Julie, aka Jaybird Quilts, and I have a running bet. I bet her last year that she couldn’t wear me out. That I could handle as many quilts as she threw my way…..and this quilt market, she tried. I quilted a bunch of quilts for her booth, and she nearly beat me…..I nearly couldn’t keep [...]
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First off, I hope that everyone has a great holiday today. We are having a big ol family get together, but we will also be remembering Grandpa, a veteran. We will also be giving thanks that we are free due to the sacrifice of so many. Ok, back to quilting……Today’s quilt is one that I [...]
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Happy Saturday everyone!! I am sure you have a busy holiday weekend ahead of you, so I appreciate you stopping in today. Today’s quilt is brought to you courtesy of the Robert Kaufman fabric company. When I am quilting a quilt with a lot of little pieces and colors, I try to find some kind [...]
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Are you all getting tired of the Quilt Market Recaps yet? I sure hope not, because I have a lot of them! Today’s recap is all about Shea, the dynamic force behind Empty Bobbin Sewing Studio. Shea and I go way back, she is one of my oldest customers. I think the first quilt I [...]
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So it probably goes without saying at this point that I quilted the quilts for Tula Pink’s double booth. This was a busy market for her, she was promoting her book and two fabric lines! I made sure to get a picture of us together, I usually forget! Her booth was cleverly divided in half, [...]
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I was thrilled to have the opportunity to design and machine quilt a quilt for Modern Quilts Unlimited. Modern Quilts Unlimited is a new magazine focused on modern quilts and the modern quilting community. They displayed the quilt in their booth at Quilt Market and also handed out a free pattern for the quilt. I [...]
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While I was at market, I was also attending MQS. MQS is the Machine Quilter’s Showcase and was being held 20 minutes away from Quilt Market. I taught 4 classes and had a great time. Everyone asked great questions and took lots and lots of pictures. I also had a book signing at the Gammill [...]
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I am sure this is going to be the first of many quilt market recap posts that you will see over the next month or so. Quilt Market (the industry convention) is so intense. So many people, so many products, so much walking and so little time. I can’t wait to show you some of [...]
READ MORE »These are just a few of the things that I have on my plate this week! I hope that if you are in Kansas City for Quilt Market or Machine Quilter’s Showcase that you will try to make it to one of my events….here is what I have going on: MQS Book Signing- Thursday May [...]
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I can now mark a quilt off of my quilting bucket list! I have never quilted a Dear Jane quilt before and I still haven’t but I can say that I have quilted a Sylvia’s Sampler quilt! This quilt is huge! It has 140 blocks, all completely different! Here is what Linda had to say [...]
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