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
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
Today is bright and blustery in New Jersey, and temperatures have been falling a surprising amount. I need no further excuse to stay inside and sew all day. Rather than selfish sewing today, I am piecing some blocks to honor our veterans. They will be put together into a Quilt of Valor for my local … Continue reading Veterans Day Stitching
It's been a busy summer for me. I have plenty of my own projects to work on, and I have been lucky to have a few client pieces as well, along with my fairly regular stream of tops for Quilts of Valor. The best way to learn how to use my longarm machine is … Continue reading Longarm Quilting – August, September
