In part four of our series for longarming for beginners, we will discuss two critical factors for quality stitching–needles and … More
Beginner quilters are sometimes intimidated by foundation paper piecing. I know I was! This technique requires you to sew upside … More
Thanks for joining me on this fun journey as we make a Simple Strips quilt! Today we will finish our … More
What an exciting weekend at SewDown Portland! Nearly eight inches of snow fell on the city, effectively keeping us “snowed-in” at The Nines Hotel. We didn’t care – we were there to SEW! … More
Read about the design and quilting of Renae Allen’s “Quartro Decennie” quilt – a beautiful wholecloth quilt with exquisite hearts, feathers, and fills. … More
I don’t have a long arm machine so all work has been done on my Bernina 790. The thought of … More
Since taking the month of December off, I have hardly come out of my sewing room for air! So far … More
YAY the top is finished. My framework sashing has clean corners (that made putting it together so much slower but … More
Hi All, Only took a couple days but I’m caught up. My 13 blocks are made (post 1) and today … More
Here are early pictures of various completed blocks and an initial piecing. Hoping to use my new sit down longarm … More
Woohoo, this is loads of fun. I’ve just finished the second set of blocks, and I found the block from … More
My home is more than 100 years old. I recently updated my sewing room. It was dark and I decided … More
