November 4, 2014
Patchwork pillow commission
I recently completed two sets of commission pillows, one for a 13 year old and the other for her sister. They’re getting their bedrooms completely redone- new colors, furniture, all designed by my talented friends CJ and Barbara, of CJ Hurley Arts, out of Portland, OR. These sisters have completely different tastes, which made this project fun to do.READ MORE
October 20, 2014
De Dutch Quilt and the Importance of Playing
This quilt makes me smile every time I see it.READ MORE
October 7, 2014
Malka Dubrawsky's 10 Ways To Love Improvisation CreativeLive class
I have always loved Malka’s unique style. Her quilts just seemed to be electrified with color and movement. And lucky us, because starting tomorrow, she is teaching a CreativeLive class called 10 Ways to Love Improvisational Quilting. There’s really nothing about quilting that I don’t love and Malka is sure to teach us some new tricks.READ MORE
September 23, 2014
Hammerhead Quilt Downloadable Pattern Available In the Shop
I quietly added a new quilt pattern to my shop last week, Hammerhead. READ MORE
September 15, 2014
How to Make a Portable Design Wall
No doubt, a quilt maker needs a big space to lay out the quilt top, configure the design of it. Or at least big enough that we need to be able to step back and away from the piece to get a feel for the whole design. Trying to do this on a horizontal surface (dining room table, bed, floor) can work, but soon enough it gets old. In comes the portable design wall to the rescue!READ MORE
August 22, 2014
The Great Southwest Antique Show
Every trip to New Mexico we take to visit family, I look for a new turquoise piece of jewelry (or two…).READ MORE
May 28, 2014
Well, there were those Morrissey documentaries…
I won’t tell you there were big events or earth-shattering types of happenings that prevented me from blogging these past couple of weeks. I could. But I won’t. Instead, I will come clean and say that in addition to several of the aforementioned documentaries (which, it was his birthday), there were other unforeseen obstacles in my way, such as-
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