At a guild meeting just a few weeks before our wedding, I was surprised to receive this quilt from the Ann Arbor Quilt Guild: Pictured here with awesome quilter and friend Jenna, who is stopping the wind from toppling that quilt…
Members of the Modern Quilt Guild should have a special treat in their email today...my new pattern! (UPDATE: this pattern is now available to non-members in the Rossie Crafts pattern store on etsy) If you're not a member of the MQG,…
I've written up my instructions for making an Ocean Waves quilt! You can get it for free via Craftsy: http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/ocean-waves/89682 I decided to post the pattern to Craftsy there because one of my goals in 2014 is to start selling…
It's really no secret that I admire Lucie Summers's quilts, as I've mentioned them as inspirations for my Painted Pebbles Quilt and included her book in my list of wish-worthy quilting books for 2013. Her publishers must have picked up…
When I first started quilting a little more than ten years ago, one of the main reasons I started doing it "my way" and not following patterns was that I had a strong aversion to triangles. And I don't mean…
Last Saturday, in my Aunt and Uncle's home in Green Lake, at 5am, I woke in time to see my family off for deer hunting. I set up my sewing machine in the window, waiting for the sun to rise…
Remember this quilt top from last year? There's a tutorial for the patchwork in last year's post (link). I figured I should quilt it before Halloween came around this year! Thankfully, I had some deliciously halloween-y variegated thread from Aurifil…
Tomorrow morning, I'll be teaching the final installment of my beginners quilt class. What a treat this has been! I love making new quilters! I used this quilt in the class (which has been glimpsed here before when it was…
Remember this quilt top and tutorial? It was inspired by a Garima Dhawan print and made with her permission. Last month I decided to quilt it up in order to submit it to AQS's Modern Challenge. I had originally planned on…
This quilt was glimpsed on this blog six weeks ago when I wrote about my productive weekend retreat with the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild. Well, it's done now, so I thought I'd sit down and explain how it came to…