My love of fall decorations

I love, love, love fall decorations. I have a set of fall placemats spread out around my own house with my collection of ceramic pumpkins and a few fall floral arrangements. And in the shop I have some fall decor as well. There are two table toppers that would look best on a small table […]

My new favorite way to finish seams

  I’ve been sewing more garments since I had Angela and finishing seams is always a challenge. I don’t have a serger to bind off the edges and keep the fabric from fraying. But to be honest, even though serging is the fastest way to finish a seam, I don’t really like the look of […]

My Quilt Box giveaway winner!

Congratulations to Joyce Corbin, the winner of the one-month subscription to My Quilt Box, a subscription service that sends a package filled with quilting goodies to your door each month. I got the July My Quilt Box package and it was filled with some truly scrumptious treats. There were eight absolutely beautiful fat quarters from […]

My Quilt Box giveaway!

I’ve got a super fun giveaway for you all today courtesy of My Quilt Box, a subscription service for quilters. Each month the My Quilt Box crew selects new fabrics, gadgets and patterns for each box. Then they bundle them together and ship directly to  subscribers. You can even tell the My Quilt Box crew what […]
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My tips for MASTERING half-square triangles! #shorts

#shorts I designed Zig Zag, our September 2022 Stashin’ with Stephanie pattern, to show off all of the Love Struck prints and separate the light values from the background for a clearly defined block. This is the first time we’ve featured Paintbrush Studios for our Stashin’ with Stephanie collection. The colors are soft and calming […]
My Top 13 Favorite Quilting Notions
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My Top 13 Favorite Quilting Notions

If you’re going to quilt, you have to have notions. The handy gadgets that are at times essential and at other times make the quilting process significantly easier. I have pulled together my absolute favorite notions that I use constantly in my own quilting projects. These are my holy grail, can’t live without them tools […]

Naming a sewing machine is no easy matter

I think my sewing machine needs a name. I’ve come to this conclusion because I recently read a blog post by a friend who confessed that she calls her sewing machine Pirate Wench, and I’ve been reading George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire,” in which all great swords have names. But […]