Making Applique Fun: Angie Padilla

A fun, fun ornament

September 27th, 2019

I am in full Christmas mood. I know, I know… it’s still September… and I just can’t help myself. 🙂 Read More »

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More panel fabric

September 16th, 2019

Trying to decide what to do with more panel fabric. Enter this beautiful wine-themed fabric… yards and yards of it. What was I thinking?

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The woes of an independent designer

August 31st, 2019

It’s been a hard year. At times scary. Challenging, frustrating, even annoying. And also exciting, invigorating, inspiring… happy. Read More »

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A panel quilt

August 21st, 2019

A gazillion years ago I purchased a whole bunch of fabric panels on a super sale. Fast forward to today… and I still haven’t done anything with any of those panels. Read More »

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This has been a busy, busy year so far. And I haven’t been able to do as much sewing as I would have liked to. Which is about to change, as I begin to concentrate on making Christmas gifts. Read More »

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Another project finished: Sister’s Choice

May 11th, 2019

My second oldest UFO. Finally finished this year. This quilt was thought up about 15 years ago, and initially was supposed to be a gift. Read More »

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Hey Birdie!

May 7th, 2019

What to do when there is no space available any more for wall hanging, and you’re wanting to work on a small quilt? I recently noted I haven’t ever made quilted cushions, so that’s were my focus for small projects has turned now. Read More »

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Colorful crochet

February 25th, 2019

Quilting might be my first passion, but I also love to crochet and knit. It’s a relaxing evening activity while watching the news or enjoying a movie. Read More »

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A ton of online classes!

February 15th, 2019

I grew up and continue to live in Ecuador, a country rich in handicrafts, from weaving to wood carvings to ceramics, and just about anything and everything you could imagine in between. Except for quilting. My knowledge of quilts was reduced to photos from magazines and glimpses provided sometimes in movies. Not enough information to be able to make one myself. Read More »

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My Dream House

January 25th, 2019

It’s back!

The CD version of this collection, published initially by The Electric Quilt Company, was discontinued a couple of years ago. As I keep receiving requests for it, I finally got around to putting a downloadable version together, which is now available through our online shop! Read More »

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Be Kind

January 4th, 2019

Every January we offer a couple of member-only and one free block-of-the-month project. And a free Christmas BOM starting in July. We post the dates in which blocks are published on each BOM page, and send out a newsletter with reminders. In December we actually send out 3 reminders for visitors to download the blocks by December 28, at which time we take the projects down as we prepare to post the new BOMs come January 1st. Read More »

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Experimenting with natural dyes

August 1st, 2018

Something else I did do throughout June was experiment with a little fabric dyeing, using natural products. Read More »

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A few little lizards

July 31st, 2018

Once again, time has slipped away from me and I’ve fallen behind in my blogging. Ooops! All I can say in my defense is that this time of year is particularly intense for me, with all the patterns we offer as part of our traditional Christmas in July series. Read More »