Category Archives: Quilting
The quilter who went to Golden
Okay, lame title, I know, but I thought it was funny! Forgive me – I’ve only just started packing and I’m already exhausted from the last minute details. But first things first – I accepted the position with Quilter’s Newsletter … Continue reading
Electric Quilt Cruise
I’ve been a user of Electric Quilt since version 4.0. They are now up to version 7.0. I like EQ because it lets me get a very good idea of what blocks and even completed quilts will look like before … Continue reading
Contests
A little while ago I entered a contest on the Crafting Fiction blog. This morning I found out that I won second prize! I’ll get a copy of How To Create Believable Characters from Men With Pens and The Unlimited … Continue reading
Block of the Month Mystery Quilt series
Basket block created in EQ5 My Block of the Month / Mystery Quilt series is available now at Quilting Weekly. Each month you will receive a pattern for a pieced block a pattern for a related appliqué block a bonus … Continue reading
Hand-dyed fabrics
Here are the fabrics I dyed recently. I used Procion MX dyes from Dharma Trading Company on Egyptian Kona cotton. The greens look more yellowy in person but they are still beautiful. I’m not sure if you can tell from … Continue reading
More fabric dyeing
Dyeing To Quilt The orange fabrics from yesterday are in their second washing as I write. I rinsed them in the sink and used Synthrapol and a Color Catcher in the washer, but the Color Catcher was bright orange so … Continue reading
Fabric dyeing
Tonight I finally got around to dyeing some fabric. I’ve been wanting to do it for a couple of months, but couldn’t afford the fabric, but when I was away at quilt camp a couple of weeks ago I found … Continue reading
Goal Posts update for March
Once again I have surpassed my monthly writing goal! My goal was 16,000 words. I actually wrote 21,181. Sponsors! Do your thing and donate to First Book! If you’re wondering what the heck I’m talking about, check out My Goal … Continue reading
Goal Posts update and a guest blog
Goal Posts update for February Last month I blew my writing goal out of the water! My goal was 16,000 words. I actually wrote 20,078. Sponsors! Do your thing and donate to First Book! I have taken on some new … Continue reading
New class on Quilting Weekly
Photo by QThomasBower via Flickr I’m preparing a new class for Quilting Weekly that should be starting near the end of March/beginning of April. This will be a combination block-of-the-month / mystery quilt and I’m really looking forward to sharing … Continue reading
