I really enjoyed teaching the clamshell class. Since I have a “Go” cutter with a clamshell die, I decided to let everyone use it to cut out their clamshells. The thing about a clamshell quilt is that there is not a single seam in the quilt that is straight. They are all curved. One of my favorite customers, and good friend is Cathy Campbell. She made this clamshell quilt. The

I can’t be more proud of this little girl that I taught to knit. She knitted this hat and entered it into the Fond du Lac County Fair. She’s in 4-H, and her parents called me for help. It so happened that she was taught how to knit by her grandmother. She had the concepts, but was holding the needles incorrectly, and twisting the stitches. I give her grandmother tons

I can’t get enough of seeing the creations of others. You know how I am always saying that my customers are my inspiration…well, they are. But I have some pretty creative ladies that work for me once in a while…here’s Cindy. She created this umbrella. I love it. I really love this fabric line from Moda. These umbrellas really are waterproof. When you spray them with waterproofing spray, they become

Well, Row By Row is in full swing. If you have questions about what Row by Row is, you should visit the website, “Row by Row Experience”. In a nutshell, it’s a “Not Shop Hop”. In other words, shop hops are too much work. They are a lot of work for the shop owners, they are expensive, and quite frankly, they need to be spiced up. So, Row by Row

The umbrellas continue to be immensely popular. We are being published in the September issue of AQS magazine! You can purchase an umbrella and pattern from the Bungalow and make it your own by adding any of our beautiful, high quality fabrics. Just waterproof and go! In the past I had advised customers not to use laminated fabric. Not all laminated fabrics are created equally. But, the Robert Kaufman company

What I love about quilting is the freedom to do what you want. I guess you could say that about any art form. There really are no quilt police, although some people think that there are. Well, there is always going to be someone with a critical eye, but you have to take ownership and love your quilt. What is old is new again. Right? Well, as I have said

There are some quilts that tug at your heart but you are afraid to try them. I hear that a lot about the clamshell quilt. I have a beautiful clamshell quilt that I made hanging in the shop. We successfully ran 5 people through the creation of this simple one patch quilt. It is a one patch, after all. But there is not a single seam in this quilt that

What is the Row By Row Experience? Well, it started back a few years ago. Here’s how it works. It takes place over the summer, and is an incentive for traveling quilters to stop in to quilt shops along their route. Participating quilt shops all over the country advertise that they are participating, on the Row by Row Experience website. They must provide a free pattern for each customer that

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