Best Sewing or Quilting Machine for the Money- Brother CS6000I
A good quilting friend of mine wanted to buy a so called “cheap machine” to tote around on her quilting retreats and to quilt classes and ordered this one. When she told me it cost $180.00 with free shipping I could not believe it! I just came from her house and have to say this [...]
Moda 3 Sisters Glace is Gorgeous!
I have always loved 3 Sisters designs but boy did they do it again. Glace is a holiday collection with beautiful tones of Burgandy, Cream, Sage Green, Brown and Soft Blue backgrounds. I think the collection really captures an old fashion Christmas style with these beautiful soft colors and 3 Sisters throwing in their Shabby [...]
How to Open a Quilt Shop
I have had a few people email and ask me how I opened my quilt shop and where do I start, what is it like…ect? I personally used Chuck Smiths guide to open our shop and highly recomend it. Chuck Smiths guide to opening a quilt shop it is the best money you can spend [...]
Some of the best Quilting Quotes
Thought I would share some of my favorite quilting quotes with everyone: I am a quilter and my house is in pieces. Quilters affect eternity; they can never tell where their influence stops. I am a material girl. Wanna see my fabric collection? Before Prozac, there was quilting. Blankets wrap you in warmth, quilts wrap [...]
Me and My Sister Designs Clementine Collection
While browsing my favorite website to shop for fabric, I came across the new Clementine collection by Me and My Sister Designs(Moda) It is so fun and whimsical…I have ordered some and anxiously await the arrival. While browsing I found the free quilt pattern on their website HERE I always love their collections but something [...]
THE 2 HOUR REVERSIBLE APRON
While browsing around for a fun pattern and trying to find something to do with my growing collection of charm packs, I came across this Two-Hour Reversible Apron pattern by Susan Loland. It is so adorable and easy. Actually Took me 3 hours but I recommend ordering this pattern. Great little idea for quick and [...]
Charm Packs, What are they?
Charm Packs are great pre-cut 5″ squares that usually come in packs by collection. They are just so fun and so many different things can be done with them. You really can have a fast quilt top in a day. Although I recommend buying more then 1 pack. I usually get at least three of [...]
What are Jelly Rolls?
I figured I would discuss Jelly Rolls today. Jelly Rolls are a bundled of fabric(usually from the same line or collection)cut in 2.5″ strips by 44″. They are also a quick and easy way to assemble a quilt in no time flat. Moda manufactures the best Jelly Rolls on the market in my opinion. They [...]
Envelope Pillows and Valances
My Rag Quilt and matching Pillows Since the previous article was on the Rag Quilt I wanted to show you what can be done after the quilt is finished. I had originally made the rag quilt for our great room couch and had tons of left over fabric. So I decided to make some envelope [...]
Economic Fabric Shopping
I love to fabric shop but in todays economy paying $9 dollars and higher per yard can really become expensive, and you will find you can easily spend hundreds of dollars to make a quilt. I find myself buying more and more fabric on Ebay. Ebay really seems to be where I am finding the [...]
