The quilt on the design bed hasn’t changed much since last week.  I have about 75% of it sewn together.  Once I get the top pieced and the borders on I’ll show another picture.  I started working on the design for my friend

In my never-ending quest to squeeze more creative time into my day, my attention has turned to work habits.  What drives the decision to start one project over another?  Why do some ideas linger like a mild headache?  Why do some proje

My son had an appointment today near the hospital where my quilt group chose to donate the baby quilts.  The women really outdid themselves and finished 25 quilts for the first drop off.  With several more quilts in the works, I’ll dr

All those strip sets and four patches finally look like a quilt.  The first four rows are sewn together.  The next five rows are sewn, but not to each other.  Make sense?            I h

I spent yesterday at the NQA show in Columbus.  The show had so many beautiful competition quilts and special exhibits.  We saw a definite trend of using color and pattern in background fabrics, especially brown.  Many quilts included

 Now it’s time to gather supplies.  PaintI recommend starting with at least the three primary colors:  red, yellow and blue.  You can also purchase starter kits with six or eight paint colors at some craft stores.  

We marbled fabric as the program at the June quilt group meeting.  The sample size is six inches square.              I also tried this last year at a vendor booth at the NQA show. 

On Mondays, Judy at Patchwork Times asks us to show everyone what’s on our design wall.  This week I have all the orange/black and orange/blue strip sets to go with the 72 blue and black four patches.  By next week this will look like

The first lesson covers fabric and paint basics.  The second lesson will include a supply list.  I planned to combine both topics into one lesson, but it made the post too long. FABRIC  Textile paints will work on any type of fabric (n

I finished appliquéing one block (left) and started another (right).           As I work on these I find it odd that they appeal to me.  1940’s quilt blocks don’t seem like a fit wi

Judy At Patchwork Times designated Mondays as “What’s on your design wall?” days.  I don’t have a real design wall, but I’m considering building the one shown on the Sew Many Ways blog.     

If you go to the NQA show in Columbus, Ohio later this month, make sure you check out the Challenge Quilt exhibit.  Entries had to include the challenge fabric (red and white batik), measure 20 inches square and contain only red, white, black or

  Reclaiming Your Dreams by Jonathan Mead is an ebook designed to help you become self-employed doing what you love.  I want to say up front that in exchange for a review and link on my blog, he gave me the book.  It normally sells for

After much ripping and colorful muttering, I finished the May blocks.           The diagram had an error that made the units sewn using page one’s instructions the mirror image of the units shown in