Tips and tricks for quilters and sewists.
Needle Know-how
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…
What I Stash
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…
Stash Management
Sometimes I really like Mondays. The fresh start of it all. I like being able to put everything in its place, think through what I need to be accomplished that week, and then begin. Since I'm quilting full time this…
Explaining Quilting to Non-Quilters
I've been working hard getting class listings ready for Pink Castle. (By the way, if you're near Ann Arbor, sign up for the local newsletter to get class lists and in-store coupons here: http://tinyurl.com/pinkcastleLOCAL). As part of this, I've been talking…
How to square up huge quilt blocks.
A common step in any block-based improv quilt is squaring up the blocks. When I was making blocks for Stinky's quilt, I squared them up with each additional "wall" that was added to the block--i.e., eight or nine times per…