Enjoy 15 of some of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2018 in Pasadena, California. All descriptions were written by the makers. Do you have a favorite quilt you saw at QuiltCon (or online from QuiltCon)? If so, which one was it and why? Let me know in the comments below!
week 52 recap: 365 days of handwork challenge
Here is a recap of Week 52 (and final!) of my 365 days of handwork challenge (Monday, April 2 –Sunday, April 8, 2018): If you missed it, you can read about the challenge here. Where did the last 52 weeks go? When I started this personal challenge a year ago, I did it as a way to […]
week 51 recap: 365 days of handwork challenge
Here is a recap of Week 51 of my 365 days of handwork challenge (Monday, March 26 –Sunday, April 1, 2018): {If you missed it, you can read about the challenge here.) The big handwork projects this week were: • getting a binding on a new quilt sample (for a new pattern I’ll be releasing and I think you’ll […]
week 50 recap: 365 days of handwork challenge
Here is a recap of Week 50 of my 365 days of handwork challenge (Monday, March 19 –Sunday, February 25, 2018): {If you missed it, you can read about the challenge here.} I’m in the homestretch of my 365 day challenge and to be honest, at times it’s been really difficult to get handwork in every day. No […]
wearable quilted art: gilbert muniz exhibit
While at Quilt Market in Houston last fall, I had the opportunity to see a special exhibit featuring the work of Gilbert Muniz, entitled “My Wearable Art Journey… So Far”. In this exhibit, Gilbert reflects on a decade’s worth of wearable art designs that blur the line between fashion and craft. Here are some of […]
week 49 recap: 365 days of handwork challenge
Here is a recap of Week 49 of my 365 days of handwork challenge (Monday, March 12 –Sunday, February 18, 2018): {If you missed it, you can read about the challenge here.} The main focus for my handwork this week was finishing up my neon Ladybug Loop mini quilt. There was LOTS of thread burying of the quilting […]
quiltcon 2018: my favorite charity quilts
The QuiltCon Charity Challenge is one of the Modern Quilt Guild‘s largest-scale charity projects. This year, guilds and individual members were challenged to create modern traditional quilts using a pre-defined color palette. All charity quilts were returned to the makers and will be donated to benefit a local charity. Here are just a few of […]
week 48 recap: 365 days of handwork challenge
Here is a recap of Week 48 of my 365 days of handwork challenge (Monday, March 5 –Sunday, February 11, 2018): {If you missed it, you can read about the challenge here.}
drunkards path mega coaster tutorial
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. All reviews on my blog are honest and are my own opinions. I write all of my own posts. I typically cut all of my fabric for quilt projects with a rotary cutter or scissors but I’ve been having fun exploring all of […]
quiltcon 2018: part 1
photo: QuiltCon Souvenir Embroidery Sampler by French General Were you at QuiltCon? If so, I hope we said hello! If we didn’t, it’s easy to understand why we didn’t see each other — so many people and things to do! For those of you who couldn’t attend QuiltCon or didn’t see everything, I’ll be giving […]