Updated: Lori Mortman was our winner! Thank you all for playing. All your wonderful comments made me long for Spring (and Autumn, just a tiny bit! ha!). And you know what the best part of that was that it is actually Spring. Yah! So we can all enjoy the wonderful parts of Spring together. Thanks for sharing friends!! —…
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Nicey Jane {Sponsor Giveaway}
Exploring Wild Quilting
Last June, my mom and I took the leap and bought a Handi Quilter long arm quilting machine (a long arm allows the needle to move over the quilt as opposed to moving the quilt under a stationary needle (Did you know that there are 2 ways to spell stationary? I do now!)). We got an Avante and we just love…
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A Purple Patchwork Dachshund named Violet
A few years ago, I made patchwork stuffed Dachshunds for my 2 biggest girls for Christmas. It was such a delight making each one and carefully wrapping each in a gift bag, taking care to leave their snouts out so they could breathe. 🙂 Oh, that was fun. So when my oldest daughter asked for a purple version for her…
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QuiltCon 2016 Recap
Wow! I had such a blast teaching at QuiltCon West in Pasadena. Here’s a recap of my classes from my book, Modern Rainbow! Day 1: I taught my Huckleberry workshop. It was a 6-hour workshop with the goal of having each student make a quarter of the entire quilt top pieced. This way each student gets to see and make each…
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QuiltCon 2016 {Come See Me!}
QuiltCon 2016 is upon us! Yah! If you will be attending and are interested in seeing/ meeting me (maybe you are?), here’s my schedule: Buttons for you! Schedule: Thursday: I’m teaching my Huckleberry workshop Friday: I’m singing books at Stash Books (Booth #421) from 11:00 – 11:55; I’ll be demoing my geometric straight line quilting (see picture below) at Handi…
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