Posts by author:
I am so excited! We are dedicating every Tuesday night after club to some form of quilting lesson! This coming Tuesday will kick off our Fiber Fun series. In Fiber Fun we will explore some contemporary and mixed media techinques to enhance and embellish your quilts. We will start out by using Karen Linduska’s book, [...]
{ 0 comments }
I just had to share with you photos from our Nature Inspired Quilting Motifs class. This class was designed to build on the skills that they learned in the Meandering Methods machine quilting class. I think they did a fabulous job, and of course I am as proud as a peacock about the [...]
{ 0 comments }
It is funny how a quilt can catch your attention. I was priveledged to see this quilt at the AQS Show in Paducah, and then again in Houston. However, it was at Houston that I was able to meet and interview the creator of this fabulous piece! His name is Mark Sherman, and he is [...]
{ 1 comment }
For those of you who are not aware of it, I am not a morning person, not at all! However, there was a time when I could be pursuaded to jump out of bed before 7:00 a.m., grab a cup of coffee, and be emersed in quilting. It was HGTV’s, Simply Quilts hosted by Alex [...]
{ 2 comments }
I admit that the reason I even purchased the machine embroidery unit to my sewing machine was because my husband urged me to do so. I was truly just interested in the Bernina Sitch Regulator(BSR). However, I was so busy learning how to use the embroidery unit, and having so much fun, I didn’t even [...]
{ 4 comments }
My friend, Sheri, and I traveled South, to Houston, TX, to the International Quilt Festival. It was the first time that either of us had attended, and we set out to make the most of our experience! We did enjoy the vendors, and have brought back some products and techniques to share with you. So [...]
{ 0 comments }
This is the time of the year when many of us find ourselves traveling to visit family and friends. If you are like me, you can easily be sidetracked to see a few local attractions along the way! As often as I can–which translates into when I can get the guys to stop, I visit [...]
{ 0 comments }
I don’t know about you, but I could stare at a thread display for hours! I love the arrangement, the blends, even the sparkles of the different threads. Ever wonder how they come up with the multitude of thread colors available to us? Check out my interview with Heather Purcell, also known as ”Mother Superior”, the creative force in [...]
{ 0 comments }
When we were in Paducah at the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show and Contest, we took a moment to speak with Karen Linduska. Karen is a fiber artist that was recently a guest on the Sewing With Nancy series. Nancy Zieman and Karen co-authored a book, Decorative Stitch Thread Painting and produce a companion dvd [...]
{ 0 comments }
I was really excited to meet Susan Brubaker Knapp at the AQS show in Paducah. First off she is a fiber artist, quilt pattern designer, and teacher. She is also a columnist for the Quilting Arts Magazine. Her peacock feather quilt is on the cover of the current Quilting Arts magazine, along with a [...]
{ 1 comment }