How to silk-dye Easter eggs

Note: This post was originally written in March 2016 and was updated in March 2018 to include a video tutorial. In the intervening years my daughter grew old enough to help with the task, so I had her on as a special guest to help me show you all how to silk dye Easter eggs. […]

Virtual shop hop: Willow Creek in Kalona, Iowa

If you find yourself in Kalona, Iowa, you must visit Willow Creek Quilting and Gifts onĀ 418 B Avenue. This shop has hundreds of bolts of fabric that are all neatly organized so that shoppers won’t get overwhelmed. The shop has the largest supply of Civil War and 1930 reproduction prints that I’ve ever seen in […]
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Creating Knitted Texture with Quilting!

This month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie quilt design, Cables, was inspired by my other crafting love … knitting. Since the design resembles a knitted cable pattern, I thought it was only appropriate that I carry the knitting theme through to the quilting as well. I created a 1-inch square “V” stitch to mimic the look of […]

Saying goodbye to Nonna

This week I said goodbye to my grandmother, or Nonna, as my cousins and I called her. Born in Italy in 1925, she was raised to be a wife and mother. She cooked, cleaned, sewed and raised four children who loved her. The strange thing about death is that while it is painfully sad for […]