My daughters are each having a baby this summer. One is due with a boy in May. The other with a girl in July. It is the first for both of them, and so they are my first grandchildren. At a mere 52 years of age, I will be a grandmother. But, I am a quilting grandmother. Freddie, the boy, is getting a quilt, and so is the girl, who

I made this quilt for Peter’s band instructor. She isn’t going to look at my website. She’s not a quilter, and she is too busy teaching all those high schoolers how to play instruments. So, I added it here. I added a little tail to make it into an eighth note. It turned out well. It’s my original design. I am going to get it quilted with music notes on

Learn how to use this delightful ruler. There are so many great patterns that are all done with this ruler. This one looks like pop beads. It only uses a 1/2 yard of each color, and you can make it whatever size you want. This class will be taught by Judy Gauthier. Class takes place Wednesday April 29th at 7:00 p.m. in Ripon, and in Milwaukee at 12:00 noon. Here

Make this adorable little dress for your little one! Skills learned include finishing edges using a bias trim, sew-in elastic casing, setting in sleeves, hemming and covering sewing on buttons. Class Length / Schedule: 2 – 90 minute classes April 14th and 21st (Tuesday) 6-7:30pm Cost: $40 Please note that the class fee is due at the time of sign-up. We are more than happy to take a payment over

So somewhere down the line we were sold a bill of goods. That bill of goods was that we were not to use anything but 100% cotton in our quilts. Other fibers were not to be considered unless, of course you were an art quilter. Every other serviceable or beautiful fabric was discounted. Okay there were a few people who pushed the boundaries such as “Blue Underground”. They created silk