Paper and machine pieced, longarm quilted. This quilt is the 2017 Block of the Month from “The Quilt Show”, the online quilt community hosted by Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. The designer was Sue Garman, who had designed several previous BOMs for TQS. I met Sue in 2014 and was struck by her generous natureContinue reading “The Halo Medallion
IQI Machine pieced, machine embroidery, machine quilted. This Nancy Mahoney designed block had a lot of techniques I wanted to try. This will hang over my Santa Collection this Christmas season.
Machine pieced, long-arm quilted. This project fabric was purchased in 2008-2010. Thanks go to Linda Howard of Quilter’s Heaven who helped me with the fabric selection. Long-arm quilted by Sue DiVarco.
Sampler quilts are my favorite kind of quilt. This was a mystery BOM that kept my interest over the 12 month pattern reveal. Longarm quilting by Maureen O’Connor, Quilters Heaven, Northbrook. (Machine pieced, long arm machine quilted.)
Machine pieced, paper pieced. During this past pandemic year, Fat Quarter Shop in Buda, Texas, has been myonline quilting resource. Kimberly Jolly and eighteen designers from Moda Fabricshosted a quilt along called “Sewcialites”. It was a free program from September 25,2020 through July 2, 2021, Every Friday, Kimberly did a demonstration of thatweek’s block onContinue reading “Cajun Shrimp
Machine pieced, paper pieced. “Serendipity” is a quilt pattern that Fat Quarter Shop used to raise money for Make-a-Wish of Central Texas. The pattern is free, but you are asked to donate at least $5.00 for each pattern launch, so that would be $45.00. Fat Quarter Shop owner and her husband, Kimberly and Kevin Jolly, donated $20,000 and Moda Fabrics owner donatedContinue reading “Serendipity
Machine pieced This quilt is an 11-month “almost free”Block of the Month from Pieceful Gathering Quilt Shop in Fox River Grove, IL. We didn’t get the instructions in person but were to pick up the new block each month at the shop. Quilt shops are essential businesses, don’t you agree? I named it “What IContinue reading “What I Did for Love