I am a quilt designer/teacher/author, a wife/mother/grandmother, and certified yoga instructor who is searching for balance, strength, and happiness in all things.
Now my Bull’s Eyes Quilt is done and I love it! I used Kaffe Fassett fabrics and therefore called it “Hommage to Kaffe Fassett”. It was a lot of fun to sew it and using your instructions, so easy. Thank you for all the good advice.
Birgitt Von Dewitz
I do love the way the white lets the light shine through the shapes. It is spectacular! Here is a back view:
Gail Ghiozzi just sent me this photo of the cute Dandelion kit that she recently finished. She said: “It is so CUTE! The directions were quite detailed which enabled me to complete this level 3 Kit. I’m glad you had them on your website.”
I agree that little Miss Dandelion is very cute and, Gail, you did a beautiful job in sewing her together. Thank you for sharing!
The kit is from Threadfollower and I do still have some of the animals on my website. If they run out, you can find more at the Threadfollower site.
This is Brenda Rithmire’s Searching for Beauty quilt that she made and neamed “Color in Covid”. Well done, Brenda! Barbara Black was at the guild meeting and got Brenda’s permission to share this photo. Thanks you to both Brenda and Barbara for sharing :-).
Quilted Covid is a lot better than virus-Covid! If you are interested in the free pattern and videos that go with it you can find it on my website, on my youtube channel, and/or on Creative Spark. May you stay healthy and stitch happily :-).
Vicci Conway took my Birds in Toyland wool hand applique class in Georgetown, TX, a while back and she finished her project in late October. It’s so cute and perfect to share right now. Thank you, Vicci, for the holiday smiles :-).
Sylvia Phillips sent pictures of her newly finished quilt, Sunny Days. The quilt and her story both make me so happy! the pattern for the quilt is from our book, Curl Up Quilts. This is a quilt that will put a smile on your face!
Sylvia wrote:
I made the Sunny Days quilt using the scraps from my “stash”. I had lots of Christmas themed bits. I do love yellow and I was delighted with how this pattern worked up..(pictures enclosed) I will be 86yrs old in a couple of months so my quilt making has slowed down but your designs always spur me to make just one more.. Sylvia Phillips…Lititz, PA
I appreciate the fabric and color choices because they elevate what is a pretty simple design. Sylvia’s quilt keeps you engaged because there is a lot to see.
Sylvia, thank you for sharing your quilt with us, and for telling us your age because that is wonderful to know! Quilting can be a life-long passion. Speaking for myself, I intend to keep at it even when my work might not be perfect. I will be thrilled if, at 85, my sewing technique is as good as yours is. Thank you, and happy stitching!
I recently bought matelasee bedspread that doubles as a nice, light-weight blanket. I love it and it was totally perfect until Jim decided to take a running jump at the corner of the bed.
OMG… And then he did the same thing on the other side. This is why I don’t have quilts on the beds!
I decided to use my sewing skills to mend the rips with thread. I knew the mends would show, so I embraced it. The gray #8 perle cotton is a little darker than the spread and, yes, indeed, those stitches show at every rip on both corners of the bed.
Surprisingly, the mends don’t bother me nearly as much as the rips did. And it doesn’t hurt that I now have a fake fur throw at the bottom of the bed.
It’s gotten cold so the fur throw is coming in handy. And if Jim goes after it with his claws, it won’t hurt it.
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