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Allysa (also her Emerald Challenge Apron) Barb BJ’s Danny Jackie’s Jen Kirstin Michelle Nancy Becca Sarah Stella Sue Tracy

I “borrowed” all the pictures I could find from Alissa’s paper piecing class to share with you all.  I know there are more and when I track them down I will do another parade of bottles and cups for you!…

Limbania has brought it to my attention that the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild has put out a call to other modern quilt guilds to participate in a project they are calling “To Boston With Love” which is a collaborative effort to…

The quiltalong is kicking off…start thinking about what you might want to do with the Drunkard’s Path block! (this one is Kirstin’s sample). Pincushion Swap was alot of fun!  I think the June swap is blocks–blog post to with details…

Don’t forget Saturday’s meeting, taught to us by Alissa Clark, is our Paper Piecing Workshop.  Supply List: Fabric for finished product, scraps or fat quarters of each color Sharp scissors, the smaller the better Sewing machine with adjustable stitch length…

I got about this far on my Emerald Challenge so far.  That is to say, I bought the fabric!  I had a few good ideas and am hoping I magically find time to get sewing in a hurry before our…

For anyone interested in going to Sewing Summit (Sept 19th-21st, 2013), tickets go on sale this Tuesday, April 16th, at 10:00 am MST.    Tickets will sell out in one day.  Last year they sold out in a matter of hours.  They…

Remember our Disappearing Four Patch Challenge Blocks?  Well they were sent off to be made into quilts for Hurricane Sandy survivors and today we got this postcard thanking us for our efforts!  I scanned it in so you can all…

When I first started quilting I just put one fabric on my quilt backs–often purchased just for that purpose.  Later on I started using what I had on hand for my quilt backs which sometimes meant having more than one…