Progress

I thought I’d post an update on the next quilt I have to finish.  It’s still unnamed, but my trusty quilt-namer is working on it.  In keeping with the theme of naming quilts after songs, Josh suggested “Yellow” which is a Coldplay song, but he’s going to think about it more before he makes a [...]

Four Winds – update

Well, thank you all for your feedback regarding different settings for this quilt.

I like the fact that different people like different settings.  It’s nice to have options as no two quilters are the same.

I’ve decided that my sample will be done using option 3 and another shop sample will be done in [...]

Four Winds

Here is one of my current projects. It’s a small quilt that will finish approximately 24″ square – great for putting on a table or hanging on a wall. I’m also writing a pattern for it; I will teach a class on how to construct the quilt later this year at Adel Quilting and [...]

I love it when a plan comes together

C’mon A-Team fans, you recognize that line from Hannibal, the mastermind behind the renegade sect of Vietnam veterans perpetrating good works in the US of A, much to the chagrin of state-side law enforcement.

Seriously though, that’s the feeling of satisfaction I get when patchwork comes together so nicely. Take the block above – from [...]

Mmmm… fabric

Now this is exciting! I love shopping for fabric. In fact, it’s really the only kind of shopping I enjoy. My preference would be to shop at my favorite local quilt shops (which I’ll highlight in later blogs). That’s not always doable for this mother of two very ACTIVE little boys who just don’t [...]