Eat it, Drink it, Sleep under it!

This fun beer quilt was made for Kermit, my hubby's, Birthday. We won't say how old! I just did something quick so I could use the beer and pretzel fabric without cutting it up too much. He loves it, and is very proud that he has his very own sofa quilt!

Check back in a couple days, I have leftover fabric and am going to show you all how to make neat coasters that make great hostess gifts, or a little extra for a gift basket, etc.

Out and about with Quilts and Texture Magic!

Well, the weather is not getting the better of me. Even though this weather brings out the worst in my arthritis, I believe firmly that you have to "just do it". Next week, Tuesday the 26th, I am speaking at Clare Oaks Retirement Community in Bartlett IL, I hope to sell some bags and talk them into a workshop or two. I have no idea how many of them can quilt or sew, so we'll see.

I am also planning a trip down to Kankakee-if you have some suggestions about great fabric/quilt shops there or on the way down, pipe up! I haven't been to that area in years, so I am clueless.

My newest venue for teaching is online, and I am pretty excited about it. The first class I am teaching at Quilting Weekly http://www.quiltingweekly.com is a Mystery! I hope you will consider quilting along with me as we unfold a quilting adventure. I promise to throw in tips and tricks along the way!

Well, till next time, remember to only quilt on days that end in "Y"

Happy New Year!

Well, December proved to start out kinda awful with my Father-in-Law's passing, but since my dear mother-in-law was able to stay here for the holidays it was fun! Loads of snow proved to make a picture postcard Christmas!

Santa brought me a Sony Handy-cam, and as soon as I figure out how to use all the bells and whistles (aka software, lol) I plan to post some tutorial videos. Is there any outlet for video beside YouTube? I guess I will research that.

Also with the new year, I will be teaching (virtually!) on a site called Quilting Weekly. I plan to post a mystery, and am excited to part of their staff. Sounds like fun! Check out http://www.quiltingweekly.com

Tomorrow night, 1/7, I am to go to Robert's Sewing Center in Crest Hill, IL to demo Texture Magic and show samples of my own patterns, per their request. We are supposed to get snow, so we'll play it by ear. Robert's is open to the public and free, so if you are anywhere nearby, c'mon by! In case of a blizzard, we may postpone...

Sub-zero by Friday-yuck!!!

More Texture Magic Samples!

Although I have been very busy, I took a little time to make a couple more samples. The first one is an envelope bag I had been thinking about for a while. It was really super easy. These batiks are great, and I could so see a sharp business woman carrying this with her charcoal power suit and her laptop shoulder bag!



And how cute is THIS!!! This is one of the bibs included in the pattern that has 4 one-cuter-than-the-next bibs!

See you at the show!

Tommorrow and Friday I will demoing for Judy's Quilt and Sew at the Schaumburg Convention Center. It's a pretty good show, geared a bit more towards garment and home embroidery than the show at the Donald E in the spring. I will be in booth 514 so stop by and snicker at my Mr Microphone setup. Makes me feel like "Madonna"

On The Town Tote!!!

Wow, this is a great looking bag, and very simple really. Love the autumn-y fabrics and there are lots of pockets inside! Texture Magic is the perfect accent to really show off the great shape of this bag.

Tottling off to Tammy Tadd's Tomorrow...

I am going to be demoing product from 10-12 (and shopping) tomorrow (Nov. 7) at Tammy Tadd Designs in Sycamore. If you've never been there, GO! Tomorrow they are having a sample sale, with their fabulous samples that go out to all the stores starting at just $5! Talk about great timing for the holidays. See her shop and info here- http://www.tammytadddesigns.com/ . She was one of the shops featured in Quilt Sampler Mag, and rightly so! Hope to see you there! And say Hi! if you saw my blog!!!