When I was cleaning my sewing room a few days ago, I came across this project and tossed it onto my quilt design wall. I love the fabrics and I’m not sure why I never finished the quilt. The quilt is from a class I took at the Quilt Festival Houston a few years ago…. View more
Looks like we’re getting some rain soon. I wasn’t planning any long arm quilting today anyway. I finished Heartland Express yesterday and prepared the backing, so it’s been added to the long arm backlog. Next, I’ve decided to start sub-cutting strips for the Inventory quilt. Inventory Quilt I’ve decided to name this quilt Off Center… View more
Skill improvement is something I’m always working on for my quilting. It’s the reason I still take beginner classes. I always want to know more. Feathers Creating beautiful feathers will likely be on my “Skill Improvement” list for the rest of my life. Not because I can’t master Feathers, but because I think you can… View more
One technique I’ve been wanting to try for some time is Walking Foot Quilting. It’s on my quilting bucket list for 2020. Walking foot quilting is a little different then working with a free-motion quilting foot. The free-motion quilting foot does not press or hold the fabric sandwich. Additionally, the feed dogs on the machine… View more
Fabric Shopping With the Thanksgiving Holiday upon us, it didn’t take long for Max to have a day off from school. We took advantage of the time and made a trip to the fabric shop. After reviewing all the fleece options (and I mean ALL the options), he settled on a red, plaid, Kansas City… View more
Whenever I gave my dad a measurement for a woodworking project, he always asked, ‘is that with the kerf or without the kerf?’. The “kerf” is the amount of wood cut away by the blade of the saw used. Additionally, the width of the blade, the angle of the blade and wobble of the blade… View more
