January 30, 2020
Q(uilting) & A Video series continues today, let’s talk about Fat Quarters!
On this week’s Q(uilting) & A video, I explain the concept of fat quarters of fabric. Why I love them, and why they are so useful!READ MORE
January 23, 2020
New Q(uilting) & A video up today- What is “squaring up”?
It’s Thursday! Which means I have a new video for you (this is getting less scary, this video stuff!). Today’s subject is all about the quilting term “squaring up”. What it means and how to do it.READ MORE
January 22, 2020
January Aurifil Artisan Challenge- Sew Organized
I decided to try out a challenge from Aurifil for January. This month’s challenge was an organizational one- “Sew Organized”. What a perfect challenge for a new decade!READ MORE
January 20, 2020
Ruby Ambassador Video Interview with Jenny Haynes of Papper Sax Sten
Happy Monday to you all! Our heating is currently broken and its bit cold in the house. Fingers crossed the repairman coming in an hour can fix it quickly. (Send warm thoughts!)
In the meantime, I wanted to share a link to my video interview with Britain-Based quiltmaker Jenny Haynes of Papper Sax Sten. She is one of my Ruby Ruler™ Ambassadors and I love seeing how she is using the Ruby Ruler™ to check color values on her curvy-pieced quilt designs. She manages to create very interesting tunnel and tubular effects using curved piecing and color value.
January 16, 2020
Are you cutting safely with your Rotary Cutter?
This week’s Q(uilting) & Answer video is about using a rotary cutter safely.
OK, full disclosure, this is not a question I am asked on the regular. But in workshops I teach, I’ve seen some, well, creative ways to hold and cut with a rotary cutter. 😬 Some have learn one way, when just starting out, and have a hard time relearning safer ways to handle a rotary cutter.
I get it.READ MORE
January 15, 2020
Aurifil 2020 DOM Series- My January Block
Recently, I told you a bit about Aurifil Thread’s series for 2020, their free Designer of the Month series. This year, they are celebrating the new Color Builder thread collections. Each month a new block is posted by a different designer, inspired by one of these Color Builder boxes. I am kicking off the year with a block I designed for January, called called Milano. It’s inspired by the color builder collection “Milan Grey” and the city of Milan.READ MORE