From the Shores

PATTERN SHOWCASE: LADYBUG, LADYBUG II - My latest fabric collection, MAGPIE, was just announced at the H+H Americas Trade Show in Houston at the beginning of this month (shipping June 2027). If...

HeartStrings - I had a great afternoon yesterday meeting with Brenda from my HeartStrings group. She brought me a big bin of tops and back from the sew-in last month that...

Sew Sampler August 2026 Box Reveal - Get ready to have all of your quilty wishes come true as you discover all the fun surprises inside the August Sew Sampler box. Keep reading to see all of...

Mountain Musings - Hello Everyone, The quilt guild I belong to hosted a 3-day quilt faire at the fairgrounds in Angels Camp over the past weekend. They asked the membersh...

Les Bleus d’Alsace 2026 Quiltalong- Part 2- Time to Sew! - We will start sewing! I'm going to tell you how I did this step and if you have a better way, feel free to use it! I took my 96 1 1/2" squares and press...

Festival! PDF Pattern Gift-Away! - Happy Monday, folks! We had our first frost over the weekend, and it looks like our warm fall is making its way out of here. There is still some color l...

TQC Journal | issue 165 - *Woven || Scrap Happy { 9 }*Finished Quilt 56" x 67" Catch up on all the Woven || Scrap Happy details here. To print free pattern, right click on image...

Patchwork Ghost mini quilt: FREE tutorial! - Check out this adorable mini quilt made with Halloween scraps. At only 10in x 13in, it can be whipped up in an afternoon! Click for the *FREE *tutorial —...

- Years ago I saved this photo of an antique quilt from an online seller. I was intrigued by the cross shape that appeared because of the different colour...

Peppermint Cocoa Fabric – Matching Solids, Dots, & Stripes - [image: The matching bella solids for Peppermint Cocoa fabric by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics.] Will all the matching solids, dots, and stripes please s...

A Quilting Life Works in Progress October 2026 - [image: A Quilting Life Works in Progress October 2026] Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing my A Quilting Life Works in Progress October 2026. It’s been a w...

Some Piecing and Quilting - A little got done but not a lot and I was outside working also – all in all it was a good day that reached 62 I think and we had another night at 42 or so....

Thanksgiving at Grandma's Sew Along - Week Two!! - *Welcome Quilty friends:)* *Welcome back to my blog for week two!* *We are making the * *Thanksgiving at Grandma's Quilt * *which finishes at...

What I’m Working On… - I decided to focus on longarming this week. I have more quilts that need longarming than I have quilts going at the machine, so why not tackle what needs t...

Week 42 of 2026 - This week I prepared and spun some more of the raw fleece I was given - This was the beautiful locks I washed last week. I dyed abut a third of it with bl...

Playing with Fabric Color - In last week’s post on choosing fabrics, I mainly focused on fabric prints. This week, let’s talk about the color of fabrics and how to mix and match. I re...

Showcase Sunday {10.18} - Welcome to Showcase Sunday, where we share the gorgeous projects you all have been making using Aurifil threads. Want to be featured? Please remember to ta...

Slow Sunday Stitching - Welcome to the weekly hand stitching party! Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, or pumpkin spice latte to enjoy while visiting the blogs of stitchers a...

Quilt Show Newsletter - October 18, 2026 - Janet Stone's Twenty-Fourth Alphabet Quilt, Carol Ziogas and Diane L. Murtha Are Brilliant In Our Brand New Show, Come to Portugal with Ricky and Hugo, T...

Just Add Patchwork - This week I have quite a fun mix of projects to share with you! You can see them in today’s video. I’m sharing patchwork projects, answering a couple much ...

Time to Purge… and SPLURGE at The Gathering! - Hey, everyone! How many treasures are you hiding in your sewing room that someone else would probably just loooove to have? For me, come to find out, the a...

A Coastal Quilt Finish and a Visit to New England - I recently finished a new quilt that I've been working on since summer - well, really for more years than that as the blocks sat in my UFO (UnFinished Ob...

A Coastal Quilt Finish and a Visit to New England - I recently finished a new quilt that I've been working on since summer - well, really for more years than that as the blocks sat in my UFO (UnFinished Ob...

Crafty Cousins Weekend - They share recollections of summers on the Oregon shore. This content is only available to AQS Members. Current members can click here to login. Non-memb...

Dancing Stars Quilt Along Week 5 – Backing & Basting - If you have lots of leftover scraps, throw them onto the back to add a creative touch to your quilt. That’s what I did for my Americana version. I do what’...

Busy with EPP - Lately, that is about all that I've been doing and enjoying it! A whole bunch of hexies just pinned to the design wall with more hexies waiting to be pr...

Strip Pieced Top - This top went together really quickly; it was satisfying that there was no drama piecing the blocks together. They were all pretty much exactly the same ...

Confederados #10: Nocturne for Eliza McHatton Ripley - NOTE: I ADDED THE PATTERN ON THURSDAY. Sorry for forgetting. *Confederados #10: Nocturne recalling Eliza McHatton Ripley **by Elsie Ridgley* "Nocturne" re...

Maple Leaf Placements - The colors of maple leafs always catch my eye in the fall and required that they make an appearance in […] The post Maple Leaf Placements appeared first ...

Pink Cross Baby Quilt Finished - When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but we often look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. ~Hel...

"Workshop Cathedral Window" - Altijd al de eeuwenoude cathedral window techniek willen leren? Oftewel, RAMEN LAPPEN OP ZIJN GOOFS? Dan is dit een leuk moment want Quilt Juffie Goof...

”Hanna’s sampler” blok van de maand - Wie doet er mee? Wat een mooie stoffen komen er op de markt, ontworpen door Sarah Fielke Ik liet ze al zien in een vorig blog: “Memory Lane” en “Old qu...

En door - Tussen nu en toen liggen weer aardig wat gebeurtenissen. Twee logees, eentje uit Nieuw Zeeland en eentje uit Australië. Dat vraagt om veel tijd. Zove...

Back from Italy, Straight Into Dolce Roma - Explore the Dolce Roma lookbook by Zen Chic: Italian-inspired quilt fabrics, warm and cool palettes, modern quilt patterns, and coordinating Whisp blenders.

S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L or not - Thanks to Quilting Gail for announcing this free weekly quilt-a-long. For the final month of the chookshed Challenge the number is number 9 Start a New Q...

Monte View Quilt - We are very happy to share our newest pattern with you, Monte View. Monte View is based on an original 1870’s antique quilt in Lou’s collection. It is n...

Scrap Stars for Fall - * Hello October! * This week I felt like starting some little scrap stars for fall. Care to join me?? I uploaded ...

Some Cross Stitch Finishes and the Future - I have a basket of shame full of cross stitched pieces that aren't finished into either a frame, on a backer, or into a pillow. There are a lot of cross...

Product Review: Handi Quilter Stitch 510 Domestic Sewing Machine - The Handi Quilter Stitch 510 straight stitch sewing machine is a genuine workhorse of a machine. Whether you are piecing, quilting, or bag making, this m...

Summer progress - Well good heavens!! Lucky likes the kitty quilt. This is a panel, paired with a cast-off pieced border from the guild. I fussy cut the kitty tail so i...

Listening to a Little "Background Music" While I Work... - "Teresa's in, Teresa's out," this poor little blog is starving for attention! There has been sewing happening, often late into the wee hours after a fu...

I Thought I Knew EQ8… Then I Took the EQ At Home Beginner Class - Disclosure: Electric Quilt provided me with complimentary access to the EQ At Home Beginner Class in exchange for an honest...

Crazy Cronies - You can't call this 1895 wool embroidered quilt crazy. Or this one dated a year later. *Dated 1860 from the Rhode Island Project & the Quilt Index*...

Alex and Jack's Bed Quilts - Over the years, I've been making a bed quilt for each of my grandchildren. Jack was my youngest grandchild (although I now have two more and most likel...

The good, the bad and the ugly from Stash Bandit - It has been quite a summer, friends. I’ve experienced it all: the good, the bad and the ugly. It can be hard to know how much personal stuff to share. I d...

Songbird Blog Hop - Island Batik Lumin Fabrics updated - Welcome! Today is my day on the Songbird Blog Hop launching a new fabric collection by my friend and Island Batik/Lumin Fabrics designer: Jennifer Tho...

Summer of 1978 - The summer of 1978 was our family's first summer living in Moorestown, New Jersey, a charming Quaker town just outside of Philadelphia. We moved there six...

August 3 - My goodness, time has flashed by since I dropped in here, and while I was looking through photos to share I realised I've worked on quite a few things! ...

Summer - Although Summer is still a week away we are feeling it today...heat that seeps to the bone and plants that need watering twice a day. Because we have a s...

Time to catch up - I can't believe it is almost 6 months since I updated this blog. It has been a busy time with more memories and adventures. These days my photos are few...

Glimmer - Glimmer is my last new pattern I made with Honeycrisp. Honestly I was a bit nervous for this quilt, mostly because I very rarely make a non-block based q...

Et si vous redonniez vie à un quilt ancien - Il y a quelque chose de profondément émouvant dans les quilts anciens. Chaque morceau de tissu raconte une histoire. Chaque motif porte la trace d’une époq...

The great 7-year studio reset! - It’s been over 7 years since we moved in, and a studio deep-clean was long overdue. My tin collection is finally back in position! My mom always used an ol...

Marching On ! (I missed February) - Hello! I will start with my sad news first. We helped COCO over the rainbow bridge on February 28th. She was born on Christmas Day 2009. She always ...

KT Special - Hidden Spools If it's cold and snowy in your neck of the woods, stay in and stitch up this easy project to freshen up your table or wall for winter. Hid...

True Blue QAL-part 3 - We are on week 3 of the True Blue QAL with American Patchwork & Quilting. Yes I am making a red version so it seems silly every time I type the words Tru...

Little Whisper Baby Quilt Pattern, New on Etsy! - Need a quick keepsake quilt for a special baby? This light and airy quilt goes together fast. No fussy measuring, even though it looks precise! You can ...

Cargo Jogja Optimistis Bertahan di Tengah Dinamika Logistik Nasional - [image: cargo jogja kafila express] Pendapatan utama perusahaan *cargo Jogja* dari layanan distribusi antar-pulau, kontrak ekspedisi reguler, dan pengi...

Turn Back Time Patterns Arrived! - Happy Mail Day Saturday, my copies of Turn Back Time arrived! Have you received your copy? Which pattern will you make first?? If you have your patte...

It is Moving Day! - Patchwork Times is moving! The new location and name: Diary of Judy L and you can find me here. For some reason, even though it appears to be a working li...

Creative Play and Experiments with Brittany Jepsen - We’re told often and early that there’s a right way to do things. Whether in the name of efficiency or profit or looking good or whatever the reason, someo...

Doll Bed Dowry ~ Three Cheers! FREEBIE!!! - It's been awhile since I've posted on my blog. It seem with so many other social media outlets, a blog is kinda out of style now. When I first starte...

Where to Shop Now that Joann is Closed? - There's been much discussion about shopping for fabric and supplies ever since Joann (Formerly known as Joann Fabrics) announced the closing of approxim...

Yes, I Started Another Quilt (And That’s a Good Thing) - You promised yourself you’d finish the last quilt you started before starting anything new. But then… that fabric line you’ve been watching went on sale....

Yes, I Started Another Quilt (And That’s a Good Thing) - You promised yourself you’d finish the last quilt you started before starting anything new. But then… that fabric line you’ve been watching went on sale....

Lots of Changes - Well, it’s been awhile. Lots going on and I haven’t been able to make it back to blogging. Wildflowers is a quilt top! First of all (so very hard to wri...

Een ijverige huswife - Ik weet niet of het kwam door de lente zon of omdat een vriendin wilde weten hoe je een huswife maakt, maar ineens had ik zin in vrolijke stofjes en kle...

Life Changes - Old age isn’t a lot of fun! I hadn’t worked in my studio for ages. I rarely even go in there. The longarm sits patiently waiting for attention from someone...

- February already... And already half way through it.... My plan is always to take January off from my quilting and reset but it rarely happens like that. I...

Happy Girl Gang Wednesday - And Happy New Year. ...

Happy Halloween! A Doan Family Holiday - By now, you guys probably know that Jenny and Ron and their family LOVE Halloween—the themed costumes, themed food, Halloween quilts and wall hangings, a...

Back To School Zipper Pouch: Free Pattern - School is right around the corner for many kids, including my own. There is a silent dread felt in our house as our summer will close in two weeks for my...

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Alabama Quilt Block - This patchwork pattern is called Alabama. The block, made by Lena Wallace, is in the friendship quilt Malaga 1937 which I blogged about back in 2016. In...

A fork in the road - Hi lovelies, just to let you know I’ve run out of image space on my blog – I’ve put up too many pics, who’d a thunk it! This has led to some heartfelt, har...

Four Patch Quilt in a Day! Plus Quilting with Stencils - Are you ready to piece a Four Patch Quilt and quilt it with paper quilting stencils? This is one of... The post Four Patch Quilt in a Day! Plus Quilting ...

a little help goes a long way - this is about the help I get I have a presser for my hexies and also a wind warrior there is no way I will loss any if the wind blows she is my rock Good...

Michigan quilters, take note - Come see us at our first Quilter's to Quilter's sale. Don't know what that is? Well, it will be 28 quilters/vendors selling their gently used quil...

Post Labor Day Catch Up - For about half a day yesterday, I was in the sewing room and completed four more Sampler Spree blocks. I am especially happy with the navy lightning bolt b...

" Wren" sewing bag, needle book and pincushion - a fun pattern which includes the instructions for the rice bag, needlebook and pincushion. All embroidery is very basic! Available as a pdf ( please allow ...

The Time is Right to End a Chapter - “There is a time for everything, / and a season for every activity under the heavens.” It was August 18, 2009 when I published my first blog post. It...

I'm back... it's really me - Hello dear friends, Don't we all constantly ask where as the time gone! Well, I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. I'm well; we travel...

Bountiful Charity Quilt Along: Release 2 - Good morning & happy Friday friends! Today is a good day to share some fun new things I have been working on. You may have seen all the buzz surrounding Fa...

Sunrise Side Quilts - I've had great fun making the quilts for the Sunrise Side collection (and thank you Leigh Ann for making one too!) Here they are.... Eccentricity i...

Princess Quilt - My nieces when they were little (they are now in their twenties) named this room in their grandmother's house 'The Princess Room'. A Princess Room needs...

Diverted! - A Covid interlude – Himself not Myself. Very little progress on anything. But a sample block has been put together with some degree of success. Actually I’...

How to: Machine Quilt a Wandering Star Quilt Block - Let's get stitching! Beginning January 1st, 2021! A WHOLE YEAR OF STARS! On the 1st of every month for 1 whole year Natalia will release a FREE YouTube...

Summer Sampler 2021 ~ Providence - [image: Providence] [image: Economy] Our final 12” block of the Summer Sampler 2021 Quilt Along is Providence. I designed this week’s block, and it is ba...

- We are prepping for a final month of sorting and organizing - we'll be putting some display pieces and shop items up for a 'yard sale' in late August and...

What's on my desk, week 2 - What's on my sewing desk? Well, Squirrel! There are new piles of fabric. I bought Bonnie Hunter's Bitcoin pattern to make scrap quilts and started cuttin...

Mystery Quilt 2021 – Background and Border - Welcome back to our Mystery Quilt 2021! For the background, you will need: use any of your leftover light scraps – or –• 3 light fabrics: A-9595-B, A-95...

Mystery Quilt 2021 – Background and Border - Welcome back to our Mystery Quilt 2021! For the background, you will need: use any of your leftover light scraps – or –• 3 light fabrics: A-9595-B, A-95...

Counted Cross Stitch and a Quilt Finish - Counted cross stitch has made a big come back and I have joined those returning to the craft. What a change since I taught myself how to do it back in ...

May Baskets - Hey All, how are you all doing this wonderful Friday! Spring is here and summer can’t be too far behind. I am back to using the old blog format this week- ...

2020 almost done ! - We just never know what is going to happen in our lifetimes and what a year 2020 has served up to the world ! We have all been in it together, they kept on...

Last Moda Stitch Pink Post - Not going to lie, I am little sad that Stitch Pink is over. Alas, I have a gazillion projects that I should be finishing. I just need to look at them li...

Cross Stitching now in stock - With the new world we find ourselves in, I have been spending a little more time on social media. I have broadened my viewing to dressmaking and cross stit...

THE FARMER'S WIFE HOMESTEAD MEDALLION QUILT - *The Farmer's Wife Homestead Medallion Quilt* is available for purchase from Amazon.com

Rainbow of Hope... - Welcome to my blog, I know!!! Its been a long time since I wrote anything here - Facebook and Instagram are much faster forms of keeping you up to date wit...

Trip to Adelaide to Teach “Donwell Abbey” - I am recently back from three days of teaching in Adelaide for The Quilting Room. We had a great retreat organised by Helen Campbell. Lots of stitching,...

Belladonic Haze - What is a Belladonic Haze? First, it is my newest 2020 show quilt. Some say that it is a plant that contains toxins that can cause hallucinations. Reality...

Terug naar Applique! - Dat is wat ik de afgelopen weken vooral gedaan heb, appliqueren! Die oud-engelse mandjes waren met de kerst al geknipt en voorbereid in een zakje gegaan,...

Open Heart - Hello, lovers! In case you didn't already know, February is almost over...whoops! Just a reminder that there are a few days to get the Open Heart quilt p...

Tsavo and Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuary - Wednesday saw us depart from Amboseli, driving towards the Tsavo county. Another rough main dirt road for 2 hours, very rough terrain and finally onto a bi...

Radical Rose - Original Quilt from our Collection We love seeing quilters making projects with our patterns. Our 'Radical Rose' has been a popular pattern for us. One o...

Retreat at Vaughan Park February 2020 - Every year a group of us get together, usually in June/July at this fabulous retreat centre. This year we decided to give February a try also, but it was...

Heart Mini Quilt - I’m super excited to have finished this heart mini quilt in time for Valentine’s Day. I actually cut this quilt out last January and have been very slowl...

BOM 2020: 'Hope' is Launched - 'Hope' is an extra special BOM for 2020. It's a heartfelt quilt with a very special purpose; all monies raised by this BOM will be used to fund my daught...

WALK 2.0 Preview 2 - WALK 2.0 begins with a chapter entitled "Walking Foot Refresh". Even I need a little brush up on skills and techniques every once and awhile and I'm alw...

Memories of a Masterpiece - The first of every month I swap out the majority of the quilts that are out and about in my home. The beds, a few walls, the banister, the loft, they all...

- I am slowly working on that one by hand, I love it! And I quilted that one:

Dearest Lavender final blocks and layout - Yay! I’ve finally finished the last few blocks and put them together for Dearest Lavender. I may have been AWOL from blogland but I did finally master that...

Fun New Projects for 2020 - My first post for 2020 and we are already 2 days shy of the second month of the year! Where has the time gone? This is the first week that I have been tru...

Fun New Projects for 2020 - My first post for 2020 and we are already 2 days shy of the second month of the year! Where has the time gone? This is the first week that I have been tru...

- *ZATERDAG 29 februari* *Een dag **met **Judy Newman en Margaret Mew* *in de gloednieuwe winkel * *Petra Prins Amsterdam* *op de Nieuwezijds Voorbur...

A year since my last post..... - And still this quilt is a long way from finished..... The paper pieced outer border is done. Ignore the jazzy pink red rug it's laid out on. In this smaller...

- Winter has arrived in all it’s coldness. I switched jobs last Fall and I now get to work from home. I LOVE it. I feel so blessed to be able to do wh...

Four more days… - For some of us, that means there are still four days to make-buy a gift. For others, it’s four days to relax, enjoy family and friends, holiday music and m...

Still here! - Though I've been inactive for several months, I am still here! Still doing what I always do! Not much changes and that's how I like it (highly resistant ...

Countdown to Christmas in my internet shop - yukata panels! - I have started the long, long job of listing my cotton yukata fabric panels in my online shop, putting up one new fabric a day as my 'Countdown to Chris...

Quiltmania Mystery 2020 - *'Swivel' is een quilt naar ons hart - met reproductiestoffen die helemaal in onze sfeer passen. Sarah Maxwell heeft deze quilt ontworpen met stoffen di...

Free Printables: Curved-Top Tags - Enjoy using these tags that feature public domain, vintage feminine postcards combined with some licensed images from The Graphics Fairy. Be sure to review...

A Japanese Stash Buster Quilt - *A Catalog of my Japanese fabric stash!* [image: Japanese Stash Buster Quilt - A Catalog of my Japanese Fabric Stash | © Red Pepper Quilts 2019] I made a q...

Smal boxes are fun - When staying at the cabin a weekend with sewing friends I got hooked on sewing these small Bitsy Boxes. Could not stop sewing them. Not much else to sh...

Wholecloth Linen Miniatures~The "Little Girls" - In the quilting world I'm known for my heirloom quilting on vintage linens...turning them into one-of-a-kind wholecloth linen quilts. For a limited tim...

Back on track...sort of... - Hope this short post gives me the kick start needed to get back in to the sewing/quilting mode. After being in “wool acquisition” denial, I have caved in t...

Recreating an old Favourite - I have always loved the Hearts and Crosses coverlet in the Quilters' Guild collection and have made two previous quilts with more than a nod to the origina...

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The "Sisters" are back - Hi everyone, we’re back, well at least for occasional postings. I am Clare Cross, one of the Secret Sewing Sisters, and thought you might like to see wh...

I'd like to introduce 3 more care givers - I have 3 special caregivers to introduce, one of which is the inspiration for the care givers drive. They are all so special and dear to me. I'd like to...

Meer vakantie of werkvakantie... - Terug uit Straatsburg zijn we een paar dagen thuis geweest om alles in orde te maken voor zes weken water en boten. Niet alleen de onze! Een clubje Belgisc...

Checking In - Does anyone read blogs anymore

Taming the Scrap Baskets! - I mentioned in a previous post that I really wanted to start making more use of my scraps, I love scrap quilts and while I am really good at saving all my ...

Festival of Quilts 2019 (I) - When I wrote in my last blogpost that I would not desert this blog I meant it. Writing that I knew that there would soon be an opportunity for an extensiv...

A Scrappy Hexagon Quilt - Part 2 - *A Finished Quilt!* [image: Scrappy Hexagon Quilt © Red Pepper Quilts 2019 | #englishpaperpiecing #hexagonquilt #patchworkquilt] *Click on any image for a l...

~*New News!~ - Hello Dear Friends! Have you received your new copy of Wool Works Magazine? It is out! ~*Willa Witch*~ is the pattern I created for this Fall Issue. I...

Emma Andres Fourteenth Quilt Arizona State Seal - Arizona State Seal Quilt Original Design by Emma Andres Collection of the Arizona Historical Society Emma planned, designed, hand embroidered, and hand qui...

Park Your Needle Safely - If you sew by hand, you know how vexing it can be to lose your needle. Maybe you were interrupted from your hand quilting, and upon return, you cannot f...

Oude wijn in een nieuw vaatje - Ongeveer een jaar geleden, weten jullie het nog? had ik deze TOP af, mooie lente zomer quilt, uit de quiltmania, ontwerp van Lucy, ik was er meteen weg van...

You're Invited to a 2019 Free Motion Quilting Retreat! - Welcome! Wendy Sheppard and I are joining forces to bring you a fun filled Free Motion Quilting Retreat! This September we're motoring off to Quilt Town...

Achteruit naaien - Ik ben nog steeds in de afmaakmodus. Dat betekent dat ik allemaal oude projecten aan het afmaken ben. En deze week was het tijd om de rand voor mijn Chapma...

May Block of the MONTH block is up! - The May Block is up, for my Off The Cuff Block of the month! Each month so many tips, skill building, videos, and fun! You can still jump in at anytime! ...

Shipshewana smile box of our show and tell. - http://play.smilebox.com/SpreadMoreHappy/4e4459334f444d344e7a4a384d546b354e4441784e54513d0d0a?title=Delightful+Dots&image=4e4459334f444d344e7a4a384d546b354e4...

BERICHTJE OVER FEBRUARI 2018 - Vandaag een berichtje over februari 2018. Aan de hand van de foto's weet ik wel weer wat er toen gebeurde. Gerrit was begonnen met de winterse hexjes, maar ...

- I seem to have lost a heap of time here.. I have been busy with my quilting Some of the quilts I have completed follow: The completed Quilt for one of m...

Decisions - I am so glad that I wrote that last post because I am heartened by it, heartened by the comments left from bloggers that it felt like a fun school reunion ...

More Thailand and Book Review - The Buckley Boys were lucky to see some elephants on their travels. Here is a 30 year old. And, a 3 month old. This is a one year old saying, “Hi guys, whe...

catching up - So, we had Christmas, and New Year, then we had the drought/heat wave, and now we have the floods! Everything normal here in Australia. I have been workin...

red and white trees!-a completed quilt - I finished my red and white trees! quilt last week. It took me a few days to get around to hanging it up, but I think it was worth the wait. I LOVE how i...

Crib quilt with 8 pointed star - Just a simple little quilt, crib size, finish. I started the top in 2004! The pattern inspiration came from old antique Dutch crib quilts. The white fab...

AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter and GO! Qube ~ Fresh Lemons Quilts - If asked to choose, I would guess that everyone has a different favorite part of quilting. For some it’s cutting, for others it’s piecing. I... The pos...

AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter and GO! Qube ~ Fresh Lemons Quilts - If asked to choose, I would guess that everyone has a different favorite part of quilting. For some it’s cutting, for others it’s piecing. I... The pos...

NEW BLOG, NEW BLOG! - Hello My Friends! We have moved to a new platform. Come check out the new posts and sign up for the subscription! We look forward to seeing you all there! ...

The Beehive quilt - Well Hello ! Long time since I have been on blog ... actually since May 30th ! I could not get on my blog till I did a update on my Apple computer yesterd...

Feeling Splendid - Hello Quilters! This week's block is Betty's Bloom from Carl Hentsch and it has us paper piecing again. This block went a lot more smoothly than the last...

Jigsaw Mystery Quilt BOM - Have you ever made a mystery quilt? Want to start one with me? I have a Block of the Month Mystery Quilt available now from my Etsy shop. There will be 18...

Anna Maria Horner - The Private Dinner - The Private Dinner with Anna Maria saw 12 ladies, well 14 including Anna Maria and Jen, for dinner! We converted our cafe into a restaurant with beautifu...

Summer Vacation - HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! We’ll see how this month’s blog goes, but I don’t feel like it will be very lengthy. Want to know why?! My family, my sister’s fa...

Love Always 9th May - Hi Everyone, Well, this year life has got in the way of my blogging. Have been meaning each week to write my quilting diary and each week I say I will do it...

Using Backgrounds - Autumnal greetings and welcome new followers, I really appreciate you being here xx Y’know… I’ve been thinking about how you, my dear friends, can get more...

How Do You Organize Your Sewing Area? - I hope that your sewing area is a lot more organized than mine. My sewing area is a disaster zone in my basement. I have an old desk that used to be one ...

On the road again - Na een paar heerlijke dagen bij Mary Koval in Bedford, waar ik nog veel van m'n bed heb gezien, nemen we afschied van dit prachtige glooiende landschap de...

Farmhouse Threads Garden Mystery Block of the Week - Happy Friday Everyone! Here is Kathy’s mystery block for the Farmhouse Threads Garden Mystery Block of the Week! “First Tulips” nbsp; To download the FR...

New Seasonal Series coming soon! - While there are several inches of snow on our ground here in NW Iowa, there are little signals that Spring is approaching. First off, our days are growin...

A New Addition to the Animal Crackers Series - Introducing *~Paisley~ *on this snowy and bitter cold day The newest addition to the *Animal Crackers Series* She makes the perfect little companion to...

2017 update - Tijd voor een Update! Facebook..Instagram...het gaat allemaal wat sneller. Maar met de jaarwisseling in zicht, heb ik toch even behoefte een een terugblik...

Gingerbread birds and butter brickle - I made these gingerbread birds this past week from an antique cookie board I purchased last year. I can't even begin to tell you how much it cost.....bu...

- I apologize for being late to post today. We have a fun Blog Tour schedule, and I should have started you off right away this morning, but I was delayed....

A Call for Entries... a very Special Exhibit! - Announcing a Call for Entries.... We are excited to announce that the Virginia Quilt Museum will host a very special and much anticipated exhibit titled: ...

Adjust contrast of a pdf free - Closer to the eye of the shooter, this is because Preview is quite literally applying a filter to each individual page of the PDF you are saving. the proce...

Quilten baskets - Iedere dag probeer ik een aantal steekjes te quilten. Dit gaat qua temperatuur nu weer stukken beter. Daarbij heb ik net als anderen hulp van mijn vriendj...

Posting old favourites... - Not much sewing getting done, but as it's the last day of winter....yay!.... I thought I'd repost some old favourites. Lovely and fresh, ready for spring. ...

Antique Wedding Sampler Blocks 3 and 4 - Today I'm sharing pictures of blocks 3 and 4 of the *Antique Wedding Sampler Quilt* blocks made by Paula and me. The pattern is from the book *Primarily Qu...

Brenda's Bounty - a work in progress - WIP...sounds so much better than UFO don't you think? *Brenda's Bounty *started in January - 7 1/2 " finished blocks My favourite antique quilt in Linda Co...

Up To No Good - I have been pushing buttons at Sew Graceful Quilting out of Arkansas..... I discovered this shop through Instagram. This is a photo from their blog. I LOVE...

Back to work! - After a long hiatus, my original Baby Jane went back under the quilting machine yesterday. I'm hoping to work on her a little each day. I've been a little ...

July - A few more Celebrating Mary Brown blocks are finished this month. This block had some small corner appliques that were a good opportunity to try some bro...

All ready for hand quilting! - Here is an aerial view of my quilt! I now have it "sandwiched" with the batting and backing...ready to start the months of hand quilting!

my version of the tristan quilt - after 5 weeks of drawing and embroyderie and 9 days of handquilting my version of the tristan quilt is finished.the tristan or guiccardini ...

Oh, Where Have You Been Mary Girl, Mary Girl.... - Wow! I just looked at my last post here! Yikes!!! I am so sorry...it was last November. When I posted in August, I mentioned my MIL came to live with us. Sh...

Esther Coates Wileman: An Unscripted Life - Esther Coates Wileman's quilt has been the topic of our last three posts and will be covered again, this time, by telling the story of the woman for whom i...

We're here for ONE MORE WEEK - then find us on-line! - *Primarily Quilts II~ It's all about the Fabric,* by *Di Ford Hall*, is every bit as beautiful as anticipated and has been flying out the door as fast as ...

Two Days in a Row. - I thought I'd post a photo of the little quilt I sent to my Swap partner. Bright and Cheery and all Reproduction fabrics, some very old ones. Now to wh...

Fall Festival - If you've been following my blog or Lori's Humble Quilts blog, you know that she organized a group quilt-a-long doing Jan Patek's quilt, "Fall Festival. ...

Trail Mix Top, and a for keeps iron! - Before I could decide on whether to keep the blue Oliso, or the Tfal, I decided to give a try to the Reliable Velocity 200ir. This iron turned out to be th...

Visit my new blog - https://www.bloglovin.com/@annhermes/using-vintage-rulers-to-hang-my-little-quilts Also try going to bloglovin.com and search for @annhermes in the search...

"The Grid Design Workbook" - For all of us machine quilters who are looking for some new ideas for quilting designs, this is a wonderful new book by Cindy Seitz-Krug, an award winni...

NEEDLEPRINT IS NOW CLOSED - BUT TRANSFER PENDING - Needleprint is now closed but I shall be posting exciting details of the transfer of our intellectual property towards the end of February - so do watch th...

Uren, dagen, maanden... - Wat kan tijd toch snel gaan... Voor je het weet ben je zo weer uren, dagen en maanden verder... Of ik nog wat gedaan heb? Jazeker!!! Er zijn 3 quilts inmid...

I need to get back to work! - You can get into a lot of trouble on the internet if you don't have enough work to do. Seriously. Trust me. I've done it. So many great projects there, be...

Happy Holidays! - Boy, it's been a LONG time! It's hard to imagine now how I found the time to blog nearly every day as I did a few years ago. I guess priorities just chan...

Sunny Bucket! - I love fabric buckets! They are super easy to make and very functional! So here is my tutorial for our Sunny Bucket! Keep in mind that you can easily make ...

UFO..done. - Short post today...I got this UFO quilted... ..and the binding on. It's a Jan Patek pattern...forget the name of it. Happy Stitching. P

Scrapbook Quilt Pattern in Red - I have made the Scrapbook pattern by C McCourt Quilt Designs using assorted fabrics and it made a very scrappy looking quilt. I don't enjoy piecing from s...

More from Making the Australian Quilt exhibition. - This is the original Auntie Green's quilt. It is one of the first quilts hanging in the exhibition and it took my breath away as I walked around the fir...

Playing Catch Up! - It has been a very busy August into September for the Smith family. During August I wrapped up the month finishing as many client quilts as I was able to ...

A Finish! - My version of Kim's beautiful pattern is finally finished! I have always thought of the the little song "All God's Creatures Have A Voice In The Choir" w...

The Wedding - Several of you asking about the wedding that took place this past Labor Day weekend so here are a few pictures for you. My youngest son and his new wife (...

An Awesome Gift! - Look what arrived in the mail yesterday from my friend Mary from *Quilt Hollow*. It looks huge in the photo above but in actual fact, it measures only 6"x...

Celebrating 25 Years of EQ7! - UPDATE! Congratulations to Erin of Quilt by Starlight! You are the winner of your very own Electric Quilt design software! Electric Quilt Company has been...

The Thread House patterns have launched - So today we at the The Thread House (Karen Lewis, Jo Avery and I) have launched our first six quilt patterns which are available to buy from our shop here....

What's Next? - [image: IMG_2874.JPG] The Double Irish Chain is complete. I might add borders if it becomes a back. This is a partial shot of the top. The top is squ...

Roundup time...... - I haven't been very good at keeping up with my blog at all.... I did have amazing intentions early in the year but, well, life happens and time passes! I'm...

Well Hello There! - Ok, so it's been a while since I was here last...a *very* long while, yes, I know. So why am I back now? Am I back for good? I have absolutely no idea!!! W...

New Web-site Up and Running - Hi Everyone At long last our new web-site has arrived. *IT'S HERE BOOKMARK WWW.QUILTSMITH.COM.AU* We would love to hear your feedback about the new site. ...

Mijn blog is verhuisd! - Klik hier voor mijn nieuwe blog: KLIK http://quiltitendotty.blogspot.nl/

Design Wall Monday - Here is my Memorial weekend finish: The Painted Ladies quilt top by FigTree is done - And I love how it turned out! Now I am trying to figure out how to co...

I case you thought I was kidding - My lifelong personal goal is to become an efficient and relaxed travel packer. Unfortunately, I'm still trying to attain that. So while I was sure I'd be a...

Shenandoah Valley Botanical Album Quilt and Sarah Fielke BOM - E-4 Boquet Block This months block for the Botanical Album quilt is a Bouquet block. I thought I would post on time this month rather than late Thi...

So much for good intentions... - Four months. Okay, four-and-a-half. I didn't think it would be that long. I wish I could tell you that my morning would be spent here... But with a long li...

Life from a different angle - Last year Moda designers/families were asked to write about life in the weeks leading up to quilt market. My husband wrote mine and kept it relatively nic...

Field Trip to Ford Conservation Center - *Blogger's Note: This semester students taking Care and Conservation of Textiles**—a course offered through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department...

Dresden Carnival blog tour - *Hi friends! Sorry for the delay in posting. I'd scheduled this to post yesterday since I knew I was going to out of town but I just don't have good luck ...

Earth Day re-purpose contest - finished at 72" x 86"A few have asked that I let them know how my entry did in nearby Clear Lake, Iowa's "Re-Purpose Exhibit." (in conjunction with Earth...

Sewing Weekend! - ~Ironing my lemonade layer cake quilt~ First time quilting a quilt of my own on the long arm, I just have to learn to relax! Pinning the entire quil...

Happy Spring decor - Happy spring to everybody. I love the spring season, the pastel colors and seeing new green leaves and pretty flowers growing. I only added a few spring...

Moving on - Wow, It's been a long time since I updated my blog. I made an Instagram account and I will not be blogging anymore. Here's my new place https://www.insta...

Still here and still stitching - Looks like I am going to be lucky to post once a month these days. My new plan to focus on some unfinished projects is working quite well but that new fo...

How to Hand Quilt: Top 10 tools list - Hand quilting is an art form that dates back many years if not many hundreds of years. The act of hand quilting is portable, relaxing and quiet, very d...

Design Wall Monday. - An Australian has designed a free project for this year and you make a block a day and finish the year with a 90 inch square quilt. Here is her mockup. Y...

simply red and green..... - sharing with you three little simple red and green quilts....all made with 2" squares....with a couple exceptions. Quilt 1 ~ Quilt 2 ~ Quilt 3 ~ cutti...

Sew Darn Crafty Linking Party... - Hi everyone!!! The holidays are here and things are starting to happen. We had a great Thanksgiving and I hope all of you here in the states had wonderful...

Help needed. - I need some help. I have my hexie quilt top finished.(Sorry no picture) and I was wondering how I am going to quilt it. How do you do yours? I need ideas. ...

Well... - it's been another 2 years and I'm back! Leaving for Australia tomorrow and I didn't want the girls to ask if I had blog since the last time I made this sam...

applique wreath - I haven't done any applique for the best part of a year and was having withdrawal symptoms so pulled out a block to prep. This is block number 10 from the ...

My Nearly Insane Journey is over! - After 5 years in the making with quite a bit of down time I have finally finished my quilt. I had it machine quilted by Judi Schon for those who live in A...

Does absence make the heart grow fonder? - I've been missing in action! With no real excuse! Other than busy, busy, busy! Did you miss me? Life has a habit of plowing along at full steam, even w...

Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi to be Inducted in 2016 - Photo courtesy of Carolyn Mazloomi *The Quilters Hall of Fame is pleased to announce * *the selection of **Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi * *as its 2016 Inductee....

Autumn storms. - Hi everyone, Autumn has so far been a challenge huge storms,Blackheath was white with hail and freezing... Perfect for sewing! Hope you were all safe and o...

New England Quilt Museum to Host 1812 Quilt Exhibit - *If your summer travels take you to the Boston area be sure to visit the Great Lakes Seaway Trail War of 1812 Traveling Quilt Exhibit at the New England Qu...

Dallas Part I - I didn't expect that it would be this long before I posted photos of some of my favorite quilts from the Dallas show. I had my nose to the sewing machine ...

Block #3 for Me - This is really Block #5, but it is the third one I've made. I used one of the other blocks for the bud placement and that's what you see underneath. This...

Alchemy Elephant Quilt - The Alchemy Elephant Quilt designed by Linda Fitch features the Alchemy Collection by Fringe Studio for Hoffman. Quilt size is 67-3/4" x 56-1/4", a beau...

Mrs Billings update... - Mrs Billings is one of my favourite antique quilts of all time. The original is a stunning masterpiece created by a very talented seamstress at the end of...

cherry tree update - These are my 23 completed blocks. I thought I had only 20 done, but I surprised myself. I am in love with it all over again. I had to do lots of jiggling...

Snug as a Bird in a Boot! - New home for the birds.... It's always fun to run into an old friend after years apart. That's what happened to me last week. Since we last saw each oth...

Jan Finishes - This is my second little quilt finish of the Simple Whatnots Club 1. Didn't sign up for Club 2 because I still have four little quilt patterns to do from...

Annual Pilgrimage to the US - Oh my goodness, I have just seen when I last posted on my blog! Time passes so quickly... and I was so worried that I had not posted since I returned fr...

On my way piecing! - On my way to a full day of lectures and training. And I found out, I can work on my projects while traveling. In the Netherlands traveling by train is far ...

Has it really been that long - I realised it had been a while but really has it been THAT long since I wrote a post. Time , he really is a thief. I guess a lot has happened since my las...

Winners, we have winners! - We just realized we need to tell everyone about the winners from our last blog post. As promised, 3 lucky readers were randomly selected. If this is YOU, ...

Quilten en een andere verslavende ambachtelijke hobby - Zoals de meeste die me ook op facebook volgen inmiddels wel al weten maak ik ook mozaïeken op de traditionele wijze. Wat wil zeggen met hamer en kapblok. ...

Kitting for Madison show -

Ann Robinson Bedcover - This bedcover is one of the earliest quilts in the Shelburne Museum collection, and is on the cover of the book Enduring Grace, Quilts from the Shelbur...

It's Happening............ - New Patterns - are finally here! One can only wonder why a quilt called Spring Bloomers doesn't have pieced and/or appliqued flowers in it.....but that...

Busy Stitching! - Thanks to all who commented on my previous post - it is so nice to be in Blogland again. We have QuiltWest coming up in a few weeks and Sweetie, Cat Conne...

Retreat in a week - A week today and I will be sewing like crazy seems like I've been waiting for ages. Got my projects that I'm bringing, need some fabric for the borders for...

The Spiderweb Colorwheel Extravaganza Quilt!!!!!! - I'm blogging! I can hardly believe it myself. It's been a whole year since I've written a post. I'm not certain whether I'll be back often or not, but I...

Finished! - Well, it took longer than I like to spend on a bookmark, but the last one is finished! Now to make sure everything is all packed up, ready to load tonight...

The Games - Is anyone watching the Winter Games? I am watching them, as well as the snow falling outside. This is the third day - we have over 6" - which is huge for...

store closing Sale Reminder - [image: Good Wives angel] *********************************************** *Good Wives Co.* *will be open* *Friday, January 31* *and* *Saturday, February 1*...

New Year, New quilts - Last year I think I only sewed. I certainly didnt knit, crochet or make anything other than quilts. I had far too many trips away from home but still had a...

Cool holiday gathering Ideas to make Your Business - *Cool christmastide event Ideas everyday life Your business* Some of the the holiday season season can future truly quickly. Individuals may imagine soci...

We've Moved! - We've moved the Inklingo Projects over to WordPress and you can find us at our new home here. Please, if you are a follower of the Inklingo Projects blog, ...

Quilting With Arc Rulers Video -

Jack's Treats - I will be teaching my last class at The Country Loft on Saturday, September 14th....There are two sessions and I think there are still a few openings......

Ready to Move - The new blog site is up and ready to go, so I am going to direct you there. From now on I will be posting from our new and improved site on blog spot. He...

Progress - Hi Friends! I finally finished the few home improvement projects I had planned. A few new floors and a lot of paint happened here. I am back to sewing...

Preparations - I am about to embark on a trip to the far side of the world. I'm not a particularly good traveler - I don't like to fly and I am by nature a homebody. I'm...

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS - I always wanted to paint my piano aqua like this. I wish mine were this ornate.

Sanity saver quilt all done - I put the last stitch into this quilt today, as I got the label and last bit of binding sewn down. I decided to call it "Harlequin" as it is just ...

Upcycling! - A jean jacket, an old pair of jeans and some embroidered badges = an "upcycled" jacket and lots of fun! Goodwill is a new favorite outing . . . they have t...

C1, C5, A2 - [image: C1, C5, A2]

Auction's Up - This link should take you to my seller profile, which should let you see all the items that are up for auction. "Should" being the operative word. Auction...

Doesn't Time Fly... - When you're having fun sewing that is. I can't believe it's almost the end of January! I have been busily working on some new projects. All are English...

Sewing Workbox pattern - I have just added a downloadable pattern to my website: www.brigittegiblinquilts.com This workbox is for sewing on the move... it will contain all...

Will You Be Watching... - Downton Abby? Tonight Season 3 begins on PBS. I'm going to try and work on my hexagon flowers but I'm not too sure I'll be able to concentrate on anything ...

The 5 Worst Driving Habits in the UK - Do you have any dangerous driving habits? the majority can tell you that they're sensible drivers. In fact, some sources recommend that up to ninetieth of...

In the hoop -

Kicking It Up A Notch - While at Quilt Market this past week I came across Sue Spargo's new book, Creative Stitches. My first thought was "BINGO!" Finally, a book that takes my ...

Touchdown in San Antonio - Margaret and I landed in San Antonio on Monday evening after an eventful trip. Melbourne to Sydney was the first … Continue reading →

Resentin....drink up! - During my past week in Urbino, Italy, every supper typically began around nine and finished around midnight. Each meal ends with grappa and lemoncello, t...

A quick note: - Hi, This morning while on the treadmill, earbuds in place, belting out "Don't Do Me Like That" along with Tom Petty, all three terriers came in with anxi...

I'm Moving my Blog to JANE MONK STUDIO - I am moving over to my other blog Jane Monk Studio so I have everything I do in one place. My main occupation/job is Longarm Machine Quilting for other ...

Homemade Wallhanger for Quilted Wallhangings with Sleeves - From Sea to Shining Sea Gaye Rice Ingram 1840-1849 Eagle Motifs in America Decade Quilt Series 1770 - 2010 (This beautiful piece is hung on a sample han...

The 1st Day of Christmas - If you are new to my blog since last year, you might not know that I deliver packages for UPS, and don't have a second of spare time for at least a month b...

HOW LUCKY WERE WE!!!!! - As everyone knows by now some very lucky quilters had dinner at Kim McLean's house with Kaffe and Brandon. We had great company, fun, food, wine, show and ...

Click, clack… - This poor, sad, neglected blog… posts have been few and far between lately… partly as I’ve lacked a lot of energy to do much of anything except work and sl...

Vanmiddag in de tuin... - koffie met een handwerkje, geen wind zodat deze mini lapjes niet wegwaaien. Dit boek heb ik vrijdagmiddag gekocht... ja en dan gelijk maar even proberen.

A Table runner design - Here's another of my designs. This is made from one of Moda's Collections for a Cause. It is for my dining room table, but I took this picture outside. (ob...

Arrievederci Roma, Bonjour Geneva - My last entry from Roma says it was posted on Tuesday, but it was actually posted on Monday... ANYWAY. Monday, I took my last final, wrote in my blog for t...

My Jeans Quilt - Here's some pictures of a jeans quilt I've been working on. After recently losing 35 pounds, I found a good use for old jeans that are not worn anymore. ...

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