Shimmering Blues
This wholecloth quilt design was a result of a class I took at MQX Midwest with Bethanne Nemesh. We were instructed to bring to class a variety of designs we […]
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Rings of Posies
I purchased at auction, this beautiful unfinished quilt top with lovely cross-stitching and embroidery. I fell in love with it and had to have it. I layered QD wool over […]
Repairs
Part of being a longarm machine owner is the ability to do maintenance and repairs on your own machine. An ability to figure out why something is wrong and then […]
Feature Story in Superior Threads Newsletter
I’m honored to have been asked to submit an article for Superior Threads newsletter. If you haven’t subscribed to their newsletter, hop on over and do that today. Below, is […]
Alfred Shaheen vintage panels
This is my entry in the special Alfred Shaheen exhibit for MQX New England 2016 and MQX Midwest 2016. This really cool exhibit organized by MQX founder Janet-Lee Greer Santeusanio consists of […]
New York Beauty
I met a nice lady, Tylene, earlier this summer. She and her mother had been to the Amish quilt show in Arthur and had seen my Spring Shadows quilt (which […]
People’s Choice Ribbon at Arthur Quilt Show
I live not far from Amish country (Arthur, IL). I actually lived there and went to school there through the 4th grade. (Later moving to nearby Sullivan, IL.) Our closest […]
I’m back! Spring Shadows is done too
Ok. I’ve seriously been neglecting my blog. I know, I know. We’re all busy, busy, busy and why should I be any different than any other blogger/quilter/full-time worker?! The problem […]
Kitchen update
Last weekend didn’t start out as planned. We discovered on Thursday night that our dishwasher pump had been leaking. I knew there was something wrong because the flooring was swelling […]
1st quilt on new frame
Here’s a sneak peak at what is on my new A1 Quilting Machine and frame. This is an Aunt Grace’s Garden Party quilt and I really love how Audrey pieced […]
