Here it is - my big project for my quilt guild this year. This is a group project. Many hands went into the making of this project. Since this is a big fundraiser for my guild, we decided to get extra fancy, and do hand appliqué. Barbara, Regina and I designed a layout that left … Continue reading Wildflower Raffle Quilt!
I hope you are enjoying all of the tutorials being offered through Hunter Design Studio's Back to School Blog Hop! Thanks to Sam Hunter for pulling all of this together! Welcome to my tutorial! Machine binding is my primary method of finishing my quilts. Once in a long while I will do a hand binding, … Continue reading Accurate and Attractive Machine Binding
Today is the last day of the Quilts of Valor Blog Hop. It's been wonderful to see so many quilts that are being made to honor our veterans. Thank you all so much for hopping along with us. Be sure to check out the four Island Batik Ambassadors sharing their quilts today. Steph Jacobson — Steph … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Blog Hop – Day 5
I confess. This was my master plan all along - sharing a patriotic quilt on the Fourth of July. I lured all of my blog buddies into joining me, too! Thank you, Island Batik, for making all of this possible. Emily and Joan are sharing their Quilts of Valor today along with me. Visit them, … Continue reading Celebrating Independence Day with Quilts of Valor
We're back! It is the third day of the blog hop, and I have two more quilters to share with you today. I can't wait to see what Bea and Carla have in store for us. This project is sponsored by Island Batik. This is my second year working with them, and they are a … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Blog Hop – Day 3
Welcome back for the second day of the blog hop! Thank you to Becca, Denise, and Gail for sharing their beautiful quilts yesterday. We have two more quilters sharing projects today: Pamela Boatright — Pamela QuiltsAnne Wiens — Sweetgrass Designs All of the fabrics used in these projects were provided by Island Batik. Thank you so much … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Blog Hop – Day 2
It's finally here! Today is the kickoff for the Quilts of Valor Blog Hop, with some of my fellow Island Batik Ambassadors! I want to thank everyone for their participation - I know we are all swamped with projects, and it means a lot that you decided to support my favorite quilting cause. Huge thanks … Continue reading Celebrating Freedom with Quilts of Valor
Early this year I reached out to Island Batik about running a blog hop for the benefit of Quilts of Valor with the ambassadors. I was hoping they would say yes and invite me to participate. Kim is an excellent manager, and said yes, and then put me in charge. Well played, Kim, well played. … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Blog Hop – coming soon
These are the instructions for assembling the pieced portions of the quilt for the Rebecca's Reel Quilters 2020 raffle quilt. This is a mockup of our design. Each Snowball block will have an appliqué from Carol Armstrong's Wildflowers book. Snowball Pieces 4 green - 3 ⅞” x 3 ⅞” 1 white - 12 ½” x … Continue reading Charity Quilt Blocks for Rebecca’s Reel Quilters
My local Quilts of Valor group has been working on the coolest project. Back in June, Anne, our coordinator, arranged a school assembly at a local elementary school. There was a presentation ceremony for several veterans, and afterwards children were allowed to sign quilt blocks. Then our group assembled the blocks into tops, and next … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Signature Blocks
