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!
Have you seen the new book, Christmas RAPPing by Margaret Brewster Willingham and Nan Baker? It combines reverse appliqué and foundation paper piecing in some fabulous Christmas projects. I first heard about this right from Nan and Margaret themselves, during a Schoolhouse event at Quilt Market. I was excited when I had the opportunity to … Continue reading Christmas RAPPing Blog Hop and Giveaway!
The Island Batik challenge for April was to use our AccuQuilt Go! machines to make a baby quilt. My original plan, back in January, was to make something using the 8" block die set they generously gave us, but where is the fun in that? I purchased a set of curved piecing dies instead. I … Continue reading AccuQuilt Ready. Set. Go! Baby Quilt Challenge
My quilt Long Time in Blue is going to be part of a traveling exhibit! International Quilt Festival is hosting a Sapphire Celebration Exhibit in honor of their 45th anniversary. Long Time Gone pattern by Jen Kingwell I am very proud of this piece. It has hung in several shows now. 2017 - Eastern States … Continue reading Happy News!
Have you ever hand dyed fabric before? I tried it once last year and really enjoyed it. When I saw an intermediate level class for ice dying wide back fabrics at MQX I signed up, and signed my mom up, too. It was her first time. Class was taught by Cindy Lohbeck, who is a … Continue reading Freezing My Backside
I'm just back from a whirlwind week in Manchester, New Hampshire. I was attending the Machine Quilter's Expo for the second time. I entered a quilt, worked as a volunteer, and took two classes. I'll do more than one post for this, as I know no one wants to read 5,000 words at one go. … Continue reading Machine Quilter’s Expo – 2019 – Judging
The Hexatopia class at Gotham Quilts was the most fun I've had in a while. It is always so nice stretching my skills, and Reyna definitely has an incredible skill set with English Paper Piecing. Check out the blocks I made. Twist and ShoutStellar These are my first two blocks. Reyna did suggest we avoid … Continue reading Hexatopia Results
This month the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged to create a modern project based on a vintage inspiration. We could use anything - architecture, antiques, or quilts. The materials I used in this project were given to me by Island Batik as part of the Ambassador program. Thank you to Island Batik, Hobbs Batting, and … Continue reading Vintage Reimagined with Island Batik
I am becoming a quilting class addict. It is easy to do when you work at an awesome shop. Usually I go for the big names, but the class that caught my eye last week is offered by a coworker. I've been working with Reyna for over a year now, and she's one of a … Continue reading Hexatopia!
Woot! It's my turn to show of on Mister Domestic's Aura Blog Party, y'all! I'm so freakin' excited to share this quilt with you. It has been virtually killing me waiting to share this baby. Fabrics for this project were provided courtesy of Art Gallery Fabrics and Mister Domestic. Batting was provided by Quilter's Dream, … Continue reading Island Mandala
