Some of you know I recently taught at the NE Ohio Quilt Show in Wooster, Ohio. I now have a new understanding of how much work goes into...

Do you label your quilts and wall hangings? I try to label all but sometimes there are a few that slip by without a label. The...

I bought my first longarm from Craigslist and was so excited! I loaded fabric and batting and began to stitch. The stitching looked...

I enjoyed a visit to a local guild's quilt show this week. As I walked around looking at the beautiful quilts, I overheard a lady saying...

Thank you for joining me on my Longarm Love journey! I'm excited to share with you that I'm going to be teaching at the Pittsburgh...

Drat. I just finished a quilt and discovered that the computer missed a small area because of the quilt pattern being cropped. I had...

Longarm maintenance is important to keep your machine running smoothly. We have paid a lot of money for this equipment and want it to...

Is choosing fabric hard for you? Do you wonder how some people just love it and are good at choosing colors for their quilts? Why do some...

The quilt guild I belong to has a free Saturday sew once a month from September through May. I used to go to it pretty often but life...

The cost of quilt top quilting varies across the country. Longarm charges can be set by the size such as throw, queen or king size. Some...

Do you think much about what background fabric your going to use? I really think quite a bit about background fabric. Do you just want it...

Do you wonder what happens when you enter a quilt show? Some smaller shows hand out ribbons, some you're awarded a ribbon and cash prize....

I entered it into our local guilds quilt show and was awarded a first place ribbon. I still wanted to do a little more work on it so I...

I looked at the piece and decided to add some more elements. I tore apart some silk flowers and used the leaves to add and variety of...

I bought a black/grey Grunge fabric for the background of my Hippy Dippy Flower quilt. My choice black Grunge was to make the bright yarn...

Growing up in the late 60s and 70s I was a little bit on the hippy side. I loved my moccasins that just had leather for the soles. I...

I have a very hard time pinning with straight pins. I'm left handed and really can't feel much or pick up much with my left hand. I try...

Do you lose your quilting and creating mojo in the months of January and February? Here in Pittsburgh it's usually gloomy and cold....

Rotary cutting was an impossible task for me in 2004 because of my handicap hands. Back then the only way I could cut fabric was with...

My first experience as a guest on a podcast happened this week with Susan from the podcast, "Measure Twice, Cut Once.” I survived and...