For decades I’ve sewn in a corner of my bedroom, in the basement, in the kitchen and in the living room. But last year I inherited the big studio in our loft when Luke moved to Kansas City. I had moved down to Los Angeles in 2016 with my sewing machine and a few boxes […]
Studio Spring Clean Read More »
April 7th was a big day for me. For the last few months, Hawke and I had been working nearly every day on the Ascension Quilt, a collaborative art quilt based on his wall mural. We had a hard deadline for the Brewery Artwalk and neither of us were entirely confident it was going to be
Back at Fall Quilt Market in Houston, the folks from ODIF came by the Shannon Fabrics booth to show off a couple new products they have. I happily promote their 505 Basting Spray in my classes (it really is the best/least stinky), so I was excited to see what else they had. My co-worker Ellen handed me
Waterproofing cotton with Glue Gel {product review} Read More »
Late spring last year, I was able to help Luke out with some piecing for a quilt he did for the Stagecoach music festival, piecing the denim/star part of the quilt background you can see in this cute pic from Instagram (I have no idea who @sophieschillaci is, but it’s her photo with some country
Getting started on a denim quilt Read More »
The Back to School Blog Hop is back and I’m excited to participate again this year. We had a great run last year (I talked about all sort of pressing issues – pardon the pun) and it’s back again with 32 sewists and quilters sharing our hard-earned wisdom with y’all. Thanks to the amazing Sam
What’s What: Top-, Edge-, and Under-stitching Read More »
I first saw the Single Girl quilt from Denyse Schmidt years ago and knew that someday I’d have to make it. I’d been single again for a decade already with no intention on re-marrying and while I adore the double-wedding ring pattern (and in fact made one for a wedding gift last year), I knew
Free-Wheeling Single Girl, the quilt and me Read More »
Last weekend, my housemate Pete and I set out for the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve. To say it was breath-taking would be an understatement and it was precisely the thing I needed. Life is LA is stressful, y’all. But this…this is magical. Worth every minute of the drive. If you’re in SoCal, head out
It’s about time to kick off this sewing curves series and we’re going to start with (what I think is) the easiest of curves: freeform. You’re in complete control of how curvy your pieces are, how wide they are and how simple (or complicated!) the whole piece is. Let’s start with what you’re going to
Curves Ahead: Freeform curves Read More »
I’m still plugging along, albeit very slowly, on my Dear Jane and already I’m a whole month behind. I’m trying not to panic, but I may have set up a little morning stitching time if I ever plan to keep up. Sheesh. Work life has been busy lately with Road to California and this past
Dear Jane: My Favorite EPP Tools and Tips Read More »
If you’re a quilter, you’ve probably heard of Road to California, held in Ontario, California every January. I’ve wanted to go for years, but never had the opportunity until last week when, for five days, I hung out there in the Shannon Fabrics booth telling people that Cuddle fabrics are beautiful, soft and not nearly
A Few Road to California Favorites Read More »
