My Good Fortune Quilt with Denyse Schmidt’s Chicopee Fabric is finished!  I finished it a couple of weeks ago but have not found time to share this with everyone. This is the quilt top that I put together at the BMQG retreat in March.

I used Patricia Ritter’s Baushaus pantograph for this quilt.  I know, I know, I should have just free motion quilted, but I am a big wimp and do not trust my skills for keeping things even and consistent.

I want more time to practice and play!  But, I am happy with what I have ...

Hi all! I’m so excited to introduce my newest pattern Sandbox - and the best part? It’s free on Moda Bake Shop!

This fun quilt was made using Me & My Sister Designs new fabric line called Weeds for Moda and Moda Bella Solids.  I used Aurifil 50 wt. thread throughout – thank you Dario and Aurifil!

And here’s the back.

My original designed featured Mixed Bag by Studio M and I also did a version using the upcoming Social Club by Eric and Julie Comstock.

Thanks for stopping by … and head on over to Moda Bake Shop for your ...

First Bee Block Complete

We’ve added dozens of new bolts of fabric to our sale page – from batiks to flannels to textured cottons. You’ll even find our newest black and whites on sale!

These are top quality fabrics we’re offering at great prices to make room for new merchandise arriving weekly.

You’ll also find great patterns – for purses, totes and Kindle/iPad covers.

Shop early so you won’t be disappointed.

 NEW FABRICS

Rockport Tonga Batiks by Timeless Treasure. We have yardage, fat quarter bundles and jelly rolls.  

Neptune Tonga Batiks by Timeless Treasure in yardage, fat quarter bundles and ...

reminds me a little of star wars when they’re trying to put a proton torpedo down a shaft on the death star. “almost there…almost there…” yep…almost there… seven out of eight borders: ON! last border… yep…that was all the border fabric i had left. *head to table* so what does one do? head to the internet, of course. now…i do need to reiterate here that […]

I know, it seems there is sooo much focus on Quilt Market. But it’s a great opportunity for small businesses to showcase their ideas and interact with peers. I thought maybe I’d talk a little about it here, explaining a little about it from my point of view, expressing concerns, fears and the excitement that all comes from going to Quilt Market as a vendor.

My initial trip to Quilt Market was quite a few years ago, at Portland. In the fall each year, the quilt Market is always held in Houston. In the spring it alternates from ...

Heading to Paducah next week ~ yes, I get to make the trek to Quilt Mecca!  Paducah is home to the National Quilt Museum, and with vendors, classes, events, and a quilt show... well,  I'm just a little giddy.  Besides, my Soldier's Star quilt is on display in it's last AQS quilt week stop after being on the road for nearly a year, so I might as well go, right?  That's as good an excuse as any. :)

I'm getting all packed, and I'll be taking one or two CARPETBAGS with me - (sometimes referred to by ...

Hive 17 Progress

Have you had a chance to look through our latest issue yet? The April/May 2014 issue of Quilters Newsletter (available at the Quilt and Sew Shop if you haven’t got a copy yet) is full of all kinds of cool stuff, but I want to talk about a single block that appears in the issue. One of the fabric lines featured in Staff Picks is the brightly fabulous Flower Power collection by Red Rooster Fabrics. I was lucky enough to use these fabrics to make the block that’s pictured. The fun thing is the block pattern is ...

Have you been on the fence about joining a guild? You searched for reasons to join a guild and cannot decide? Here, we give you our top ten reasons to join a quilting guild.

Ten Reasons to Join a Quilting Guild

Guild Name Tags and Postcards Pattern

1. Gain friendships from like-minded quilters. The first reason to join a quilting guild is that doing so will offer you the opportunity to meet quilters and sewers who are just like you. Do you sometimes feel that nobody else “gets” you? Being around people who would rather quilt than do almost anything ...

Thanks everyone for the lovely comments on the Paper Boat pattern we released on Wednesday!

In the meantime, more days have passed so more designs have been made.

3-18: feathered hues and blossoming hues – Playing with minimalism and repeats. I like that the one on the right evokes a cherry blossom feel without being too literal.

As of today, I’ve been making a design-a-day for two months. Wowza!

3-19: sprouting hues – I was inspired by the way ivy climbs up a wall which is both beautiful and destructive.

I feel like I’m starting to find my style, and ...

Lisa Mullenburg creates adorable quilts that feature dogs, dinosaurs and owls among many other characters. Her story is interesting. She started designing quilts for her Mother to make, so that Mom could make quilts for each of her grandchildren. She quilts with a method she calls “counted quilts” which is a no applique quilt method, and also is the name of her quilt business.

The technique is simple, yet brilliant. First, you cut your fabric into strips.

Next, you cut the strips into pieces following the instructions in the pattern.

Finally, you assemble the pieces using 1/4″ straight seams ...

Shake up Five Placemats Pattern

Hobbies like sewing and crafting have long been recognized for their health benefits. Engaging in arts is relaxing, engaging and can have significant health benefits. But quilting, a study by Glasgow University found, is “uniquely” good for you. Read on to discover this unique study on quilting for health.

Quilting for Health

Rose Moss Quilt Pattern

Students interviewed a small group of  30 quilters and found that quilting improved their cognitive, creative and emotional well-being. 

The study concluded that the use of bright colors was ‘uplifting’, the activity distracted  from the stress of work, and ...

First of all, our website had some technical difficulties on Monday, but there was a new color theory post that went up in case you missed it. Analogous colors are my favorite go-to color scheme, so I really enjoyed chatting about it!

Second of all, thank you everyone for your kind words and great advice in regards to my design overload post. Sometimes I really need to be reminded to stop worrying so much!

I’m still ruminating on some of the advice, but I will continue to post all the designs, even if they’re a month old when ...

the truth is after the first two times i did rag quilts i wasn’t a huge fan. but, then again, i did use 2″ squares…on a twin size quilt. and i didn’t use the right scissors. seriously. what was i thinking?!? i’ll skip the long story between then and now but this is what i’ve come up with… isn’t it cute?? so here’s the tutorial […]