This is a week of birthdays and graduations. And –naturally– I would like my gifts to be handmade. Read More
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Vintage Keys
As you know, I draw a lot. I draw so much, there is no way I could sew all the quilts I design. I’ve been doing this long enough that I now just know when a pattern works, and when it needs tweaking before publishing it on our website. Read More
Posted in Designing/EQ
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Top 3 reasons for following a blog
I use Google Reader to organize and read all my RSS feeds. It’s so convenient. So much so, over time it seems it has become way too easy to subscribe to far too many blogs. It has come to over 1,000 feeds in a day, and that’s just too much for me. Read More
Posted in This and that
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How to make a silk thread knot
You’ve heard the saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” If that is true, I’m wondering how many words a video is worth? Hmmm…. Read More
Enough with the sweets!
I finally finished a new block library for EQ users. I had drawn quite a few “sweet” blocks last year, but not near enough to build a library. Read More
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Baby Booties
I am not really that much into baby projects. I don’t really like the *typical* soft pastels used traditionally for baby quilts and other projects, and the few baby quilts I have made in the past have always been bold and bright. Read More
Posted in Books!, Small quilted projects
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Itty Bitty Blanket Stitch
I am a really, really lucky person. Take my quilting friends, for example. As you know, I have a small sewing circle that meets every week. The women in this group were once my students, but after learning the basics they just sort of attached themselves to me (and I to them) and we developed a friendship now six years old. As my own skills continue to grow and develop, so have I been able to see the growth of each one of these wonderful gals. Read More
Posted in Applique, Sewing circle
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Playing with Fabric Paints
The good thing about using paints over dyes is that you can experiment A LOT on small amounts of fabric. Take my recent results, from playing around a little yesterday afternoon. Read More
Posted in Yummy fabrics
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How to reduce your waistband in under 5 minutes
Now don’t go getting all excited on me, thinking I’ve got a great miracle diet going on here. I said waistband, not waistline! 🙂 Read More
Posted in This and that, Tutorials
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My Dream House Giveaway over at SewCalGal’s!
My pal Darlene, aka as SewCalGal, is helping me celebrate the opening of my new online shop by hosting a giveaway! Read More
Posted in Giveaways
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Calorie free treats
Cooking is not my number one favorite thing to do. I would rather bake, but even that seems to happen only around Christmas time. Yet for the last couple of days I’ve been doing my own version of baking. And I’ve just pulled out some yummy cupcakes and cakes from my oven. 🙂 Read More
Posted in Applique, Designing/EQ
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In a drawing frenzy
There are periods where it seems all I do – day and night – is draw, draw, draw. Ideas come to me, and I feel compelled to get them all drawn before I forget them. This is one of those weeks. Read More
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Open for business!
Thanks to my amazing techie (son Jared), our new pattern shop has gone live… two weeks earlier than planned! He has been amazingly patient in setting this up and helping me to learn a new system. So we’re ready to go! Read More
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I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I love to dye my own fabrics, am a fanatic of free-motion quilting, and dabble with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life. 
