quilting Archive

As everyone knows I am totally excited to be introducing or spotlighting some machine quilting pros- for HMQS. They are all teaching at the show coming in May and I will X my fingers

I have been busy this last week or so.  Trying to catch up on my Quilting for others, myself– starting new projects, catching up on some older ones. I love the variety that happens

Spring Quilts are here……even though it doesn't feel like Spring!  I have given up waiting for the weather to start behaving and turned on the heater- again so I could get back to quilting.

I finally finished quilting this little beauty–  It has been soooo patient!  Not only waiting for me to get it done…next in line, but waiting for me to forget to turn off the heater

 That's right. I have this hear Eskimo quilt- not sewn by me- …. it is a present and I got to quilt it.  Now, how do you really quilt and Eskimo? I have no

There was a quilting emergency here at the house!  Someone needed the quilt, quilted –like now.  Now enough that they brought it out, and waited in the living room while I was in the

I am not.  The typical machine quilter.  I find excitement in quilting some funky thing.  This time the funk found it's way onto Esther's table runners.  This crazy gal {who is over 80} came

well, not really little….  I have been busy.  Marilyn is off and making a ton of quilts again. She is one determined woman to get her unfinished quilts done!  This one is a biggie.

This little halloween wall hanging dropped into the sewing cottage –for some quilting.  {thank you Marilyn} My notes– dark thread.  oh, my goodness how do i deal with quilting with dark thread?!  Halloween designs

I'm really having issues this week. Second time typing up this post because i hit the backspace button………douh. This quilt was handed down to me with finished blocks. The previous stitcher didn't like them-

This past week— I finished a quilt for someone! Angie…..it's patriotic.  I love the stitching along the sides in the border. I do have to say that the blocks gave me a bit of

Esther is this sweet grandma who comes to Quilt group and she drops off quilts with her honey….this is what i quilted for her The panel is a quilting/sewing one.  totally funny.  Can you