DMAQG Great Show
Another great show by the Des Moines Area Quilt Guild comes to an end. Thank you to all the great customers who are going to be creating awesome artful projects with their purchases!! Great visiting with you all.
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A December to Remember
For 19 years we have spent our winter vacation and most recently our winters in retirement at our south Texas oasis. We call it “Manana” because tomorrow is always a day to start or finish another project—whether my sewing and quilting or my husband’s …
Neckties and Quilts
Recently I have been sewing quilted projects with neckties and vintage textiles. It does require some different techniques for sewing and quilting with the non-traditional fabrics. The bottom line for sewing with silk and silk-like tie fabrics is that it depends on what your …
Mrs White in the Kitchen with a Rolling Pin
It all started with Covid. I used what I had in the sewing room to create a work that ended up being a lot of purple—or more specifically plum. With the vintage linens and vibrant tones of all things purple it became “Professor Plum in …
Fabric Dyeing Workshops
Update: May 30 workshop changed to May 29 due to river bridge closure to all traffic. Color By Design Workshop June 12 or 13, 2025 / 9:30am – 3:30pm / $75 Limit: 6 students per session Check out the fabric dyeing workshop I offer …
A New Leaf
As spring brings forth the new green I am inspired to try a new to me technique. Taking a simple leaf shape and dividing it into sections is an easy way to then pull all those small green scraps (or in my case pullling from …
Banded Geese My Way
Banded Geese My Way Banded geese is my way of giving a new twist to the traditional Flying Geese block. I did see another version on the internet and tried the method suggested. Having made a lot of FG blocks in the traditional way I …
Texas Treasure
Texas Treasure I designed a quilt that is featured in the Texas Shop Hop 2025 magazine. I titled it Texas Treasure after one of the two blocks used in the quilt. Texas Treasure quilt block that I chose to use was identified by Nancy …
MIstakes: challenge or Opportunity
Mistake: Challenge or Opportunity I set out to make a simple pinwheel quilt so grabbed the specialty ruler and began cutting triangles from the colorful fabric I had selected. I sewed block after block to make the triangle into a square to be pieced. Ready …
More on Patio Pots Quilt
In May I posted my quilt Patio Pots, but am adding to it for those who may like a little more info. For many years I collected shot cotton stripes with most from the Kaffe Fasset Collective. One rainy spring day when I couldn’t plant …