There are so many possibilities for creating stunning hassocks using the Petal Power collections. The Petal Power Hassock that I created features the Petal Power 12i – 7 petal flower on the top. You could replace the 12i – 7 petal flower with any…
When you walk into a quilt shop full of fabric, which are the colors that draw your eye and you find yourself walking towards first? What are the colors in quilts that have you thinking “Wow! That’s gorgeous, I’ve got to make that one”?…
This last week I was in Spokane, WA at The Quilting Bee, teaching in their brand new store space. If you’re in the area, this is definitely a place that’s worth visiting. There are lots of things to love about this store – lots…
I am very happy to say that my new studio is now 99% unpacked and ready to work in! Outside of the closets (check out the insides here) I have two kinds of shelving – display shelving that I wanted to look good and…
Since releasing the Feathered Christmas with Embroidered Appliqué collection a couple of weeks ago, I’ve received a number of emails about the quilting on it. The quilting is free motion – done by me! The biggest concern seems to be – I can’t quilt…
Back in March my 14 year old daughter, Heather, suffered a stroke as a result of a ruptured cerebral AVM (ArterioVenous Malformation). Today she met neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Nakaji for the first time since he did surgery to remove the resulting blood clot from her…
I’ve been having a ton of fun recently with quilting in the hoop – creating designs that have quilting built into them, and also using the Transformation Quilting Collection to quilt a background that is then used for a design from a different design collection.…
What you will need: A quilted background (see this post to find out how to use the designs from the Transformation Quilting Collection to create a quilted background – and this post to find out how to apply Deco Foil to your fabric before…
How to stitch a Flower of Life Quilted in the Hoop Block Stitching a quilted in the hoop block is very simple – when you know how! Follow these step by step instructions that show how to stitch the design FlowerOfLife-06i-Block-Quilted from my new Flower…
