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Let the Sew-along begin.

Above you see a quilt sandwich, a scissor pocket and two tabs which will hold the strap in place. We will be making a quilt sandwich that is big enough to cut all of these pieces, in addition to a thimble pocket. The pattern in Quilting Arts Holiday magazine states to cut your quilt sandwichContinue reading “Let the Sew-along begin.”

Gather your Sew-plies!! sew-along.

This is a weekly online sew-along based on the Quilting Arts Holiday 2014-2015 gifts article that Melanie Testa wrote. The purse is named, Gather your Sew-plies, which is a small reversed styled backpack, containing a pocket for your scissors. This bag makes moving around your studio and keeping track of small items like a thimble and scissors easy. Join us.

Gather your Sew-plies, Quilting Arts Holiday edition.

I am happy to have published in the Quilting Arts Holiday gifts issue, which showcases my Gather your Sew-plies purse.   This sewing purse is the Bee Knees, if you ask me. These purses were designed with movement in mind. The bag itself embraces a reverse pack pack styling, so, it sits at the front of your body,Continue reading “Gather your Sew-plies, Quilting Arts Holiday edition.”

American Patchwork & Quilting ((Podcast))

I am really happy to say that Pat Sloan and American Patchwork & Quilting did an interview of me to discuss Meadowlark and some upcoming projects. I would love for you to listen to this podcast as you are able. You can subscribe by itunes (search American Patchwork & Quilting) if you weren’t able to listen toContinue reading “American Patchwork & Quilting ((Podcast))”

General rambling, + winner announcement.

It has been a rough ride these last few weeks. A roller coaster, really. It is taking focus and drive to stay above the ‘frustrated fray’. Luckily, there is a new hand made ice cream store, open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and they have Muscavado Brown Sugar Caramel ice cream. I mean, that makes everything better.Continue reading “General rambling, + winner announcement.”

Lynn K and her new line of stencils, a Blog Hop!

I am really happy to be a part of Lynn Krawczyk’s Blog Hop announcing her upcoming line of stencils called ‘Marked’ by Artistcellar. While I wish I could have found my own set of Lynn’s stencils to play around and make some samples for you, moving and time constraints have gotten the better of me. What IContinue reading “Lynn K and her new line of stencils, a Blog Hop!”

Confessions of an alleged quilter

(Helen is a quest contributor to the Meadowlark Blog Hop giveaway. The art piece that Helen made using trapunto features one of the 6 Common Birds in Decline seen in the Meadowlark bird print, the Greater Scaup. She will tell you about the making of the quilt below. I can tell you, Helen is aContinue reading “Confessions of an alleged quilter”