Honey Bee Happy
I can’t wait until the Dear Stella’s “Meant to Bee” collection is released so I can make this as designed! When we design for fabric lines, we have images of the fabric to make the design. Then, we test it with something similar…. but it...
Snowflakes!
Snowflake Whimsy has been widely appreciated. The pattern was release a few months ago so that you can make your own version of Snowflake Whimsy. To make this even easier, we are offering kits in two formats. The traditional kit contains the instructions and fabrics...
Fabric Maps
Have you ever worked on a quilt and been confused about which color was which? Have you ever decided to change the fabric in a quilt pattern? If so, then you probably have had fabric confusion. The symptom include the following statements: What color was that? How...
Press – Wet or Dry
Over the past two days, I have been washing fabric for the Forget Me Not quilt, which as twenty-one fabrics of varying shades and intensities of purple and yellow. Fabric cuts ranged from 1/4 yard to 1 1/2 yards. The light batiks bled very little as expected. The...
Tulip from North Carolina
Tulip from North Carolina It is that time of the month again… the EQ8 Block Spotlight! The spotlight shines on the Tulip from North Carolina. This lovely applique block is appropriate for this time of year, don’t you think? I absolutely love tulips,...
Photo Op
This weekend, I was getting a few quilts ready to photograph a few quilts for our local quilt exhibition – Quilters Unlimited – June 4 – June 6, 2021. To complete this, I had two tasks: add a sleeve to the quilt for hanging and take the photographs....
Fur, Lint, Threads, and Dust – Oh My!
You spend all that time working on a quilt, pouring your love, sweat and tears into it. When you are done, you have a labor of love and often something smothered in fur, lint, threads, and/or dust. So how do you clean your baby, especially for gifting or show? The...
Halloween Sly Fox
I live in a rural area, where fox sightings are routine. Most of the time, you get a fleeting glance as they race across the road or dive into the underbrush. They are so illusive – a streak of red. Maybe this is why myths and legends about foxes are scary....
