This past weekend, I had occasion to pull out a dozen or so of my antique and vintage quilts for photography and thought it might be fun...

Barbara Brackman’s Block of the Week, Grandmothers’ Choice Round 1 – For my experimental blocks, I wanted the designs to vary enough to...

Here’s one of Peg Conley’s watercolor inspirations for her Clothworks fabric line. Remember our See How We Sew exhibit at Quilting in the...

Since we launched See How We Sew back in the spring of 2011, many quilt- and sewing-related companies and individuals have been extremely...

I’m writing today from the foothills near Yosemite, where I’m enjoying my annual quilting getaway with my friends, Joen Wolfrom and Alex...

I’m so tired of tourists taking my photo. As a charter member of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Scissors, I’ll go anywhere at the drop...

Feeling groovy? Welcome to Spring Quilt Market 2013 and Pat Bravo’s new line with Art Gallery Quilts. I love being part of the quilting...

Today I just felt like sewing. Nothing large, or complex. Just something that would let me play with fabric, and that I could start and...

Verna in her studio; photo courtesy Gregory Case Since taking her first quilt class in 1996, Verna–in her own words–was hooked. “I knew...

So many choices. What’s best for my quilt? As a teacher of beginning quilters for over 30 years, one of the questions I am asked...

Freshly pieced and now ready for quilting. Another week, another quilt. Yeah, I’m slowing down and looking for a break from the...

Today we welcome back quilt artist, author, and teacher Sue Rasmussen for the second part of her guest post. On Tuesday, Sue presented a...

Happy February everyone! I can’t believe how quickly this past month has flown by. I hope you are finding time to work on some of those...

Need a last-minute Secret Santa or gift-exchange goodie for that party tonight? Stumped for a little “something” to present your holiday...

Take a peek at a few of the finished Sew How We Sew Block of the Month quilts using my 2012 BOM patterns. Here’s a photo of my first...

In my last post, I hinted at some exciting news that I was not able to share at the time. Since then, I have traveled to Denver to the...

I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming into the digital age; I’m much more comfortable in an analog world. I like to keep my technology...

Paula Benjaminson and I want to extend our thanks to the wonderful quilt artists who contributed to our online exhibition of...

The Monterey coastline–fancy that: a quilt shop + fantastic scenery. Photo by Kim Butterworth I’m sure the latest tour guides don’t...

I love wearing scarves and am so happy that they are in vogue. I have knitted several beautiful ones from baby alpaca and I always seem...