Quilt Market Im back from quilt market in one... Or two... Pieces. Unfortunately, After processing orders, I packed up my computer. We move into our new house tomorrow! So heres a quick peek of the b...
Quilt Market or Bust! In Tucumcari, NM at the Blue Swallow Motel ... on our way to Kansas City for quilt market! This place is a vintage (literally) Rt 66 motel. Google it ... I cant figure out how t...
Art Gallery Fabrics Treasure Hunters! Heres your hint... This block belongs to a page that is "pure splendor".
Bari J. + Suzy-Homemaker = Kid Pattern Yumminess! About a year ago I mentioned to my friend Suzy of Suzy-Homemaker if shed like to do a project with me. I adore Suzy. Shes not only an incredible desi...
Market Prep Crazy Town Not much time to stop, but thought Id show you a few goodies... PS... we closed on our house... in the middle of everything! Well be moving in when I get back from market. I to...
Good heavens, I think I just gave birth to an 15 pound baby! (A fabric line reveal!) For whatever reason, this line was incredibly difficult to bring to life. It was in my head, but I couldnt get it ...
Making projects look professional... pillow details and a zipper how-to. Today was the start of pillow making for my quilt market booth. If theres anything Ive come to really understand in the past f...
i love zippers, why you must buy this pattern, and please dont sew your fingers. Sometimes we suffer for our art. But we probably shouldnt sew our fingers for it. However, thats exactly what I did in...
Home and a Quilt. We finally got word from the bank. They accepted our bid on the short sale. Which means we got an exceptional deal on a really awesome house! With a pool. This has been a seriously ...
Sewing Pattern Sneak Peek Im super happy about this new pattern. I had been working on a prototype for nearly a year or more on and off knowing I needed a cover myself. I finally perfected it with a ...
"Quilts Take You Home" ... Between sewing samples and designing patterns for quilt market from my limited LillyBelle strike-off stash, designing a new line which will debut at market, and hou...
Graphic Design If You Please... In the lull before the storm, (i.e. Quilt Market) Ive decided to take on a small number of new graphic design clients for just the next several weeks. Let me know if y...
Gen Q is going to print... they just need a tiny little kick from us! Lets Kickstart them! Watch the video and visit GenQ for more information!
We are starting to smell like dead fish... you know the saying. Ill start this post with a photo... its the view as we drive into my parents neighborhood. Its gorgeous. We are very happy living here....
Welcome to the World of... LillyBelle. For me, a whole world came to life in a fabric line. Its LillyBelles world. I imagine her gathering flowers in her gorgeous garden estate on a quiet morning. Sh...
Your Local Quilt Shop (Referral Rewards) + New Pattern of the Month Program I have several people tell me, "Ive been looking for your patterns, but my local quilt store doesnt carry them.". I...
LillyBelle Tweetchat Recap If you missed our tweetchat earlier today, here is a recap. This is just part of the conversation. To view it in entirety, search #LillyBelle on Twitter. @crowzandroses:...
Introducing... LillyBelle! My first line with Art Gallery Fabrics will be released soon... for now Im so excited to tell you a little about it and share a bit of the world of LillyBelle with you! Ple...
The Secret is OUT! Hi Friends. We have both been teasing you all week with some mysterious and some not so subtle "Big News on Thursday" tweets and incessant Facebook posts. ...
The Needlepoint that started it all... My mother is a painter, a stitcher and a general craft-a-holic. She is currently in a threaded beading phase (not to mention crochet and knitting ... she always...
Aurifil Designer of The Month Im very excited and honored to have been included in this fantastic group of stitchers for the 2012 Aurifil Designer of the Month. Im Miss August. The fabulous Roseann ...
Home Really is Where the Heart Is. Weve packed it up. Our house is under contract and we are now in Arizona ... staying with my parents (thats an interesting one at 42 years old) and looking for a ne...
To Hand Quilt or Not to Hand Quilt, That is the Question. First the plan was to hand quilt the hexie quilt. Then the plan was to machine quilt it myself. Then the plan was to send it to a long arm ...
It still doesnt seem real... We have lived in Northern California for 14 years. That doesnt seem real. And now we are getting ready to move, and that doesnt feel real either even though weve known fo...
Good Lord, My Sewing Machine is SMOKING! This is not the way I planned for her to go. I bought my sweet and lovely Pfaff about eight years ago used and she worked extremely hard for me for those eig...
We Are Not "Just" Anything. Im writing this for my daughters. And for my friends and my sisters. Ive heard this relatively often enough from my women friends for it to bother me ... "Im ...
There once was a very fickle decorator... Not so long ago I begged Super Husband to hang a rod over the buffet in our kitchen... so I could stage a quilt for a pattern cover. Super Husband doesnt re...
Join me today with Pat Sloan on ... Good morning! Just a quick note to let you know that Ill be on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio with Pat Sloan today! 4PM EST! Please tune in by clicking here...
My Loss of Brain Cells? Your Gain! I wanted to give-away one of these Springtime in Paris Pocketbook kits during the Sewing Summit, and wouldnt you know it, I totally forgot. Im 42 years old, and app...
Sewing Summit and a Bag Handle How-to Video Warning: Im about to be somewhat corny. The reason is that Im still feeling all warm and fuzzy inside from Sewing Summit. As the event approached, I have t...
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