips for pressing quilt seams. Why?… Continue reading Exploring the Basics – Pressing Essentials for Quilters: 5 Tips for Pressing Quilt Seams
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 left my nursing career for a quilt design career, they (wrongly!) assume that I have an easy job. Now, I… Continue reading Deadlines, Design Wall issue and Mistakes
Hi friends! Last week I had a chance to do some sewing for fun. Well mostly for fun. Annie's contacted me and asked if I wanted to participate in their Annie's Market Bag Summer Adventures! And if you know me, you know I said yes! So what is this Annie's Market Bag Summer Adventures?… Continue reading Market Bag and Using up my Stash
Hi friends! I have been debating my quilt storage for a while now. When hubby and I moved here, I had a few quilts. Well, quite a few. But in the 6+ years we have been in Colorado, I have made a lot more. Like a lot more. So I started storing them on the… Continue reading Quilt Storage
Hi friends! One of my favorite things about being a pattern designer is when someone takes my pattern and does their own thing. I once had a quilter apologize to me when taking a class saying, "I hope you don't mind but I picked different colors than what you have in the quilt." Mind? Heck… Continue reading Personalizing a Pattern
Hi friends! Today I have been working on a new quilt. There are lots of HSTs and QSTs and other pieced units in the blocks and I love how they are coming out. But, sometimes it is a struggle to find the best way to press a block. I always start with pressing things to… Continue reading Pressing Decisions
