Baby Quilt for Emberly

 My cousin, Angel, had her first baby in March.  I recently was able to give her this quilt.  It has a silky binding which is a must for all kids.  Hopefully, Emberly will grow to love it and feel safe when she is wrapped up in it.

Mystery Quilt

In January 2019, I signed up to participate in a "Mystery Quilt" series that was published in the "QUILTmania" magazine, using Bathwick fabrics by Karen Styles.  I actually stuck with it, and finished the quilt top in 2019, putting my own little spin on it of course.  I layered the quilt top when we were all first quaranteened due to the Corona Virus.  I finally finished the ruffled binding and the label a couple of weeks ago.  Very happy with the final result.

Here is a close-up of the quilting, piped-binding and ruffle.

Lots of Updates

I'm finally ready to get back to blogging.  First of all, I have to include a photo of my new grandson, Thomas, and his new quilt.  I was only 3 months late in giving it to him, ha, ha.

Earlier this month, I traveled to Waterville, Pa., with my husband, Glenn and my sisters, Jack and Fred.  We had a weekend of quilting, drinking and laughing.  We think the spirits at the cabin help us to be more creative than we are at home!

I was able to complete this little kit at camp.  It has been hanging out in my sewing room way too long.

And finally, here is a photo of a quilt-in-progress.  Fred and I are designing this quilt, and we are always more inspired when we work on it at the cabin.  A large part of the design will be the "Lucy Boston" blocks.   I will post pictures as we make more progress.

Be safe and be creative.

Unique wallhanging

This is a wall-hanging that I gave to my daughter and son-in-law for Valentine's Day.  I loved this quilt-as-you-go hexagon technique.  Many thanks to my Aunt Sam and Cousin Kelly for their inspiration and creativity in helping me create this design!  I love you both.

A late Christmas gift!

I finally delivered my mother-in-law's Christmas gift!  She found this quilt in a magazine and liked it.  I put a nice flannel on the back to make it extra cozy.  This was my first attempt at Trapunto, and I like how it highlighted the quilting.  The dark blue flan and the rick-rack added a nice touch too.  I hope it will bring her lots of comfort and warmth.

Machine Quilters' Guild in Bloomsburg

I had some fun on October 5th, working with the Bloomsburg Machine Quiters Guild.  We spent the day quilting with rulers.  They brought their own quilt tops and we had a blast designing the quilting patterns.  What a great group of ladies...so much fun!!!

Grange Fair 2019

Another year of fun at the Great Grange Fair...

First on the list was a Quilts of Valor presentation.  My quilt was presented to one of FOUR brothers who were recognized that day.  He is the second brother from the right.  THANK YOU all for your service!

Here are some photos of the kiddos...

Sooooo many great memories.

On August 7, I provided a "Civil War Potholder Quilts" workshop and lecture for my guild, the Penn Rose Quilt Guild.  It was a great day, these ladies know how to have fun.  Here are some photos...

Quilt Kits

That's right, Darlene and I are back in the business of making quilt kits.  I will be teaching a machine quilting class at the Home Sewing Center in Allentown on September 21, and we are providing kits for that class.  The kit contains everything you need to complete the sample, including batting, backing, binding and even rick rack!  Check it out.  Darlene has outdone herself again in providing this beautiful package.

Contact the Home Sewing Center if you are interested in signing up for the class.  At this point, the kits are available for class participants only.

610-797-2107

homesewingcenter@verizon.net

I attended a wonderful quilting retreat at Linck Hill Inn in June.  I met new friends and spent some quality time with some crazy "old" friends.  Here are some photos to show off our productivity, and hopefully I captured a little bit of the fun too!  I love you guys!

Classes at Wooden Bridge Dry Goods

Here are some photos from the Egg Money (Eleanor Burns) class that I'm teaching at Wooden Bridge this spring and summer.  These ladies look like they're working hard, but they are a bunch of slackers, ha, ha.  We have a great time.

Lucy Boston - English Paper Piecing Class

Crystal and I had fun teaching a Lucy Boston class at Lady Fingers Sewing Center last week.  We met some wonderful ladies and they were very creative with this technique.  Here are some photos...

Instructional Videos

Hi Quilters! As promised, my first instructional video is now available.  This video details how to do a 'MAGIC KNOT' to keep your needles from falling off your silk thread.  Click HERE to watch the video.  You can always find this, and all of my videos, in the "Instructional Videos" section of my blog.

Future video topics include; single fold binding, paper piecing techniques, and more.  If you have any video requests leave a comment on my blog.

Happy Quilting!