Blog Index

  • Happy First of September

    A new month begins with this. . .the list of the Chuck Nohara Blocks to work on. I finished up Mary‘s block and sent over to her.  This 12″ block comes from a free paper-pieced…

  • Friendship Swap

    A few months ago, Vicki contacted me and asked me if I wanted to do a Friendship Swap.  I almost said no, as I had sworn off of swaps, but I so like her…

  • Summer Bee, Quilting, and Chuck Nohara Updates

    Updating you on my Chuck Nohara block progress.  I finished off the incredibly complicated floral wreath block in the upper left.  Susan and I (and Bette) are working together on this, with Susan choosing…

  • Keagan’s Quilt

    Keagan, my first grandchild, came to visit me last month (along with her Mom–our daughter– and family.  She’s crazy about Paris and France and all things French, so I collected a few fabrics before…

  • Legacy

    This is my Mom.  Dad is nearby, as always, watching over her. This is a quilt that took her two years of living life abroad in Lima, Peru to make, putting in one cross-stitch…

  • Quarterly Challenge for November 2016

    Since we are doing a yearly theme of color, the next challenge also has to do with a particular hue.  Rachel just announced our theme of “I’ve got the blues” for our November 2016…

  • Jill in the Pulpit: Four-in-Art Challenge • Aug 2016

    Jill in the Pulpit Quilt No. 166, August 2016 #3 in the Color Series: Purple Passion I have no serious thoughts about the color purple even though there’s a novel with that title, and even though it…

  • Purple Passion

    (Please note the updated directions on the final Oh Christmas Tree post (highlighted in pink).  Thanks. Okay back to our regularly scheduled programming.) What is Purple Passion? A drink from the 1980s? A variety…

  • Oh Christmas Tree QAL • Step 7 (Final)

    Today is Step 7 — the final step — of our Oh Christmas Tree Quilt-a-Long (#ohchristmastreeqal), following a pattern by Wendy of FlyingFishKits and which was published in Simply Moderne issue #3, by QuiltMania. As always, we have…

  • Good Heart Quilters • Quilt Retreat 2016

    The 5th Annual Good Heart Quilters Retreat began last Friday morning (7/8/16).  For those of you who don’t know yet about this small quilting group I participate in, The Good Heart Quilters began meeting about…

  • Hallowe’en 1904 QAL–Step Six • Final Post

    First up, some business to take care of. I recently had a post about creativity/uniqueness/Uppercase/Collaboration, where I had a giveaway with two Uppercase magazines and a charm pack of Uppercase Fabric.  So many of…

  • Class with Gwen Marston in San Luis Obispo

    NOTE: If you are looking for the Uppercase Magazine and fabric giveaway, it’s *here.* Last weekend I had a chance to take a class from Gwen Marston, who is retiring this year.  I have…

  • Uppercase Fabrics, Kevin Umana, and Creativity Breakout

    This post is the story of two creatives, well, maybe three.  One is an artist living and working in Los Angeles.  That’s Kevin Umaña, up there. Another is Janine Vangool, a graphic artist and…

  • Oh Christmas Tree QAL • STEP 6 and Giveaway

    Today is Step 6 of our Oh Christmas Tree Quilt-a-Long (#ohchristmastreeqal), following a pattern by Wendy of FlyingFishKits and which was published in Simply Moderne issue #3, by QuiltMania. As always, we have an assist from Wendy of  Wendy’s…

  • Chuck Nohara Blocks This Far

    Well, I’ve finished three of the four June blocks. (a truly hideous nighttime photo) The last block won’t be finished until July, because I lost my mind and chose something that is insanely complicated.…

  • Quilts from Quilt Market 2016 • part 2

    The following quilts were exhibited in the center of Quilt Market this year, in a special exhibit.  They are the prize winners from Houston, and the area around them was always calm and quiet,…

  • A Look at the Quilts at Quilt Market 2016

    First, I need to report on the giveaway held in the last post–all your comments were terrific! and seemed to be a healthy range from “just the kids” to “adults have a great time,…

  • Hallowe’en 1904 QAL–Step Five • Giveaway

    ATTENTION!!  THE LAST TWELVE REMAINING PATTERNS OF HALLOWE’EN-1904 IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT PRIMITIVE GATHERINGS ONLINE.   ONCE THEY ARE GONE. . . THEY ARE GONE!!! Okay, see…

  • Patriotic Home Sweet Home

    Had a little fun yesterday, prepping up for the class I’m teaching this morning.   I decided I needed a mini patriotic Home Sweet Home mini quilt to show for a class sample. Finished…

  • May’s Blocks (and some of June)

    Because my husband is busy this afternoon recovering from our trip (see below), I used an online generator to pick a winner today for the felt, and it’s Elizabeth (what a great name, eh?)…

  • Oh Christmas Tree QAL–STEP 5

    Today is Step 5 of our Oh Christmas Tree Quilt-a-Long (#ohchristmastreeqal), following a pattern by Wendy of FlyingFishKits and which was published in Simply Moderne issue #3, by QuiltMania. As always, we have an assist from Wendy of  Wendy’s…

  • Quilt Market • Salt Lake City (3)

    This quilt is called Over and Down Under, and is simply lovely.  I want to make twenty.  But this was a typical sort of sight and I’m afraid a typical sort of reaction from…

  • Quilt Market: Salt Lake City (2) • Giveaway

    First off, congratulations to Dorothy, who won the giveaway.  I’ll be in touch with you, Dorothy, to get your mailing info and get that off to you next week. Thank you to all who…

  • Quilt Market May 2016 • Day One • Giveaway

    Yes! folks.  That is me standing under the sign, nervous and excited as all get out. Yeah, I know it’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.  And there’s a little bit of…

  • Starry Compass Rose

    Starry Compass Rose Quilt # 156 I’d like to tell you the background about how I went to Quilt Market.  I was contacted by Paintbrush Studios in November of 2015 to see if I…

  • Beauty All Around

    Beauty All Around Quilt # 162 Before I start on my market wrap-up posts (although Sherri of A Quilting Life has a nice array of photos of her Moda contemporaries), I wanted to show you…

  • Summer 2016 Goals

    To introduce my newest goal, I need to talk about my new pattern covers.  I made them in a new software I’m trying to learn, Affinity Photo, fearful that any day my upgrades on…