Remember the third request for my brother and his wife’s baby quilt? ‘Please add a Flower of Life quilting design on this baby quilt.’ Some of you may be familiar with the Flower of Life design because its use in New Age imagery this century. With the name ‘Flower of Life’ only being just over … Continue reading
Just a few days ago I announced that the Spool Star quilt pattern will be released on 3 November 2021. That is TOMORROW! I wanted to take the time today to give you some information on the pattern and answer the questions that I received. The foundation paper piecing pattern for this wall hanging provides … Continue reading
Hello my dear friends! This last week was one of the most intense quilt-wise. I am so happy that I could spend so much of this Fall break on stitching my most recent projects and getting them finished! I have a finish to share with you today, and a special date too! Let’s look at … Continue reading
This quilt of many colors, needs threads to match! The plan was to use the thread colors as elements of the colors shift within the rows. This did mean MANY thread changes on the longarm, which I really didn’t mind. I used my longarm rulers to stitch straight lines and circles. I went over each … Continue reading
So happy to announce that the ‘Tea with Kate’ kitchen quilt is finished. This wall hanging will be on display hopefully soon on a wall near my kitchen. I am happy with how it turned out, even though all the stitching seemed to take for ever. 😉 The blocks are foundation paper pieced for this … Continue reading
It has been a while since you saw anything from this kitchen project. The blocks are from the ‘Tea for Kate’ set that I designed in 2016. This is what I started out planning. I used lots of Alison Glass fabrics combined with lots of ‘pretty friends’. The blocks are 12x 12 inch and I … Continue reading
Several people who commented on my posts on my blog or on Facebook/Instagram requested information on how they could quilt around a corner using the Ribbon Candy pattern, just like you would do in borders around a quilt. So I started drawing to see what I could come up with. Â Almost directly, I came to … Continue reading
Over 6 months ago a friend of mine was diagnosed with a life threatening illness. At this moment she is doing relatively well with a mayor operation in her near future. She has all the support of her family and friends. As she is doing so well, I felt it was a great moment to … Continue reading
Doesn’t that just sound like a description of a luxury fragrance or scented candle for the the holiday season? The title actually refers to a quilt top that I was entrusted with to quilt for a local charity. In November I was able to put the top on the longarm. It is a gorgeous golden … Continue reading
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