Whoo hoo! I am the last stop on another fun blog tour, Skip the Borders, Julie Herman’s new book. When Julie asked me to quilt the quilts in the book, of course I said yes! I was even more excited once I found out the idea behind the book; quilt patterns that were strong enough to stand along without borders. This book is jammed packed with quilt patterns, I didn’t think that I was going to ever get them
I had the awesome pleasure of seeing Jacquie give a trunk show at our guild. She discussed her design process, where she draws inspiration as well as tons of quilty eye-candy. But the best part of the night was before her lecture. She and I struck up a great conversation about the importance of balancing creative work and business. It’s the best feeling in the world when you can have a business doing what you l
Now I know that the title of this post isn’t breaking news or anything, but it sums up this post perfectly! I love everything about making quilts (except the binding), the fabrics, the piecing and, of course, the quilting. To me, there is something special about the quilting. It’s what holds it all together, but it’s also another layer of art on the quilt. It doesn’t matter if it’s hand
