One of the first encounters I had with quilts as an art form was when I was about 10 or so. I remember in the foggy way of a several-decades-old memory just snippets of the experience. Walking through the pavilion hall with my mother and aunt, we browsed the hanging textiles as though they were …
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Watch me work on the Stars and Straps Throw Quilt in this short video. The video, shot over the course of a week or so, goes step by step through the process of making each block and then turning them into the finished quilt top. Through the magic of video editing, something that took me more than …
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Bid on the Stars and Straps Throw Quilt on Ebay for Charity from November 8 to 18, 2019 and help do some good while getting something good! In pursuit of my mission to good works through my business, I have set up my second listing to sell a quilt for charity! I plan to do at least one …
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It’s time once again to make a quilt for a cause! In case you haven’t been following along, I plan to make one quilt per fiscal quarter to auction off through EBay for Charity in efforts raise money for various non-profit charity organizations throughout the year. Engaging in this practice helps me feel as though I am …
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Bid on the Writer’s Block Throw Quilt on Ebay for Charity from September 12 to 22, 2019 and help do some good while getting something good! Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia In pursuit of my mission to good works through my …
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A quarter 3 round up of my current works in progress and new goals for quilt projects, beginning quilts for a cause.
March was the designated finish date for the first quarter of the Lana Bates Memorial Quilt Project and the Spring Floral Quilt as You Go Quilt and I am happy to report, not only did I finish on time, I actually finished this one early! Once I got going with the appliqué and all of …
Quilting in particular typically has a lot of stories or purpose behind each make far beyond the fabrics and layout chosen, and often the tale behind the quilt is as beautiful as the quilt itself. I would like to tell some of those stories in relation to the half-completed quilts of the late Lanan Bates. …
I am so pleased to announce my third quilt pattern release: Stars and Straps! This PDF quilt pattern features two blocks, a traditional block, the Sawtooth Star, and a Strap block, an original design. The star blocks are the classic Sawtooth Star Block. Originating in the 1800s, the classic star shape was extremely popular during the Civil War era. …
Now that we have our beautiful fabrics pressed and cut for the Alpine Trail Shattered Squares Quilt, it’s time to get sewing! For my quilt, I will be sewing up 72 blocks to make the elongated throw size I want for the room. Each pint in soft greens with woodland vibes will repeat several times …