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It's the weekend after Thanksgiving, which means the nearby park's picnic area is filled with Christmas Trees and for $45, you can have one of your choosing. Picking out a tree This year, given the global pandemic and the death…
I went on a retreat with my guild this last weekend. Oh what fun! While I was there, I made this quilt! Yay! My Wild Guy Quilt #wildguyquilt A few folks asked what the pattern is. There isn’t exactly a pattern, but…
A plus quilt. Simple, attractive, and timeless. I recently whipped up this quilt for a loved one who was diagnosed with cancer. I wanted her to have something made with love to take with her to chemo (I hear it…
Last month I presented some needle know-how to the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild and I thought I’d type it out and share it with you here! When it comes to putting together a quilt, the role of the sewing…
My improv pattern for the houses quilt is now available! As you may recall from my earlier post, this quilt was made in collaboration with Birch Fabrics for their Spring 2015 Quilt Market Booth. It looked pretty amazing in the…
It's done! This beauty started a bit differently than most of my quilts. It started with a question raised by another quilt I had made, the Quartered Log Cabin Quilt (white version), pictured below. I love this block and teach it as…
I love autumn and Michigan is having a truly beautiful one this year! I’ve also been excited about shot cottons since I first laid eyes on them over five years ago. And I really enjoy mixing shot cottons with modern…
While keeping my stash organized is important for my creative flow (see my post about stash management here), another consideration is making sure that my stash actually contains the fabrics I am going to use. Or should I say the fabrics…
