Monthly Archives: November 2011

From – June 29, 2010 So many quilting fabrics, so many designs, how does one choose? My first cut comes in the area of quality. I have a typical quilter’s husband. He dutifully lugs my sewing machine out to the … Continue reading →

Fom – June 28, 2010 Choosing fabric for your quilt pattern is sometimes a challenge. The first problem is that there are so many beautiful fabrics to select from. I spend so much time just perusing the rows and rows … Continue reading →

June 27, 2010 Cleaning My Sewing Room I am not now, nor will I ever be a good (or even adequate) housekeeper. I would rather be creating a quilt design. I would rather be rummaging through beautiful fabric. And I … Continue reading →

From – June 26, 2010 I was editing videos for the 9 Patch Stepping Stones Quilt Top Pattern and Lesson yesterday. I pulled up the second to last video which was the lesson on mitered corners and thought I would … Continue reading →

From – June 24, 2010 In any discipline, learning the basics is the first step towards mastery of a skill set. Quilting making is no different. There are so many tricks and short cuts and more appear every day. There … Continue reading →

From – June 24, 2010 The folks at the Missouri Star Quilt Company have come up with a fast and easy way to make Pinwheel quilt blocks. It utilizes charm squares. Sewing the outsides all the way around with a … Continue reading →

From – June 18, 2010 For the series of articles on Fabric storage I saved my system for the last as the best suggested awesome way to store all of your quilting fabric. For a few magazine storage articles, my … Continue reading →

From – June 17, 2010 Oh, do I have stacks and stacks of quilting magazines and there they sit in piles. I have quilt design magazines, magazines with lots of quilting patterns I will one day want to use. I … Continue reading →

From – June 16, 2010 My husband and I are confirmed bookaholics. Our garage is filled with boxes of books and I have a really hard time getting rid of any of them. I don’t know about Bob, but I … Continue reading →

From – June 4, 2010 I had to choose fabric for a stash quilt for a get together tomorrow. What to choose? What to Choose? I first pulled out the box with the musical instrument fabrics. This would work really … Continue reading →