I know, I'm a little bit early in the season to be playing with pumpkins. I actually made this quilt quite a while ago. I liked it so much, I decided to submit it to a magazine to be published. It took a while to find it a home, but I am happy to announce … Continue reading Pumpkin Play!
It's the most wonderful time of the year... My second Island Batik Ambassador box has arrived! Let's check out all of the goodies I received! Of course, there is a goofy video for your enjoyment. https://youtu.be/jG884TMwH8g Haha. I just watched the video, and I forgot to make the brownies! Island Batik is my favorite diet … Continue reading 2019 Island Batik Ambassador Box #2
Have you seen Carolyn Friedlander's Collection Quilt? I will admit, I didn't fully fall in love until I saw it in person, as part of an art quilt exhibition last summer at the Schweinfurth Art Center. They didn't have white glove attendants, so I couldn't get super close (I had my own gloves, but I … Continue reading The Collection Quilt
Here it is. The day we have all been waiting for. My Island Batik fish quilt is nearly complete! (This is as complete as it will get in July.) I hope it lives up to your expectations. Island Batik challenged their ambassadors to make an art quilt using at least three weights of Aurifil thread … Continue reading Artsy Fartsy with Island Batik – Complete
I am so happy with how many quilts we have shared this week! 14 more quilts are either wrapping up veterans, or will be soon. If you made a quilt, be sure to report it to Quilts of Valor, so they can be included in their count. Today I'm going to do a wrap up … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Blog Hop – wrap up
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
Have you been introduced to the work of Dale Allen-Rowse yet? He also goes by Quilting Cowboy. Go over to his website and check out his work. You can also find him on Instagram and Facebook. My mom turned me on to Dale, and I'm so glad she did. About a month ago he posted … Continue reading The Quilting Cowboy
The May Challenge for Island Batik Ambassadors is to make a modern quilt. Modern quilts are defined differently, depending on who you ask. I've been researching this lately and I find it to be very interesting. According to The Modern Quilt Guild, Modern Quilts can incorporate Use of bold colorsHigh ContrastGraphic areas of solid colorsImprovisational … Continue reading Make it Modern Challenge
Have you seen the new line of fabrics Lizzie Clark has put out? They are so pretty. I was thrilled when Lizzie reached out to me and invited me to be part of her fabric release blog hop! I worked with Lizzie on a previous collection, too, so I knew her fabrics would be lovely. … Continue reading Alexandria with Lizzie Clark
My quilt guild graciously invited me to put on a trunk show. I've been freaking out about it for weeks. I gathered up 25 or so quilts and packed them into suitcases. Then Mom and I trundled off to the monthly meeting of Rebecca's Reel Quilters, in Middletown, New Jersey. When I was considering which … Continue reading My First Trunk Show!
