A quilted Christmas tree

I’m heading up the design of a Christmas tree for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa. The tree is decorated for the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild and the money raised from the sale of the trees helps funds the arts in the Quad-Cities where I live. The quilters in the Guild made more than […]

Quilted dog bed tutorial

Supplies Charm pack with 80 squares in equal amounts of light and dark hues. 100 percent cotton thread Rotary cutter Cutting mat 6 1/2-inch quilting ruler Pencil Batting measuring 40 by 48 inches Muslin backing measuring 40 by 48 inches 11/2 yards flannel fabric Safety pins Straight pins Waterproof dog bed liner Cedar chipped bedding, […]
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Modern triangle quilt that shows off your favorite fabric – Scatter

It’s Stashin’ with Stephanie time again! This month’s new fat quarter friendly pattern is inspired by this month’s featured fabric, Belle Epoque by Stacy Peterson for FreeSpirit Fabrics. I’ve had so much fun making Scatter, this month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie design. We are using two-at-a-time half square triangles to make arrow blocks that really show off […]
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15 Things I Didn’t Know When I Started Quilting

When I started quilting in 2007, YouTube existed, but not in the capacity it does today. So I taught myself to quilt with a beginner quilting book, grocery store magazines and Love of Quilting on PBS. All those are great, but not a great substitute for in-person learning or in-depth beginner quilting video courses like […]
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Fussy Cutting Tutorial for Squares and Borders!

We’ve all had that fabric that is just too pretty to cut up. Today’s tutorial shows you how to make sure your favorite fabric design motifs are front and center for your quilt blocks and borders. And since we’re celebrating the arrival of the first collection Nocturne with QT Fabrics, we are using the owls […]

Bella and the batting

Years ago a very good friend of mine and I were both working at our local newspaper. In addition to our reporting duties, she wrote a mommy blog and I wrote a dog blog. Whenever either of us had a story to tell that involved poop, it was wickedly popular. Here’s your warning. If you […]