Quilt Market in Houston was a blast. I didn’t stay for more than one full day of market itself, but I did get to participate in Schoolhouse the day before market, and a Meet and Greet Sponsored by C & T Publishing and EE Schenck. It was a good way for us C & T Authors to get to meet the public and other people in the industry. It was

Blog Hop! The following designers are participating in a review of my book, shown above. Starting November 1, the following bloggers/designers will be reviewing my book. If you go to the website and read their reviews you could win a free book. Go to the blog site, post a comment after their review and one comment will be chosen at random to win a book. It’s a great way to

Pat Albright is a regular customer in the shop. She really loves the Shannon Cuddle Fabrics. She was a beginner quilter and came in and asked me how to make a quilt. Well, I taught her how to make just a regular quilt, which turned out beautifully. Then she got hit with the bug. The Cuddle Bug! Shannon Cuddle is such wonderful fabric. She’s been making quilts like crazy. There’s

I love Elaine Gustafson. She has been a customer since we opened our doors. She is always doing a fun home dec project. She came in and made beautiful table napkins for a friend, she has made throw pillows and now she made these two lamps. She had a great idea. She had some fabric left over from some curtains that she had made. It is a lace type fabric.

Here’s one of the many things that we’re going to be showing at Blitzen. Being who I am, I made this a lot larger than your typical mug rug. I hate mug rugs. I think they’re stupid. Who is going to run around and say “I need my mug rug so that I can drink my coffee”? Have you ever thought of that? But this one makes perfect sense. The

Let’s Get Blitzen! is a show that we will be putting on November 6th at 5:00 p.m. The space is limited so be sure and call to make your reservation. Call 920-748-2905 or 920-517-1910 after hours. We can’t wait to do this again. It has been such a hit in the past. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. We will be presenting a whole bunch of stuff

My daughter Madeline made this hat. It looks way more complicated than it is. It is just one of the many things that we will be presenting at our “Let’s Get Blitzen” show. It will be November 6th at 5:00 p.m. We will show you all of the things that you can get done between then and Christmas. We all want to make lovely things for Christmas. But sometimes we

I know I’ve posted about this before, but these window shades are exceptional. It’s a clutch roller system so you raise and lower them with a stainless steel chain. They are so beautiful to work and easy to make. They are the answer to anyone wanting designer window shades at a fraction of the cost. Use your favorite fabric to cover your windows. And so easy! I used the Tula

As promised, I am going to do a tutorial on one of my favorite blocks from my book “Quilts for Scraplovers: 16 Projects Start with Simple Squares”, published by C&T Publishing. It’s a great block, and partly why I love it is because it’s so versatile in terms of layout. It can be laid out in so many different ways. Here are some of the various ways that it can

So I was on the plane, headed toward Milwaukee from San Francisco. I had my knitting. I was finished. I could now tear out the crochet stitching for the provisional cast on, and start my kitchener stitch. Where’s my pattern? Dig, dig dig. Oh no. My pattern’s not here. Well, I can just go back on to Ravelry and find out how to do the kitchener. Yes, yes, I have