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For the past several months I have had a group of eight working on the Quiltworx pattern, Prismatic Star. This paper pieced exploded star quilt uses a Quiltworx (48) 2-1/2” strip strip set. Strips are sewn onto foundation paper to complete what we call a ‘Strip Set’. After the strip sets are completed, they are… Continue reading Prismatic Star Series

Ooooo ya'll I had a great time this past Saturday at Vicki's Down Under with Anna Waller and a handful of stellar quilters! Learning from Anna is "sew" much fun as we were learning how to take the concept of the one-block-wonder to another level.Using In The Beginning Fabrics and designs by Jason Yenter, we… Continue reading One Fabric Kaleidoscope Quilt

This month I had the honor of presenting 32 of Judy Niemeyer's quilts for a guild trunk show with my very own guild! As part of my certified instructor program, I presented a demonstration for the guild and was able to include the trunk show as well.We had so many quilts we draped some over… Continue reading A Very Special Trunk Show

I had a wonderful time with the QOV ladies at Goin' Quilting this week. I prepped kits for each attendee to make the My 2 Baby Sisters blocks and taught them foundation paper piecing in the tradition of Judy Niemeyer. Everyone did a great job and next time we will learn how to make the… Continue reading QOV Sew Day

I'm excited to bring my love of foundation paper piecing to Quilts of Valor of Western Montana. On March 14, 2022, I'll be doing a demonstration for this special group and they will be making a star quilt for gifting at a later date.The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service… Continue reading A Special Demo

Well as many of you know, I spent a week in January attending Phase I Training at Quiltworx with Judy Niemeyer and I'm happy to announce that I advanced the next step! Yay!!! It was a great week and now myself and four others in my class will be working on completing our "homework" this… Continue reading Announcing….!!!!

A good place to begin is a simple Glossary of Terms...Batting Batting is the layer of material between your quilt top and your backing which gives it weight and warmth. Scrim Scrim is a very thin, mesh stabilizer that is needle-punched into the batting to add strength and stability. Scrim also helps to prevent batting… Continue reading A Guide to Quilt Batting

This Ruffled Cowl pattern was free with the purchase of yarn from Knit-n-Crochet in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Using two skeins of Tonality (or 200 yards of worsted weight yarn) this is knit in short rows which makes it a lot of fun to knit. The yarn felt wonderful in my hands as I was knitting… Continue reading Ruffled Cowl