Article continues below these Amazon Goodies It is always good to test your 1/4″ seam allowance to be sure it’s accurate. If you change machines or maybe you just never tested it, this is a super simple way to be sure your seam allowance is 1/4″. Even if you have a 1/4″ foot for your […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies Sometimes the name of the block pops into my head for no reason at all.. my brain works like that sometimes.. Hugs & Kisses is what I have for Block 20! I give you a little back story on that in the pattern.. it’s a long time theme of […]
I am the host of Aurifil’s Designer of the Month program for the last 6 years. And during that time we have had so many cute projects from our fantastic designers! I suggested to the Aurifil we run the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month again as it’s darling and many of you might have […]
I designer this website ‘I Love to Make Quilts’ for my FREE weekly sewalongs. The Solstice quilt is 25 blocks .. that means… I’m sketching the next quilt! The Theme! The Blocks! The Size! ….. OH MY! The next set of blocks will start either June 28 or July 5, i have not decided […]
This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind…. On the Go! This can mean so many things… Just our regular lives are ‘on the go’… We travel for business and of course.. for FUN! As you are reading this on release day I’m at my ‘mobile office’.. the car! On […]
This week of the solstice what is on the top of my mind…. Spring Fever! One great thing about working for myself is that when spring fever hits, I can work outside! I have a small table on the front porch and then a larger one on the deck, which is right off my […]
I have a wonderful online community of over 85,000 quilters from around the world sewing with me every day. In my Online group people share the projects they make from my designs, and they share the other projects they are doing. We see their Glorious Finishes, we hear about the fails and how they picked […]
Each week I am sharing a bit about myself with the block. I think about what's going on and it's become a journal of my 2017… which is pretty interesting! This chunky 'plus' is called my Friendship block, dedicated to my sewing friends that I meet with once a month. We are all individuals, but […]
I am the host of Aurifil’s Designer of the Month program for the last 6 years. And during that time we have had so many cute projects from our fantastic designers! I suggested to the Aurifil we run the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month again as it’s darling and many of you might have […]
We all have it, that fabric we are saving, that fabric full of memories, those t-shirts or clothing or jeans … they are our 'Precious Fabrics'. Over the years I've had table cloths, tea towels and many pieces of fabric that had memories. On my talk show this week Blair Stocker and I talked about […]