New Classes

Just a quick post to let you know that there are some interesting new classes on Craftsy. Marcy and Katherine Tilton are teaching The Ultimate T-Shirt: Fitting and Construction. So if you want to...

Blogger's Quilt Festival 2013

I have decided to enter my quilt "Happy Days Ahead" in the Bloggers Quilt Festival in the Bed Quilt Category. I have to say that I have seen some amazing quilts in this category. I don't expect to...

Art Quilting Fun

Saturday I started on fun little art quilt. It is not my design, but it is a part of the learning process. I am taking Hand Stitched Collage Quilts on Craftsy. I started it soon after the class was...

Project Update & Want to take a FREE Class?

A couple of people said they wanted to see my snack mat when it is finished. It isn't finished since I don't have a binding on it yet. But it is ready for the binding! So here are a couple of...

A Table for----

I am sure most of you have thought "Is he still sewing?" or "What is going on with Gene?" The truth is that I have been busy with a lot of things and my energy has been sapped. Things are getting...

Creating with Tombow

I am celebrating the 100 days of Tombow. You see the Tombow product line is 100 years old, but still fresh and creative. I was sent a starter pack of Tombow products. It contained some lovely...

This Day

Today there are some special people that I would like to remember.In fact in the USA today is the day that we set aside to honor them.Happy Mother's Day. Here is the quilt that is on my mother's...

A Block of FMQ

Tuesday night, I decided to do a bit of free motion quilting (FMQ.) So I simply took two pieces of fabric cut a little bigger than I need and a piece of batting to go between them. I layered it up,...

Play Time - Curves

While I need to be sewing on the project with a deadline, I just needed some play time. Do you find yourself needing play time so that you can create for the pure fun of it? I do. So I have made...

Never Stop Learning

I love learning new techniques or methods of making quilts. That is one of the reasons I am such a fan of Craftsy. So I am very happy to tell you that there are some new classes that are now being...

Slashed, Cut and On Fire!

Did that title get your attention? Ha ha, that was my intention. Saturday I gave you a peek at the project I am working on. This week I haven't been overly productive but I do have a little to...

A Peek - stitch-slash-stitch

Since I haven't sewn anything all week, I had to do something. This little pillow said "Hey, remember how you made me?" "Yes, I do" I replied. Then it hit me. I have only used the very cool Stitch...

Time to Wash Up

I haven't been very productive the last few days. I have been trying to get things back to normal. Work has been busy also. We did make a couple of "road trips" for work. Luckily I got to ride and...

A Little More Fun

One of my faithful readers saw the post yesterday and said that she thought it would make a great quilt label. Needless to say, I couldn't resist making a "mini me" quilt label. So here it is. The...

Playing with Embroidery Ideas

Sunday night I decided to open EQStitch and play with some embroidery design. I used a curve tool to start and inspire the idea. I do this in a similar way to starting a ZenTangle design. A curved...

More of My Work from the class

There are three of the pieces that I made in the class that didn't make it into the window before I took the pictures. So, first let me share those with you. This one above looks similar to one of...

Picture it - Gee's Bend Class

I think I will let the pictures speak for themselves. The classroom was full of creativity. All of the people in the class were friendly and willing to share both supplies and knowledge. Enjoy the...

What a week!

Yesterday, I left the backwoods of Alabama. The Alabama Folk School session ended at noon on Thursday with a concert and art show. All of us in the Gee's Bend quilting class had our pieces hanging...

Yesterday I mentioned that I am off this week to a class taught by two of the Gee's Bend Quilters. One response I got was from a friend I have known since high school. When I replied to her, I...

Don't Pay the Ransom!

No, I have not been kidnapped, so don't pay the ransom. Ha ha. Yes, it has been a few days since I posted here, but I am fine. I have not wanted to start any big new project as I am off Monday to...

My Day for the APRIL SHOWERS MUG RUG HOP

The April Showers Mug Rug Hop started yesterday. Today I get to share my creations. When I joined this hop, my first thought was that I would digitize a design for my mug rug. So I tried several...

More of the Journey - Sidestepping

I am continuing on my journey with Free Motion quilting. But on one of the blocks I decided to take a sidestep and do it my way. I didn't want to do a lot of stippling on the brown block with the...

Princess Dress

Yesterday we went to see my great niece -also known as "The Princess." Since I finished her batik dress, I got to deliver it and have a little photo shoot. The dress is by Olive Ann Designs. It is...

Fast Fused Blocks for FMQ

In the process of taking the free motion quilting (FMQ) class with Leah Day on Craftsy, I discovered that I really need some of the blocks to look like the sampler blocks in the quilt. What to do?...

Happy Friday - And a Sale Alert

Happy Friday to you all. Did you know that Craftsy is having a spring sale! You can take a class at a bargain price. Here is my affiliate link to get you there Craftsy Spring Sale There are classes...

My Bad FMQ

I am still working on the Craftsy Class in Free Motion Quilting with Leah Day. Much MUCH more practice is clearly required before I will be proficient at it as you will see in the pictures. Still I...

Finishes and a cool new Product

I am happy to let you know that I finished 37 quilts over the weekend. Well a couple of them still need binding. I forgot to take pictures since just as I was finishing Ricky Tims and Nancy Zieman...

Project: Princess Dress

At the beginning of March I posted a finish of a dress I made for "Princess 2." Needless to say, Princess 1 wants her dress also. As these are spring/summer dresses, and the season is here, I...

I'm Wishing (la la la)

If you have been reading my blog posts, then you know that I love Craftsy. One of the great features of Craftsy is the Wish List. I thought I would share some of my wish list with you My Craftsy...

More Free Motion

The class I am taking on Craftsy is Free Motion Quilting A Sampler with Leah Day. I am really enjoying this class. I wish I had a lot more time to be practicing. Monday night I watched the section...