The Three Bears!
The last month or so I have been working on "The Three Bears!" This three-some is finally finished. A customer of mine asked me to create the three Memory Bears from her father's ties which she had saved after her father passed away. To create each bear I first...
UFO’s Require Perseverance!
UFO's...Un-Finished Objects Do you have UFO's laying around your sewing room? Are they cluttering up your working surfaces in your sewing room? Or, are they hidden in closets and drawers, or under the bed, or in any other space where you could possibly hide sewing...
A Visit to Missouri Star Quilt Co. in Hamilton, MO!
I was able to enjoy a day at Hamilton, Missouri and visited all 12, yes, I said TWELVE Quilt Shops that Missouri Star Quilt Company has to offer! What a fun day. I did not get an opportunity to see Jenny Doan (founder), personally, but I certainly enjoyed my day as...
DCQG Quilt & Fiber Arts Show 2016
The DeKalb County Quilter's Guild 2016 "Quilt & Fiber Arts Show" was a great success on October 1 & 2, 2016...with 200 entries in the Quilts & Fiber art exhibits, along with 22 vendors, a Boutique, workshops, lectures and demos. Lorriaine Torrence,...
Quilting Cruise 2016 – Caribbean Cruise with Stitchin’ Heaven Travel
What a fun trip we had in April! I won the Grand Prize (Quilt Cruise on Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas) for the Northern Illinois Quilt Festival in 2015! So, in April of this year, my husband, Scott, and I were treated to a marvelous trip which departed out...