As much as I love dogwood blooming in the spring, I also love the bright magenta of the redbuds that dot the roadsides near my rural home. They, of course, have just inspired a quilt as I reviewed all the related colors in my stash. …
Dyed and delicious It’s no secret that I love dyeing fabric and other textiles, especially vintage needlework and linens. I also love sharing the process via an educational workshop that has become quite popular. The second in Iowa this year is coming up Thursday, June …
My newest project in Love of Quilting May/June 2023. Look for the magazine on newsstands. It features a dimensional mock cathedral window border. I love using that technique for borders as well as for accent within a quilt design. The center block is a pieced …
As I’m watching the media replay what they consider the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2022 I wish to share the good of my year pursuing my quilting passion. I tend to be a person who is thinking about “what’s next” rather than …
Many asked for a process and even a pattern for my creative art quilt, Green House Effect. It is an art quilt so not a pattern but I can share an overview of the process as I made it. When making an art quilt it …
The making of Evan and Cassie’s infinity wedding quilt, from fabric selection to completion. Congratulations and many years of happiness!
I am so honored to have had my quilt Roses Remembered on display at the International Quilt Festival. It is now going to be part of their traveling exhibit for the 2023 year. The pattern is now available on my Etsy site, PosieLaneLinens. It is …
I have enjoyed presenting to several wonderful quilt guilds in Missouri and Texas this year and looking forward to several more programs before the year ends. As I just received word that one of my quilts will be on exhibit in Houston this fall I …
A great quilt group asked lots of questions as I shared my inspirations and reflections related to the quilts I make. I truly enjoyed being the May program for their guild and appreciated that a friend rode shotgun for the trip to St. Louis …
Down the road, around the bend, there’s an empty barn nearing its end. Sagging roof, windows gaping, weathered wood, rusted hinges, swiftly aging. (my adaptation of the first verse of a poem by Vance Oliphant) For the last ten years my morning walk has taken …