Last year, my most popular post was my review of 13 bad sewing habits (in honor of 2013) . Now it's 2014, so I thought I'd add 1...

  It’s 2013. And in honor of unlucky number 13, I’ve decided to start the year with my 13 bad sewing habits that you need to break. Now.  ...

Ok, so I started this quilt back in early August and it’s been clinging to my design wall ever since. I had purchased some charm packs (Free...

I'm back from a fun trip to Michigan! I spent some time with my family then headed to my friend's house for a few days of quiltin...

Every once-in-a-while I come across a website that blows me away. It's unusual and inspirational. Today I found one - and it's a ...

In the big scheme of things, I'm new to quilting. I've only been at it for a few years. I usually make lap quilts - the largest one...

Whenever we head to the ironing boards during my classes, I usually have to remind my newbies to press rather than iron. Because most of ...

My first experiment with quilting began in the crazy arena when I saw this technique on a television show. I loved that nothing really ne...

Last week, I had a reader ask a question about thread. So I thought I'd expand on my reply. Thread (along with needles) are a very impo...

Thistled Tones from Design Seeds. Learning to quilt can be a little overwhelming...with all those pieces of fabric...and rulers...and t...

If you are a beginning quilter, here is a great next-step-quilt: Fit For A Princess Quilt . It's a simple pattern that is ma...

Freemotion stitching can be a bit intimidating - I've seen that horrible look of fear when I teach this class. But after multiple less...

A little baffled by bias binding? This is a great tutorial from Cindy and Jina at Riley Blake Designs. They show you how to fold the fabric...

In my Beginning Quilting: The Basics class last night, one of my students was struggling as she sewed two different weights of fabric tog...

I teach my first Beginning Quilting: The Basics class tonight! The class is full - with six enrolled! YAY! Tonight we'll be reviewing...