It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome Kay Mackenzie to my blog today for an interview about her brand new book Easy Applique Blocks: 50 Designs in 5 Sizes. Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win your own copy of the book. 10 lucky second prize winners will receive a fabric kit…
pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale
Over the past several months different friends have told me ‘you have to join Facebook’ and ‘you really need to be on Twitter’. I signed up for Facebook 3 weeks ago. I’m having a BLAST catching up with high school friends. Totally did not anticipate that part of it. When you grow up in a…
I’m going to share two ways I make quilt backs when using a single fabric for the back. This tutorial is for Method #1: the fast and easy, side-to-side method. It works for non-directional prints. Sketch the back and its dimensions on a piece of paper: In this example, the quilt tops measured 48 x…
I’m privileged to be welcoming my friend Kay Mackenzie for an interview about her new book, Easy Applique Blocks: 50 Designs in 5 Sizes, next Tuesday. I received my personally autographed copy in the mail several weeks ago and it’s so fabulous in so many ways. I’m so excited for her and excited to share…
New Cloth New Patterns Happy Sewing! Kathy pink chalk fabrics ~*~ new arrivals ~*~ free patterns ~*~ on sale
Wonderland is a new collection by Japan-based designer MoMo for Moda. Inspired by the whimsical world of Alice In Wonderland, this collection features bright colors and graphic patterns. I’m still debating on which print I like best, the scissors or the butterflies (and that Mad Hatter cheater print keeps grabbing my attention!) Several of the…
I’ve been making some quilt backs for Jacquie’s (Tall Grass Prairie Studio) Project Improv. It provided the opportunity to try out a quilt back piecing method I’ve had bookmarked for a long time: The John Flynn Method of a Diagonal Seamed Back (page down to the bottom of that page where he has step-by-step photos…
And the winners of the book giveaway are: Visual Quick Tips Quilting: Carrie F (comment #56) Visual Quick Tips Wire Jewelry: Jennifer (comment # 26) Visual Quick Tips Beading: Annalee (comment #12) Thanks everyone for helping me out! I had completely forgotten that the Flickr organizing tools could also be used for groups. I’m hoping…
The sun was REALLY out today and it feels like Spring. What a treat to take the camera outside and enjoy the beautiful natural light. It still required a winter jacket but I’m not choosy at this point in March! I’m giving away these three new Visual Quick Tips books, courtesy of Wiley Publishing (thank…
