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On Thursday I joined Amy Barret-Daffin, Marci Baker, and Joen Wolfrom to talk about color. This Creative Spark Mastering Color Confidence course has three 1-hour panels for $19.99, talk about value for money. Sometimes pulling color together seems so challenging, yet in some ways it is as simple as pulling together our favorite colors and… Continue reading Mastering Color Confidence

Yesterday was a snow day here in Central Texas, and the day was full. Tonight we record the next episode of Quilter Rule the World and after changing laundry over in a bit I’m going to go get one of my free-motion quilting feet so I can do some free-motion this afternoon. I’m teaching the… Continue reading Happy Wednesday

The Quilters Color GuideMastering the Art of Color Confidencedebuts 25 Feb 25$27.95and features a whole lot of quilters, artists, art quilters and me. C&T pulled from the depth of their authors to create this one of a kind look at mastering the Art of Color Confidence. These sound like big concepts, yet understanding color begins… Continue reading Ode to Color

Did you have fun with Fall Fortnight? In this post, I will give you a bit of a round-up of some other ideas from previous fall inspired projects with free patterns. For some readers, these will be new, for others a reminder of project maybe you’d like to make but didn’t get to yet. Decorating with fall season quilted table toppers and wall hangings gives a cozy feel to almost any room. This arrangement is on the formal dining table that we rarely use anymore. The topper is the Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along project for 2021 starting HERE ...

Today, I hope you will enjoy a review of some previous projects and ideas, mainly involving handwork. I enjoy doing embroidery by hand, and working with wool fabrics. These projects are easy and finish quickly with no raw edges to mess with. Read on for a fabulous giveaway today!!

Wool projects seem to have more appeal in the fall. I do more pillows in wool than other projects. For the Cornucopia Pillow wool work project, you’ll need a 12-inch square of wool in a base color, and scraps of fall inspired colors for the fruits and vegetables. The design ...

Cooler temps are beginning to drift down like autumn leaves in New York, at first one at a time here and there and then whoosh! before you can blink the trees are nekked for their winter rest. Well, almost, this is Texas and seasons are not the same here. A few things for you today… Continue reading Hey Friends

Hey Friends,Today is not my typical Tuesday of late. As my Sweetie left for work this morning I asked him to pick up some jalapenos for dinner tonight. We’re eating from the freezer to both make room and so things don’t get freezer burn from being in there too long. I’m sure you have zero… Continue reading QRTW, Sew Pink – Binding it all together

Tracy Mooney and I have longed to work together again since our Generation Q(uilt) Magazine ended. And we have, as I’ve designed quilts for publications she’s edited. About a year ago we started talking seriously about having our own podcast and inviting friends to join us. And so, here we go. Click HERE. There are… Continue reading A Podcast, A Class and an Update

Tomorrow (June 25) I head home. Home has, for the last thirty-(almost) two years been wherever my Sweetie is. My sewing machine is home, although of late it mostly lays dormant through the days as I wend my way through all the big changes over the last several years. We all experienced Covid together, which… Continue reading Home

And the Winner is. . . comment 7 Terry K Welcome to the Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza Book Tour Shannon Roudhan & Jason BowlsbyStash Books – $29.95 In this episode of The Book Report two exciting things: Debby Brown @debbybrownquilts is back and we talk about Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza. Debby is a… Continue reading The Book Report & Blog Tour

Cyndi McChesneyC&T Publishing64 pagessoftcover – $22.95e-book – $18.998 1/2” x 11” Well friends welcome once again to the next season of The Book Report. Today I get to chat with Cyndi McChesney about her newest book: Playful Panel Quilts One of the things that I love so much is that Cyndi reveals something really cool… Continue reading The Book Report: Playful Panel Quilts

Welcome to the newest Season of the Book Report. I have three interviews lined up for May and June. First is Barbara Emodi talking about the latest in her Crafting for Murder Series, Crafting with Slander. Available through C&T Publishing paperback is $14.99, ebook is $11.99. This delightful series, set in Gaspers Cove features a… Continue reading The Book Report – Crafting with Slander Barbara Emodi

Way back in 2022 Gailen Runge and I had a long chat on Quilted Features about a whole lot of things, psanky eggs, Sew Emoji. Our first official meeting was at Quilt Market in Houston while working with Generation Q Magazine, I got to make a speedy delivery for Jake Finch.  One of my favorite things… Continue reading The Book Report: Blog Style

UPDATE Katie Callow is the winner of the digital copy of Stumpwork Embroidery! Congratulations. Stumpwork Embroidery & Thread Painting: Stitch 3-D Nature MotifsMegan ZaniewskiInstagramStash BooksBook $26.96e-b00k $21.99160 pages There are times in life when a book asks you to take a second look at a technique, viewing from a different vantage point and singing aha!… Continue reading The Book Report Blog Style: Stumpwork Embroidery Megan Zaniewski

Royal Icing CookiesMorgan BeckC&T Publishing/Stash BooksISBN 9781644033272Softcover $25.95E-book $20.99176 pages Okay quilters here’s the book you didn’t know you need and you can add it to your Christmas wish list. After watching the video come on back for a chance to win an e-book by letting me know what is your favorite pen or pencil,… Continue reading The Book Report: Royal Icing Cookies

UPDATE: Congratulations Barb Morgan, you are the winner of a copy of Judy’s Quilt As-you-Go ebook. Quilt As-You-Go for Scrap Lovers11 Fun Projects * Tips & Techniques * Color & Piecing StrategiesJudy GauthierC&T Publishing, 8.5” x 11”114 pages$29.95 softcover$23.99 e-book My first intro to quilt as you go happened when I took my first machine… Continue reading The Book Report: Blog Style

For our last project post of Autumn Jubilee, we are going to play with Mason jars in the sewing room, and then preview a few new releases from our giveaway sponsor.

Using Mason jars to separate buttons by color is a fun way to display your button collection. I put bits of Harvest Festival fabrics on the lids. The one on the left has a plastic ring from a cross stitch kit.

Making a sewing gift from a Mason jar is fun for the fall season. Using a pumpkin print, cut a square roughly twice the size of the ring ...

I’ve been playing in the craft room and there are lots of ideas on today’s post for using Mason jars in new ways. We’ll start simple, and go a bit more involved later on. I have shown these jar votive holders in the past, but I have new readers that may not have seen them. While at a big box store some years ago, I noticed some votive holders that had flared tops. Around the corner was a Mason jar display. I wondered, would those votives fit the jars? Yes, they did. Setting the votive holder on ...

Just Wanna Trademark for Makers: A Creative’s Legal Guide to Getting & Using Your Trademark Elizabeth Townsend Gard and Sidne K GardC&T Publishing208 Pages; 8.5” x 11”Book $44.95Digital Download/Ebook $35.99 There are books that I think we all need as quilt makers. And then there are books that I think all quilters who have a… Continue reading Virtual Book Tour: Just Wanna Trademark for Makers

Happy Tuesday Quilter Peeps! Welcome to the Round Fabric Art Bowls Blog Tour. Kirsten Fisher, C&T Publishing223 pages$24.95 book$21.99 digital download Kristin and I had a lovely conversation on The Book Report. One of the coolest things about the book, and about Kirsten is how she uses fabric to make really beautiful and useful bowls.… Continue reading The Book Report/Blog Tour