I finished the first happy quilt last week.  I figure you’re as tired of seeing these as I am of photographing them, but I wanted to make some points on the quilting.    This quilt needed a panto with swirls and butterflies, so I

Beth (no blog) asked for more info on Smooch ink.  I only know that it’s new and it’s a pearlized pigmented ink designed for stamping.  The manufacturer’s website states it can be used on fabric, wood, glass and clay too.&

I finished turning the binding on this quilt that one of the ladies left at quilt group last week.                A different member of the same group donated this one.  I love how

The show floor had more to offer than vendor booths and quilt displays.  In the back corner of the quilt area I found the Festival Theatre.  Lectures and demos ran all day long on stage.  We sat through Laura Murray’s Starbuilder

So many vendors had interesting and innovative products at the show last weekend that there’s no way I can mention them all.  I’ll cover my favorites in a couple of posts to keep them from running too long.  As with all products

I got home from Chicago after 11:00 last night, unpacked what I had to have and went to bed.  I have so much to info to share about new products and old favorites, show activities and the quilts on display that it will take several posts to get

I just finished reading (OK, skimming) the book Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green by Michael Wilcox.  I had this book on my “to read” list for years.    If you are interested the science of how light creates color, the

At quilt group Monday night, everyone brought in their happy blocks to trade.  Imagine my surprise when I walked in and saw three tables covered with blocks and another three tables covered with quilt tops.  The ladies outdid themselves aga

I added the last layer of paint to the darker cheesecloth piece today.  The green piece will stay as is.  I wanted the piece to have a deeper color, so I switched to opaque paints.  First I added some carmine red.  Still not dark

A friend sent me the Moda U Fig & Plum kit for my birthday.  She got the idea after reading this post about how I’d never made a quilt from a kit.  The innocent looking stack contains 7.8 yards of luscious Moda fabrics.  I al

Beth (no blog) asked if I knew of a purse pattern similar to the purse shown in my last post.  A favorite pattern around here is the City Bag by Lazy Girl Designs.  It has lots of pockets and I hear it’s easy to put together.  Th

I made another set of happy blocks to swap at the next quilt group meeting.  This way we’ll all have a better variety for our quilts.  The fish batik has enough color variation to make each block a little different.   I can&

I finished these drunkard path blocks for a quilt group charity project, but they didn’t use enough fabric to change my totals.  My son is on spring break this week, which should give me a chance to sew like crazy.  That’s my st

Two more blocks made the finished list.  I love these fabrics.  I even like the pattern now that I understand how to sew it.    It was all simple sewing until I had to sew the triangle units to the four-patch.  The point of t