I’ve made some progress this week on commissions!  The big one is almost ready to be basted.  I need to really press it good again after being wrestled through the sewing machine for the applique stitches, then piece the back together THEN baste it.  I’m just going to do straight line quilting on it.  The...

I thank commenters for all the great suggestions and notes about my podcast City & Country Crossings Sent me Two great patterns and a selection of fat quarters from the Sew Mama Sew blog giveaway extravaganza. Slideshow from my recent guild meeting Jacqueline De Jonge Be Colorful Paper Pieced Quilts  Slideshow from my Florida State...

Every time I go to a quilt show I see one or two wholecloth quilts and just stand there fascinated by the detail and patterns put into these one piece quilts.  It is a whole different kind of quilting when you have to think about the entire piece and create patterns without using different patchwork...

So the past few days I wanted to order another jelly roll but what did I end up doing – ordering 2 remnant assortments from Fabric.com and some notions. They have this deal where you get 3 pounds of their end of the bolt remnants for $19.98.  This is the equivalent of about 9 yards...

Works in progress: Blue and White lap quilt commission.  I’ve got all the applique letters cut out and the strip piecing started.  Cut one strip set to see how many I’d get on each strip.  I love the way these two fabrics work together.  I think it’ll look nice with the dark blue border. I...