Hello Quilt Friends, I wanted to alert you that Craftsy is rebranding to BluPrint as of January 8, 2019. I thought I would make sure you knew that in case you downloaded one or more of my patterns from Craftsy in 2018. I highly suggest that you make sure you have downloaded all of your […]
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Hello Everyone! In this post, I’ll show you the different modern looks you can achieve with the Patriotic Diamonds Modern Quilt pattern (on page 80) when you use a variety of modern quilt fabrics. I’ve also added a tutorial on adding an inner border –see the bottom of this post. And go HERE and HERE
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Here’s the second in this series of Patriotic Modern Quilt Pattern Update posts from my latest book. You can use ANY fabrics to make these patterns–you are definitely not limited to red, white and blue. Let’s explore two patterns in this post. This time, I’m showing alternatives for TWO of the patterns. Strips & Stars
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Hello everyone, This is the first in a series of blog posts inspired by requests from workshop and lecture attendees. Some of you have seen and purchased a copy of my book, Patriotic Modern Quilts. My sincere thank you for that! These patterns are great for decorating for patriotic holidays here in the USA. But
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Patriotic Modern Quilts Book Launch! I am very proud to announce that my newest book, Patriotic Modern Quilts, is now available for purchase at your local quilt shop and on Amazon. [divider]What’s Inside? 11 Projects Project Planning Pages –handy sheets that will help you organize all of your quilt projects Many projects with options for
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Hi Everyone, UPDATE: I’m now using EQ8 and I love it even more!! Check out these posts: Quilt Tutorial Modern Jelly Roll Race Tutorial Calculating Fabric Yardage. I often hear quilters say that they want to learn how to design quilts using the software design program called Electric Quilt. Too many quilters bought the
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GiveAway Winners! I’m happy to announce the winners of my first Newsletter Giveaway! Winners were chosen at random from my newsletter subscribers and could choose to use their cash prize at the quilt shop of their choice. It was a lot of fun to call the surprised shop owners and tell them that a customer
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Quilts with a Message –Art =Power for Change For many years, I’ve made art quilts that are ‘about something’. These quilts have meaning–and usually they are about the struggle for social justice in the US and the world. I believe that artists can heighten awareness and galvanize grassroots activism. Art is a form of expression
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NEW UPDATE 6/17/2016: Madly Modern Quilts is available now!! Click Here. Here’s my modern quilt book update. Good news is that after a fairly long holiday break, I’m back on track and making major progress. Here’s what I’ve accomplished to date: Hired my graphic designer and copy
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Quilting has given me many gifts. One of the greatest is that Quilt Guilds invite me to teach quilting workshops for them. It’s a little bit of a cliche when speakers say, ‘It’s an honor and a privilege to be here…..”. But sometimes, and in MY case, it is really, really true. Getting ready to
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