January - Easing into the New Year with Ideas, Aspirations and Commitments
January is one of my favorite months. It is always my month to wind down from the December crazy and take a moment to relax and fully...
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Four Quilt-Makers Sharing Ideas, Inspiration and Information
Four Quilt-Makers Sharing Ideas, Inspiration and Information
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khosemann8
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
Think Before You Start; Plan Before You Play
In my professional life, I teach Business Writing workshops. We start with a planning process, then talk about clear, concise, active...
khosemann8
- Oct 5, 2021
- 4 min
Adventures with Tumbling Blocks
Last month, I dropped off my son for his first year of college. Moved him into his dorm. shed some tears, and left him with a quilt so he...
laura3077
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Pattern and the Process
Do you enjoy following patterns or prefer creating your own designs? Having taught thousands of students over my 30-plus years of...
laura3077
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Stripes: A Case of Serendipity or Common Threads (plus a Giveaway!)
If I didn’t tell you otherwise, you might think that we at SHWS coordinate our posts so that there is a theme running from one week to...
Admin
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Busy Hands, Happy Quilter
I have had a quilt exhibit on display at Bay Quilts during the month of March. It was so nice to have a bit of normalcy in my life and...
Admin
- Feb 24, 2017
- 2 min
Designing with 20-Degree Fabric Wedges
Hi everyone! I just re-read Pati’s previous post (BTW don’t you just love her new work?!) and noticed in her last sentence that she is...
Admin
- Apr 17, 2016
- 3 min
My One Hour Challenge – Part 2 plus a Giveaway
It’s curious to me that sometimes I have to schedule a play date in my sewing room in order for things to get done. I guess this is just...
Admin
- Dec 16, 2015
- 3 min
Our Top 10 Tips for Quilt Designs with Solid Fabrics
1. Laura’s Jigsaw Landscape released on 11/9/15 2. Laura’s Squared Block to be released on 12/16/15 3. Pati’s Two Blocks from One,...
Admin
- Dec 11, 2015
- 2 min
Let’s Go To The Hop! And Two Giveaways.
Greetings to all our regular readers and welcome to those of you new to our blog. Today I am excited to be participating in a Craftsy...
Admin
- Oct 20, 2015
- 2 min
Tumbling Diamonds Block – Improvisational (Re)Design – Part 3
Before getting started – can we just take a moment to appreciate Laura’s knowledge and instruction in her posts the past 2 weeks? I...
Admin
- Oct 10, 2015
- 2 min
Tips for Constructing a Tumbling Diamonds Quilt Block – Part 2
Here’s the block, now let’s get started. Tumbling Diamonds quilt block. If you missed my previous post and would like to follow...
Kirsten Hosemann
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