When Janice and Beth asked me to submit ideas for their Modern Medallion Workbook they were putting together, I was a little stumped as to what I would do. I had never seriously thought about making a medallion quilt, let alone designing one. It was a challenge, and I love challanges. My life was really hectic at the time, and I wasn’t sure if I could fit it in, but i’m glad they convinced me to send along some sketches. I…
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Make It Take It // Macaroon Quilt
Read moreSometimes I have the hardest time naming quilts. I have to give credit for the name of this one to my friend Rachel. Once she suggested the curved pieces look like Macaroons I thought swirls would be the perfect quilting for between the “cookies”. I designed this quilt after Krista Hennebury asked me to submit an idea for her book Make It, Take It. I have known Krista through our blogs for several years now, we had an instant bond over our…
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Patchwork Diamond Tutorial
Read moreI really enjoyed making my Improv Diamond Quilt, especially because of how quickly the blocks went together. I’m so glad to be sharing with you today how I made them, and I hope you use them to create your own improv quilt. With this tutorial you will have the exact measurements and instructions for piecing the same blocks I used in my original quilt, however, the basic idea can be applied to any size block needed, it only takes your…
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Improv Diamonds Quilt
Read moreI started this quilt two years ago as a baby shower gift. I don’t have a lot of friends from my school days, but Betsy is one i’ve known since she came to our high school as a Freshman. I was a year ahead and a teacher assistant in one of her classes, and it was through that class we became friends. I can’t remember the reason, but I wasn’t able to make her baby shower two years ago, but…
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AGF Stitched – Birchen Quilt
Read moreI had this lengthy post all written up about his quilt, and using the Triangles on a Roll, and how Art Gallery Fabric and Fat Quarter Shop have teamed up to do a video series called AGF Stitched….and then the post decided not to auto save and I lost it all. I really hate when that happens. I’m going to do my best to reconstruct what I said, and ignore the fact that I spent about an hour trying to…
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Quilting A Fight Song
Read moreAs Christmas was approaching I had an email asking if I was still accepting quilts returned in time for Christmas gifting. It just so happens that I was, but just barley. Jennifer asked if I could quilt the chorus from the University of Michigan fight song onto a quilt she made for her son, who is currently a student there. I just love being a part of a gift like this. Quilting a quilt that will be loved and cherished…
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Inside My Quilting Studio
Read moreI am so excited to be sharing this post with you today! Shortly after “remodeling” my studio last winter for the arrival of my new, bigger longarm, Heather of HK Power Studio contacted me to see if I would like to be part of her Inside the Studio series. I asked for a few months so I could finish putting my studio back together, and by the time she had contacted me again I pretty much had everything where I…
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Halloween Quilt Tutorial
Read more{Tutorial found in the post below} Today on the Benartex blog, Sew in Love {with Fabric}, I have a tutorial on how to make this fun Halloween Medallion Quilt. With the use of From Marti Michell’s Kaleido-Ruler, and a few fabulous prints from Benartex, the quilt came together very quickly and remedied my need for a Halloween quilt. With the many interruptions a mom can expect, I made this in two afternoons, but could have easily completed it in a…
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Will You Teach Me To Sew?
Read moreI was actually a little surprised when my 6-year-old son asked me this question a few weeks ago. “Suuuure…” I said “What would you like to make?” He decided he wanted to make a quilt for his Auntie Annie. I told him to draw what he wanted to make, which of course ended up being this really complicated snow scene, so instead we sat down and looked at photos of quilts on Pinterest to find something. I opted for…