Ruby Ambassador Timna Tarr
Today I am excited to launch a brand new series that I have been working on for a couple of months. I have partnered up with a group of amazingly talented artisans, quilters, embroiderers,
Not all “light” colored fabrics are light values
I am currently making a basic thousand pyramid quilt design for our bed, and cutting lots of ” equilateral triangles. I plan to pull all of the lighter fabrics from
How Much Fabric Do We Need to Stash?
stash, noun: a store or supply of something, typically one that is kept hidden or secret. We sewers usually have some sort of a fabric stash. A literal stockpile of cloth to be used for
2 Easy Tips for Choosing Fabric Prints for Scrappy, Value-based Quilts
The challenge a scrappy quilt poses fascinates me constantly. They are bit like a puzzle, with all the pieces fitting together to create a scrappy story that is most successful when it creates a
Introducing the Ruby Minder™
The Ruby Ruler™ is now just over a year old. Hard for me to believe! I had so much fun creating that product and getting it to market. There’s is a huge amount of satisfaction
2 tricks to get more color value options from your stash
When you begin making scrappy quilts using the power of their light and dark value differences, you will unlock a whole new side of your stash. Meaning, suddenly, its not about the fabric you love.
A Mini-Lesson on Using Color Value in Your Quilts
Color value is a good thing to understand when you are designing your quilts. It can help you create and define shapes in the layout, and is an important thing to be aware of when
I’ll be at Sew Expo
Have you been to Sew Expo? It takes place so close to me and I have never been! But that’s all going to change this year!
What an incredible year for the Ruby Ruler™
About a year and a half ago, I had a spec of an idea. To design a functional quilting and design tool that could be used to creatively utilize the many fabric scraps I had
#myquiltcouldlivehere- Tufted
As I was stuck on the computer last week, getting the new site ready, I decided to make a new quilt collage for the Tufted quilt project that is in the current issue of Simply