Independent Heart – Log Cabin Stars Quilt for Independence Day
Independence Day has always been a special day of celebration to me. Many of my family members...including my father, my grandfather and my husband... all served in the Military. Their service and the service of thousands of men and women over the past 243...
Speedy Solutions to Cut & Organize Your Scrap Stash!
The last few weeks I have been busy preparing for my Lectures at the Sinnissippi Quilt Guild here in Rockford, IL. This lecture, "Speedy Solutions to Cutting & Organizing your Scrap Stash" will be presented twice on Thursday, June 6. (Check out the Guild...
Scrapbag Quilter’s Lecture at Lake Summerset, IL
We all enjoyed our time on Thursday during the Scrapbag Quilter's Guild meeting at Lake Summerset in Davis, IL. The ladies are a great group... very hospitable and very talented! The wonderful items brought for "show ' n 'tell" by all the ladies there was very...
How to Use the Dresden Plate Template
The Dresden plate template can produce a variety of quilts and is really quite fun to use. Pictured to the right is the Layer Cake size Dresden template (10") which I've actually used on 5" Charm squares. Note that since I am only cutting 5" Dresden blades, the top...
