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Double Diamond Ruler Designs…

I'm experimenting again with the Double Diamond Ruler ... It's been interesting!  I decided to create a tote bag first and chose a brown brushed fabric with contrasting Cherrywood fabrics in cream and green for the Double Diamond design on a tote bag. After...

Quilts and their stories…

Every quilt has a story... they have so much to say ... about their fabrics, about the person who created them, about the loved ones in the life of the person who created that treasure. Not everyone understands or appreciates quilts and the stories behind them, but...

Happy New Year 2012!

I pray you've all had a wonderful 2011 and that you'll have an even better 2012!  It's been a busy year for me...teaching many sewing and quilting classes, crochet classes and knit classes.  But it's been fun and rewarding. I"ve met many new friends. Over the...

Blue Batik Quilt

Here's a photo of a quilt I made for my sister. It looks great on the back of her couch...matches her livingroom colors very nicely... blues and beiges! Was a fun quilt to make. The borders were a bit more complicated when attaching the binding, but all in all a...

Quilt to Music by Gayle Thomas

A tribute to the unique and long-established art form of patchwork quilting, this abstract animated film uses computer and experimental techniques to choreograph quilt motifs and designs to music....