Eclipse is in the mail

Ever since I subscribed to American Patchwork & Quilting
I’ve admired and hoped one day I’d have Laura Boehnke’s job as pattern tester for American Patchwork & Quilting. As I chatted with Giovanna last night I realized I have Laura’s job…just not for American Patchwork & Quilting.  I get to test patterns for Benartex.  It’s so much fun to realize a dream has come true. I got a call from my friend neen yesterday…she

It bears repeating…I love teaching machine quilting!!
I love teaching machine quilting.  Each student and each machine gives me something to think about and a new approach to how I teach.  This morning two of my students had these beautiful “Aha!” moments as Sarah Vedeler calls them. I always talk to my students about speed, that a good even, medium speed will make a huge difference in how consistent their quilting will become.  In my last class, quite the feisty group, I started issuing “speeding violations” when a couple of the gals would just race the machine.  With several of the gals I’ve done this in class, much to their amusement, but th

International Quilt Festival Quilt Scene
Nancy from the quilt cottage in Mamaroneck called this afternoon letting me know that “Quilt Scene” arrived today.  When I told my sweetie we had to take the trip there to pick up a copy. There are so many great people in this articl

From Pen thief to pin thief to . . . . donut thief
Some time ago I posted this blog on how I became a pin thief.  I still have several of the pins that came home with me that day. Yesterday started out well enough.  My sweetie headed out to do some grocery shopping while I was perusing the internet blog sites that I visit, checking out the news and all that jazz.  By the time he arrived home I’d had breakfast, spoiling his plans for blueberry pancakes..oh well, there’s always next week.  While he was out he picked up 3 chocolate donuts with just a hint of cinnamon they smelled yummy. In the afternoon I have m

Let Your Foot Loose – Be Fancy & Free!
Thanks Bridget for the title to the next machine quilting class that I’m developing.  The goal is to have this ready to go in a few weeks.  This will be offered at the quilt cottage in Mamaroneck as soon as I get the right order for teaching worked out and the put together a small kit for the students.  After chatting with Ellen Highsmith Silver last night before class started I’m going to base the class on “Twilight in the Bronx”.