10 Easy Quilts

10 Easy Quilts

Are you looking for an easy quilt to make?  Emily Ravenberg Bailey of Aunt Em’s Quilts has compiled a list of 10 Easy Quilts to Make.  This list includes short descriptions and links for these quilts. There are quilts for pre-cuts, quilts that play on blocks,...
Etude 19

Etude 19

According to Merriam-Webster, an etude is a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique. I think we can apply the term to quilting as well! This month for the EQ8 Block Spotlight, Mosaic 19, I decided to practice the art of framing blocks. First, let me...
Dashing Americana

Dashing Americana

A few weeks ago,  I joined a group of talented quilters to reimagine a traditional quilting block – Churn Dash. It is an uneven nine patch block with half square triangles (HST) in the corners. It was absolutely wonderful to see how each designer took a fresh...
My Panel is Ruined!

My Panel is Ruined!

Have you ever seen a quilt panel that you just had to have? So you hunt online or in your local quilt store until you find it. You are so excited, until you open the panel…. somehow it wasn’t cut right.. you can see the “cut here marks.” It...
Shining Star Runner Kits!

Shining Star Runner Kits!

A few days ago, I received a much awaited box of fabric from Hoffmans Fabrics of California. I was so excited to see what was came in this order.  In the past year, shipments from manufacturers have been like opening presents. You know what you requested, but you are...