Design Challenge – Checkerboard

Design Challenge – Checkerboard

by | Nov 13, 2020 | Designs, Quilting Tips

Checkerboard Each month I participate in the EQ8 Block Spotlight, which challenges me to use a new block from their collection. The more unusual blocks are easy to make eye catching, because they already are interesting! The true challenge is making something splendid...
Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes

by | Nov 12, 2020 | Designs, Shop

This week I was so excited to receive my stash of Everyday Heroes fabric from Timeless Treasures. It is one of the perks of being a designer. You get enough fabric to make the quilt you design. It is always nice to see the fabrics in the electronic files they share,...
11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month

11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month

by | Nov 11, 2020 | Quilting Tips

“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw...
Luck of the Irish

Luck of the Irish

by | Nov 10, 2020 | Shop

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day or so the saying goes. When my sister and I were young, St. Patrick’s Day was one of our favorite holidays. As Irish Dancers, we were very busy and loved every minute of it. Even now, I start clapping and find my feet...
Luna Moth

Luna Moth

by | Nov 9, 2020 | Shop

Have you ever seen a luna moth? It is a relatively rare nocturnal moth with a distinctive spot on its wings. They are quite beautiful with their large and graceful wings. The Luna Moth pattern attempts to capture some of those elements with a star center to represent...