It's been almost a month since QuiltCon Atlanta 2023--what a rush! For the first time I had a booth and it was a ton of fun. Here are some highlights from the show. Booth Building There's ...
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QuiltCon 2023 is almost here!
QuiltCon 2023 is almost here! I'll be heading to Atlanta next week for the big show which is February 23-26. I've always taught at the show, and so this will be my first time having a booth. Yay for ...
Slow Stitching retreat in Maine
Last month I taught at the A Gathering of Stitches Slow Stitching retreat in Maine. In my workshops we explored machine piecing techniques with my Long Leaf, Frond and Slash patterns. It's always such ...
WainwrightAL #5: Your Projects.
WainwrightAL #5: Your Projects. Sometimes it's good to take a step back from your own project and change the scenery! This is why I thought it'd be fun to see what others are working on. You guys ...
WainwrightAL #4: Appliqué Progress.
WainwrightAL #4: Appliqué Progress. Now that I've been spending a little bit of time with my blocks basting and appliquéing them, I'm finding myself thinking about all kinds of project variations. ...
WainwrightAL #3: Basting Progress.
WainwrightAL #3: Basting Progress. While away from home, I've been basting away on my Wainwright--yay for portability! The cool thing about it being basted is that it's ready to go ...
WainwrightAL #1: The Pattern and The Plan.
WainwrightAL #1: The Pattern and The Plan. To kick things off, I thought it would be appropriate to talk a bit more about the pattern, and then my plan for moving forward with my own project as ...
Wainwright Quilt Along Announcement.
Hi, hi! Are you in the mood for some handwork? I am, or maybe it's safe to say that I pretty much am always in the mood. It's relaxing...and fun...and portable. While I love handwork, I know ...
Eads Quilt Along #2: Fabric Thoughts and Strategy.
Eads Quilt Along #2: Fabric Thoughts and Strategy. First, I just have to say that this is really fun. So much of the time, I'm working on something in advance, and I can't talk about it. But with ...
Eads Quilt Along #1: Getting Started.
Eads Quilt Along #1: Getting Started. You ready? Let's start with your sewing setup...or actually, let's start by taking a look at mine. Here's my current sewing set-up. I've got my sewing ...
Eads Quilt Pattern and Quilt Along.
My Eads quilt pattern is one of my newbies. I showed it at Quilt Market in St Louis, and I'm excited to share it with you here now. It's a lot of fun, but I'm also biased, because I don't make things ...
Spring Quilt Market 2017 in St Louis.
Spring Quilt Market 2017 in St Louis was fun, fast and a total whirlwind as usual. Here are some highlights. First, the booth--featuring my new patterns Eads and Tee, plus my new fabric Blake and ...
Spring Quilt Market 2016
It's super hard to believe that Spring Quilt Market 2016 was more than a week ago. Here's the booth shot. Let's just say it was part closet, part living room and full-on fabric and quilt ...
Best of 2015 + a giveway
It seems like every year goes by in a flash, and 2015 was no exception. While wondering where it all went, I took a look back through my archives to find the best of 2015--an excellent exercise ...
2016 Mighty Lucky Quilting Club
Have you heard about the new Mighty Lucky Quilting Club? It's a super new thing for 2016 brought to you by the team over at Lucky Spool Media (aka publisher of my book). The idea is that each month an ...
QuiltCon West.
Hi hi! Well tomorrow (June 25, 10am EST) registration opens for QuiltCon West. Because of that, I thought I'd share the three classes that I'll be teaching. It should be fun! + 632 Facing East . ...
Interview with A Gathering of Stitches.
Hi, all! I hope that you've had a lovely weekend. Just wanted to let you know that A Gathering of Stitches just posted an interview where I answered many questions about my love of slow sewing. I'm ...
Spring Quilt Market 2015 in Minneapolis.
Big thanks to everyone who participated in the webinar last night. It was a new experience for me talking to the computer without really knowing who was listening and watching from the other ...
Handwork webinar with the Modern Quilt Guild tonight.
Hiya! Above is the current state of my most-frequently-used Nest Egg tote. It's what I've mainly been using to tote around my latest handwork projects over the last several weeks, including my ...
Fall Quilt Market 2014.
I've now been back from Quilt Market for almost a week, and I'm still catching up. It was a great trip, but it's also nice to be on the "after" side of the Quilt Market ...