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The Vintage Touch: Tim Holtz Painter’s Palette in Every Hue(Post)
A Perfect Pairing of Creativity and Style! The Cotton Cuts program featuring Tim Holtz fabrics offers 12 months of stunning color variations, with pre-cut fabric sent directly to you to create ...
The Flipside -- Backing(Post)You've spent your sewing time piecing together that gorgeous quilt top. Whether you are cutting and sewing together freestyle, following a pattern or sewing together a pre-cut kit, your quilt top is ...
Borders and Backing(Post)Piazza just wrapped up and it is time to start thinking about the next PMQ. However, even though Piazza is finishing out it might not be over completely. You might be thinking about if you want to ad ...
Quilt Backing Guide(Post)Excitement is building for the “Are you Game” Puzzle Mystery Quilt reveal in April! I am looking forward to the big day as this will be my mom’s first quilt! At 82, she is so proud to be sewing ...
A Look Back At 2022(Post)One thing I enjoy at the end of each year is when everyone does a wrap-up of the best things about the year we are saying goodbye to. For example, what were the top 10 movies of 2022, or the top news ...
Hit The Road Jack, But Please Come Back!(Post)You might have seen that last month I entered a quilt into the North Texas Quit Festival and I won 1st place. So, now what? Am I just going to fold it up and put it in the closet? Nope! I never thoug ...
Becca’s Advice to Get Back Your Sew-Jo(Post)Lost Your Sew-Jo? Let's Get It Back!Ever find yourself in a position where you just lack any desire or gumption to work on the things that brought you joy? With all the changes in my life recently, I ...
A Look Back at our Puzzle Mystery Quilts(Post)Did you know that Cotton Cuts is starting its 14th Puzzle Mystery Quilt? Isn’t that crazy?Our first PMQ with designer Sheila Christiansen was called “All A Glow” and had ten colorways to choose from.
The Munch Lunch Bag(Post)Carefree summer days are coming to an end. As we transition into August, the focus changes to preparing for back to school. This is the perfect time to make this quick and easy insulated, washable lu ...
Book Pocket Pillow(Post)I love books almost as much as fabric! I worked full time in a library for several years and really enjoyed the job surrounded by books. This fabric design brought back fond memories of time spent re ...
DIY Drawstring Backpack(Post)Drawstring backpacks are the perfect accessory to pack for travel as they are so versatile and handy for everyday use. Apple Green Cottage has a wonderful pattern and tutorial to make a small or larg ...
Sunnies Drawstring Backpack(Post)Summer is sizzling here in St. Louis! Definitely time to head to the pool with this Fun in the sun drawstring backpack made with this free quilt block pattern from Laura at Slice of Pi quilts. This q ...
Turkey Time(Post)This time last year I had a few wild turkeys visit my house. They literally walked up the sidewalk to the front porch! A very rare sighting in the metropolitan St. Louis area, luckily I was able to s ...
Kool Kaleidoscope Part 3(Post)It’s the little things in life that bring us happiness! In quilting it can be mastering the perfect quarter inch seam. It sounds so easy but for me it proves to be a challenge to achieve this week as ...
Quilting: A Timeless Craft(Post)Hey there fellow quilting enthusiasts! Today, I want to talk about something that is close to our hearts - the art of quilting. In a world that is constantly evolving and changing, many people believ ...
Time Management & Meeting a Deadline(Post)Have you ever had a deadline to meet? It might be an exhibit, a competition, a commission or something like a quilt for a birth of a baby. As a quilt artist I am faced with deadlines all of the time.
Kool Kaleidoscope Quilt(Post)I finally finished the Ricky Tim’s Kool Kaleidoscope quilt I started a few months ago! I think a lot of people can relate to the fact that you are so excited to finish piecing a quilt top and then th ...
Mini Holiday Mystery Revealed Just In Time(Post)Two months ago, Rosa opened up her bag of goodies again, just in time for the holidays. She offered up a selection of beautiful surprise fabric gifts as well as notions to delight each and every sewe ...
Kool Kaleidoscope Adventure(Post)Come along with me on my latest quilting adventure as I create the Kool Kaleidoscope quilt by Ricky Tims! I am still very much a beginner in terms of trying new techniques in quilting. My local guild ...
Once Upon a Time Chat GBT (Post)It seems like right now ChatGBT is all the rage. If you aren’t sure what it is, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022. So, I wanted to give ...
Kool Kaleidoscope Part 2(Post)My Quilting adventure continues this week with an update on my Ricky Tims Kool Kaleidoscope quilt project. This week the focus is on the process of drafting a “one of a kind” pattern to create the te ...
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