I'm Teaching at International Quilt Festival in Houston!

 

The International Quilt Festival in Houston welcomes around 40,000 attendees annually from over 25 countries worldwide, including quilt artists, enthusiasts, and collectors. This remarkable quilt show is

Oh, My Stars! (& Garters)! + A FREE Video Class (with pattern purchase)

I love this quilt.  It's pretty wild, I know, but there are tons of reasons why it's special to me!

TGIFF: Iridescent Star!

Hi, it's time for " Thank Goodness It's Finished" Friday!  Thanks for stopping by!

Iridescent Star

Yay!  It's always great to cross off another UFO!  Big thanks to Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts for the invitation to host today's linkup party!

Another Ypsilon in the Books!

Hi, and Welcome to Quiltscapes for today's "Thank Goodness it's FINISHED" Friday!  So glad you are here!  

"Evan's Ypsilon" by Deonn Stott 
featuring Expressions Batiks (pages 120-130) by Riley Blake Designs

Ultimate Binding & Edge-Finishing Guide Book - it's almost here!!

photo courtesy of Fox Chapel/Landauer Publishing

I am thrilled and just a little bit giddy that my book is coming SOON!!  February 6th is the publication date.  I am on pins and needles!!

While in Houston at the International Quilt Market last fall, I met up with Amelia Johanson, the Acquisitions Editor I spoke with at last year's Market to propose my book idea.  A few weeks later came the message "We have a book!"  Then to see a sample of it on their shelf - well...  my face...

Two-color Binding Tutorial

Here's a binding technique I had never tried before - a two-color pieced binding with joints on. the. corners!  Good Challenge!

Missouri Star Quilt Co. Affiliate

I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted an opportunity to participate in Missouri Star Quilt Co.'s Influencer program!  Here's a look at my first box:

TGIFF = An Appli-quilted Finish!

Hi, and welcome!  It's time for Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday!  So glad you stopped by!

This little gem of a quilt has been sitting in my "Box of the Unfinished" for about 8 years now!  I'm so happy to show you this finish and link up with  TGIFF.  We'll also have a little giveaway! (details below).

Picnic Party!

Welcome to the Picnic Party Sew It - Show It Blog Hop!  Today I'm helping to kick off this fun hop, organized and hosted by Carol Swift at Just Let Me Quilt.  

Red, White & Bang! center fabric panel by Sandy Gervais for Riley Blake Designs
featuring Starstruck! border blocks 

The challenge for this hop was to sew and share picnic-ish quilts or other sewn items made to use for a picnic. 

TGIFF - Quilted Pillow with a little Extra

Hello! Welcome to Quiltscapes for today's "Thank Goodness it's FINISHED" Friday!  So glad you are here!  

"Oh, My Stars! (& Garters) quilted pillow

It may not look like much at first glance, but this little quilted pillow has a little something special about it.  It's "Extra" as they say these days.  

Log Cabin Tree Runner & Lubkuchen

QUILTED TABLE RUNNER
Based on the 
LOG CABIN TREE - QUILTED TREE SKIRT & ORNAMENTS
pattern by Deonn Stott

It's that time of the year, again!  Carol @ Just Let Me Quilt is hosting her annual Virtual Cookie Exchange.  

Those Who Wish to Sing...

I came across this Swedish Proverb a few years ago, and kept that saying in my mind.  When Carla @creatininthesticks put together this "Music" blog hop, I knew it was time to transfer that saying into a little quilt.

"Those who wish to sing always find a song."

Log Cabin Trees... continued

I feel really honored that the gals from Missouri Star Quilt Company have chosen a couple of my patterns to feature in recent tutorials, including the Log Cabin Tree Skirt pattern (previous post)!  

MSQC TUTORIAL: Log Cabin Tree ~ Quilted Tree Skirt!

At Home with Misty:  Log Cabin Tree Skirt Tutorial
Find the printed pattern at Missouri Star Quilt Company
Digital patterns are available at Quiltscapes
How fun is this?!?  Misty Doan has a new tutorial featuring my LOG CABIN TREE SKIRT pattern!  

How to Bind a Quilt by Machine

Teaching my Binding & Alternate Endings Lecture today at Garden of Quilts!  Join me today at noon in the gardens.  But if you can't, here's a quick little binding video I threw together.

Tsunami (A Giant "Storm at Sea")

Today, Jenny Doan and her daughter, Natalie are sharing a video tutorial to make a scrappy version of the Tsunami Quilt over at Missouri Star Quilt Company.  Have a look! Tsunami Tutorial

Oh, my goodness, they created a template!!  How fun is that?!?  Get your pattern and template HERE.

Tsunami (A Giant "Storm at Sea") Lap Quilt  
Printed Pattern and Template available at Missouri Star Quilt Company  
Digital Pattern is available at Quiltscapes  

Kathryn's Star Quilts

A Carpenter's Star

My friend Kathryn makes a quilt for each of her grandchildren, and she's got a bunch!  She has them

Tab Choir Quilt Show

Singing in the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is such a joy to me, and as we finished a recording session last week with guest artist, Sissel, I snapped a little photo of the empty hall.  This is when two of my passions, singing and quilting, briefly collide!  

I ♥ LOVE ♥ Appliqué - Video Tutorial Series

I'm excited to announce that I am doing a virtual class for the Utah Quilt Guild's Spring "Remote-Fest"!

Design Challenge: TV Quilts!

Don't you love it when, every once in a while, a quilt will pop up on the screen in a TV show or movie, or commercial?  I'm talking about Quilts on TV, not quilts to wrap up in while watching TV.  Here's a snapshot of a commercial: