Baby quilts for Socorro Foundation
Inspired by my friend, Preeti Harris of SewPreeti Quilts, these are two of three quilts I plan to send to the Socorro Foundation. The Socorro foundation has a refugee shelter… Read more »
Lost Canoes – Child’s Play Island Batik challenge
Lost Canoe is my September Island Batik Ambassador challenge. The theme for the challenge was Child’s Play and we were challenged to make a juvenile-inspired quilt using the AccuQuilt Block-On-Board… Read more »
Wavy Imelda and TGIFF
This is Wavy Imelda. She is named after the tropical depression Imelda passing through Houston this week, and thanks to her, I don’t have a good picture. The backyard is… Read more »
Tutorial: Penrose Pillows – using PBS Brushstrokes fabric
Last month I received some happy mail – a small bundle of fabric from Paintbrush Studio Fabrics. They sent me some from their collection Brushstrokes and a Painter’s Palette solid… Read more »
Quiet Shades giveaway winner, other misc
The winner of this bundle of Quiet shades is Michelle T. Michelle, please check your email for a message from me. I want to thank everyone that visited my blog… Read more »
Purple Mountain Majesty
O beautiful for spacious skies,For amber waves of grain,For purple mountain majestiesAbove the fruited plain!America! America!God shed His grace on theeAnd crown thy good with brotherhoodFrom sea to shining sea!… Read more »
Interference – A design for a unique fabric
Heather Wasaff is an artist and fabric designer and a fellow Houston Modern Quilt Guild member. She brought samples from her new line called Wacko! and I was intrigued. I… Read more »
Mayuri: The Artsy Peacock
This is Mayuri, the Artsy peacock. He is my July Artsy Fartsy challenge for Island Batik Ambassadors. The inspiration for Mayuri comes from Indian folk art Motifs. I looked for… Read more »
Q3 FAL – setting goals
How did Q2 go? Done: April Flowers Diamond Showers Hopscotch Tiles Circular – IB modern May Circle Chains Fabric weaving – IB June Not Done: Quilting Bali Sunrise Finishing the… Read more »
“Justice” goes to Houston and QuiltCon
Breaking news from last week: My quilt, Justice Everywhere, was accepted into the Modern Quilt Guild exhibit, at the International Quilt Festival/Houston 2019 and QuiltCon 2020. Needless to say, I’m… Read more »