Yes, today is my birthday. I graduated from the 20’s and have moved on to the 30’s. I have heard that they can be the best years, so I’m kinda looking forward to them and all that is ahead. The festivities started yesterday at work with cheesecake. The mail held the first and faithful birthdayContinue reading “Even Quilters have Birthdays”
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T-Shirt Quilt Challenge
I met with a new customer a couple months ago that provided me with a challenge. I was given 7 shirts and asked to make a t-shirt quilt for his wife. When asked what her style/colors were…I was given modern and neutral. Normally a queen size quilt takes 25-30 shirts, if arranged in a standardContinue reading “T-Shirt Quilt Challenge”
“Vacation” Quilt Photos as Promised
They have been a long time coming…but here are the rest of the quilts that I was able to get in while on my quilt “vacation”. I had this pre-pieced piece for quite some time. I searched through my stash, found a backing that would work and put it in my to do pile. JustContinue reading ““Vacation” Quilt Photos as Promised”
And It’s Back to Work for the Quilter
Vacation is over…at least for the next three days. It was nice while it lasted, got several quilts done, one still needs to be bound and 2 are only cut out…I shall see if I can fit them in along the way. (Photos to come) But for the next couple days I need to getContinue reading “And It’s Back to Work for the Quilter”
It’s a Quilting Vacation
It’s my vacation time…I usually set aside Christmas through the first or second week of January for me. Time to rest and take it easy after the Christmas rush. A time were I can work on my own projects. I finished up the last quilts of my customers on December 18. That gave me aContinue reading “It’s a Quilting Vacation”
Happy New Years!
Happy New Years! It’s 2015 and to celebrate Quilt’m will give you 15% any quilting service if commissioned before January 31, 2015. It’s not too early to start thinking about birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, Christmas or just because gifts. Do you have piles of clothes from your children, those cute little onsies that you can’t partContinue reading “Happy New Years!”
Memory Quilts for Christmas
What started out as multiple clothing stuffed bags, a few instructions, emailed photos to be printed on paper and a deposit, finished in 6 48″ square memory quilts. And all done in time for Christmas, with a week to spare. There was one for the mama that started it all, One for the dad, TheContinue reading “Memory Quilts for Christmas”
Quick Tip – Sewing Machine Tension Issues
When your sewing machine, is acting weird, thread is breaking, skipping stitches, getting incorrect readings on the screens of your electronic machine, loops on the back from you top thread, tight stitches, loose stitches…whatever…and you don’t know what is wrong…before you take it in, follow the next few steps to see if it is aContinue reading “Quick Tip – Sewing Machine Tension Issues”
First T-Shirt Quilt from Eppies Great Race
I have to admit, I haven’t received the response I expected from being a vendor at Eppies Great Race. I thought with all those people, more orders would have happened by now…but maybe these things come in time. There was a lot of positive feedback from those that stopped by and hopefully more orders for Continue reading “First T-Shirt Quilt from Eppies Great Race”
Quilting Brand
A friend of mine was over the other day and I was showing her the studio (garage) and my portfolio. As she was looking through my books she asked if I had a signature or image that I quilt into all of the pieces I do. I don’t…or I should say I didn’t. This hasContinue reading “Quilting Brand”
Quilt'm by Sunflower Designs 