This past weekend I attended a modern quilting workshop at Gotham Quilts, led by Thomas Knauer. It was a fascinating experience. Digital Trunk Show On Saturday we met early, and Thomas did a presentation of his quilts. He explained how he entered the quilting world, and shared the stories behind many of his quilts. My … Continue reading Modern Art Quilting with Thomas Knauer
Island Batik challenged their Ambassadors this month to make a quilt inspired by a vintage piece. For my vintage inspiration piece I chose this dresden plate block. I have had the block since I was a teenager, along with a few other less inspiring pieces. It was never quilted, although it does appear to have … Continue reading Vintage to Modern with Island Batik
For those of you that asked, here is a photo of the completed Skyline quilt hanging up at Gotham Quilts in New York City. It is hanging from the railing in front of the classroom, also known as the room where I frantically bind quilts sometimes. It is suspended over the APQS Lenni machine. I … Continue reading Skyline – Finished and Hanging
Sometimes I make time in my schedule to make shop samples. When I saw this on the desk at work I squealed and begged to be allowed to make it. I'm a big fan of sewing with other people's fabric, especially when it is chosen by someone with such an eye for color. Andrea and … Continue reading Skyline for Gotham Quilts
Bust some scraps and make some adorable cards for your loved ones.
Are you looking for the perfect holiday project? I'm part of a group of crafters on Facebook, and we have a great group of holiday projects for you this year. Kimberly at Sweet Red Poppy has this fantastic Advent Calendar Susan at Super Mom, No Cape has a bunch of fun projects A Prarie Point … Continue reading Holiday Projects Around the Web
I decided to make a pillow to continue my experiment mixing non-traditional fabrics in my piecing. This time I used quilter's cottons, minky, faux fur, and leather. This is a Dog in a Sweater from Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Franson. Leather is by far the most difficult to piece with. I can't pin it perpendicular … Continue reading Another Dog in a Sweater
My friend Heather and I did a craft swap this year. She made me these amazing fingerless gloves, because my hands get cold when I hand stitch or use the computer. This isn't a great photo - they are a fabulous purple color. I made her this tea cozy. … Continue reading Tea Cozy for Heather
I'm joining in on the Blogger's Quilt Festival, hosted by Amy at Amy's Creative Side. Since I haven't finished anything new this week, I'm going to share one of my favorite creations, from 2005. This was an experimental quilt for me. I was inspired by an episode of Simply Quilts that demonstrated using fusible bias … Continue reading Blogger's Quilt Festival – Lady Lily
I've been pretty busy this week. Not enough stitching progress on anything to take photos of. Instead, I'm sharing an older piece. Enjoy! This is a raw edge appliqué quilt I made back in 2003. I can't remember exactly when I made it, but it was a gift for my aunt, who was undergoing treatment … Continue reading Roses for Susan
