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I keep hunting for a sewing machine emoji, and it is not there! We have scissors,  a spool of thread, and even a hand sewing needle, but the sewing machine […] Read More

My goal for 2022 is 50 fails.  Ok, so maybe that needs an explanation.  When I used to set goals, I didn’t challenge myself.  I felt setting goals was scary, […] Read More

 Here we are, two weeks into the new year, and I am just starting to settle into a new routine.  The Christmas decorations are finally put away.  OH HAPPY DAY!  […] Read More

Are you ready for some Mindfulness?    Yes, that is definitely a buzzword these days. In fact, you might call “mindfulness” a trend, a fad, or even WOO WOO MUMBO […] Read More

Extroverts are always ready to try something new, they make friends easily, and are very optimistic.  Extroverts love working in groups and do their best work while collaborating!  When extroverts […] Read More

A month ago I called Karla Overland, the owner of Cherrywood Fabric.  “Karla, I want to use your amazing colors for my 2022 Temperature Quilt” I said!  “Great”, Karla replied, […] Read More

This year, I have been seeing the trend of Temperature Quilts really take off! Search on Pinterest and dozens of examples show up. After sitting on the sidelines and enjoying […] Read More

I’m still daydreaming of my trip to Brimfield Antiques Market with my friend, Diana Annis.  As I reflect on the time we spent and the purchases I made, I regret […] Read More

On Wednesday,  I had the pleasure of antique quilt hunting at the Famous Brimfield Antiques Market with my friend, Diana Annis! With Diana by my side, we had a fabulous […] Read More

Have you ever washed a quilt in the bathtub? That is how I was taught to wash an antique quilt, but it is a little difficult to handle a heavy, […] Read More

Applique is now easier than piecing, even for beginners.    If you find that statement hard to believe, you are not doing applique MY WAY!  Now, wait a minute.  Before […] Read More

When I am out speaking to quilt guilds, I always ask, “WHO LOVES TO MAKE APPLIQUE QUILTS?”  A few uncertain hands raise slowly, sometimes wavering or giving me the metza/metza […] Read More

New England’s Textile Heritage, and what that has to do with ClamBoils! What do Portuguese cooking and quilting have in common? I was raised in Rhode Island, on Narragansett Bay.  […] Read More

I just love watching the frogs in my green slimy frog pond in the middle of my backyard garden! The pond is filled with little black tadpoles this year. It […] Read More

The Kaffe Design walls that I made for my sewing room are perfect for me to use when teaching or taking Zoom workshops! I use one wall to pin up […] Read More

I am so fortunate to still have both of my parents living in Texas!  Now that we are all vaccinated, it was time to go visit “the folks”.  My siblings […] Read More

When designing an applique quilt or reproducing an applique pattern it is very helpful to tack the blocks and borders up to a wall. Sit back and ponder your applique […] Read More

When I first started making applique quilts, I did everything by hand. Over the years, I have tried many methods of hand and fusible applique. While I love hand applique, […] Read More

The primary reason I use EQ to design my applique quilts is that I can quickly recolor any quilt by swapping out colors with the When coloring an applique quilt […] Read More

When you want to resize an applique block in Electric Quilt, there is an easy way to do it…if you know the secret!  Once you have an applique block drawn […] Read More

This quilt was designed in an applique block design workshop with my guild. I drew each block in EQ by taking a photo of each block, importing the photo into […] Read More

Designing Applique blocks and borders in EQ   When you tackle a quilt like this  spring flowers quilt, the first step is to design the basic quilt structure in Electric Quilt.  […] Read More