Today I have a video for you!! Videos are very time consuming to make, and it always means that my nails must look somewhat nice. So historically, I haven’t made as many as I would like, but my goal this year is to make more of them. Soooo I bring you the first video of the …
Happy New Year!! I hope you had a wonderful holiday. I went back to New Mexico to see my family and got to see my husbands family as well. We had a wonderful time. While I was there, I couldn’t help myself… I just had to see how my last pattern, the Mountain Breeze Quilt, …
It was one of those trips where I was driving to Las Cruces NM from Tucson AZ for work. That is when I first heard about a Quilting Cruise. I was listening to the Modern Sewciety Podcast, which I love. Stephanie Kendron was going to go to Alaska on one. I was left thinking about …
Good morning! Welcome back, all you Good Karma sewists! Today, I have invited Kerry Goulder to chat all about handmade face masks and to tell us about her creative jam. I have followed her for a long time and am amazed by all her creations. Let’s take some time to get to know the face …
Ready or not, it’s 2020. For the past two weeks, my mind has been simmering on 2019. Recalling the good, the bad, and the lovely. I have been thinking about what I did and how I feel about it. My conclusion is… it was a good year. My achievements were more than I could imagine. …
We are well into November, a month that is perfect for making grand gestures of thankfulness. This month I am challenging myself to make things for others. As I was racking my brain, I asked myself, what should I make this year? So I did some poking around on the web. Here is a list …
Picking out fabrics for a quilt is my absolute favorite part of quilting. I would love to work at a quilt shop!! Helping other people pick out fabric on a daily basis would be so much fun. I love all the different values of color. My favorite days are rainy days; and you might be …
. Milk Can Quilt Block In the ’30s, my Opa (Grandpa) delivered milk all around a small city in Holland, Zandvoort aan Zee. Although I never met him, I like to imagine him riding his bike with a cart of jars full of milk. Leaving them on doorsteps for families. When I talked to my …
Today I have a special treat for you. I am sharing my interview with Dodi Lee Poulsen. Recently I was able to create a project with her newest fabric line called Simply Happy for Riley Blake Designs. When she reached out to me about sharing the project on her website, I had to know more about her. …
A yard is a way to measure length in both the USA and Britain. Its most popular form is on the football field. As a quilter, it is my favorite measurement. When I talk with my husband, I say things like “No, it’s about a yard wide.” You see, I have a visual burnt into …
I went to QuiltCon 2018 in Pasadena, CA, and had such a wonderful time. I wanted to share it with all you lovelies. Here are QuiltCon trends that I identified, as well tips on the show. Some background info: QuiltCon is a four-day event put on by the Modern Quilt Guild. They have vendor booths …
I saw these Binding Babies ™ for the first time in a holiday open house at one of my LQS in Tucson. Quilt Basket had a basket full of two size options. I just couldn’t walk by without getting one and Carol (one of my favorite workers there) didn’t need to say much to talk me …