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About Me

I love quilting! I have a different way of doing things and I write my patterns that way. There are so many ideas in my mind and in my EQ folders that I'll never live long enough to do them all--but I'll keep trying! In years past it was mostly clothing that I sewed, but now it's quilts--from potholder size to king size and everything in between.

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Corrections

Correction to Strip It
Page 1 Step 1a should read:You can cut these all the same or fussy-cut them, cutting from the WOF or from the LOF.For WOF cuts, subcuts can be fussy-cut. The pieces can be cut starting at the left selvedge, and the bottom right cut starting from the ...
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Correction to Focused wallhanging
Page 7, Step ix: The binding is cut from Fabric 3.Sorry for this omission!
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Clarification (not a correction) to Diamond Daze
Page 1, Steps 1b and 1c are for a 2/3 yd panel ONLY!!! There is no Fabric 6 listed on the back cover because this is a Northcott pattern, using the Stonehenge Migration collections as stated on the front cover.When I first wrote this pattern in 2021,...
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Corrections to Goose Chase
Page 1 Step 2e: the last line should say “Repeat with the remaining Fabric 3 squares.The diagrams for the quilt, Steps 2h and 3i on page 2, and on page 4 don’t show all the Flying Geese blocks in the bottom pieced border. The diagrams should look lik...
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Correction to Country Roads
Page 4 Third Border step u should be Subcut (2) at 67½”.Hopefully, this was such an obvious mistake that it was easy to figure out the correct measurement…Sorry for steering you wrong!
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Correction to PVQ-059 Lanterns
Page 4, Step 1iiiFabrics 5 and 6 should be cut at 3½”.The pieces can be cut from the 3" strip if you are very careful. Try it on scrap fabric to see how to exactly place the pieces before sewing.My apologies for this error.
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News

Zig or Zag
Sometimes I will play around with a pattern for years before I'm satisfied with it. This is one of those patterns.The name is often the hardest part of designing a pattern, but not this time. The name was easy, coming up with how to piece it was the ...
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All Stacked Up
All Stacked Up
Northcott's Snow Much Fun collection is shipping to stores now. I picked up a kit from the Creamery yesterday, and I have the top done already! It is soooooo cute!First off, I cut the panel pictures apart, and put them up on the design wall. I o...
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Is that light at the end of the tunnel a Lantern ?
Why, yes, it is!I designed Lanterns with Northcott's Allure collection. Because patterns need to be to Northcott for them to be shipped with the fabric to the quilt shops, I couldn't make my test sample with the Allure fabric.If I request it, Northco...
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Strip It - done at last!
I used Northcott's Morning Blossom fabric for a test quilt, then added on to make it for a summer quilt (no batting) by adding borders. I got it up to the width of the mattress and from the foot of the mattress up to, tucked under and over the pillow...
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Borderline in Woodland
Today I received fabric in Clothworks Woodland collection.The fabric is so soft and silky, it's wonderful! I can't wait to start cutting and sewing, but I have to add it to the list and get at some other projects also. Borderline with the Woodland fa...
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Jaftex Dragonfly Dance
More of Simply Frames
Another pattern given new life is Simply Frames. I no longer remember what fabric was the first used for this pattern. I do remember it was used with the Quilt Minnesota fabric one year. Other than that, it did not do well.This one is Benartex fabric...
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Garden Cahin - Woodland Woolies
Garden Chain
Garden Chain is a pattern I designed about 8 years ago for Timeless Treasures featuring the Mosaic Garden collection. I don't imagine there is much of that fabric available anymore.Because the large blocks were fussy-cut, I had plenty of fabric left ...
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Baker's Dozen Squared
Last year, Banyan Batik, a division of Northcott, accepted my proposal for Baker's Dozen Squared.This was my very first published pattern, way back when I started. I recolored it in two colorways and they chose to feature both in the Banyan Batiks Sp...
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Testing, testing, testing! - Simply Frames
I recently acquired several new pattern testers, and I promptly put them to work.I designed a wallhanging-tablerunnner-bedrunner with Jaftex fabric. I can't show that yet, but I can show what my testers have done.This one was sewn by Laurie B. K...
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A project finally DONE!
Last Tuesday, very early in the morning, I started on a project that I expected to finish by the end of the day. I guess I'm only 6 days late!For a very long time, I've had it on my to-do list to make new oven mitts. Mine are disgustingly worn out an...
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Flying Geese - How Many Make a Gaggle?
Over the weekend I cut, marked, sewed, and trimmed 96 Flying Geese blocks for a new pattern sample.That's a lot of geese! That must be a gaggle or two, don'tcha think?I'm surprised I didn't dream about them.The fabric I'm using is Northcott's Allure,...
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Jaftex designs - Night Garden - Diamonds and Bowties
Last September I was given the opportunity to submit designs to Jaftex with two new upcoming fabric collections.I was instant love when I saw Night Garden by Blank Quilting. I couldn't wait to start playing, I mean working, in EQ. I submitted se...
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How can a person be busy and get nothing done?
I had such plans to get so many things done these last weeks before Christmas. Looking back on my work calendar, I've accomplished so little. I didn't get any lace on my angel, but she's on top of the tree.I didn't work on a new p...
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Christmas Angels
Four years ago I made a treetop angel from my mom's wedding dress.This year I made one for my daughter.Mine is made with the jacket from the dress. The jacket pieces were large enough to cut the dress and wings in one piece. The dress itself had no p...
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New Pattern--coming soon!
Yesterday I finished piecing a new pattern. Sometimes I think the hardest part of creating a new pattern is to come up with a new name. This pattern is one of those!I finally decided on Jagged Circles. Combining two different angles gives the illusio...
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Island Batik fabric
New Fabric!
The Island Batik Spring/Summer 2024 fabric arrived yesterday! Before I would allow myself to open the box I needed to finish a quilt store sample first.I sorted out the fabric and measured the exact amount received, down to the quarter inch. That way...
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Testing a new block
I have a design that I've been playing with for several months. Today I'm testing it and writing the pattern.The pattern will include templates, but I'll be using Deb Tucker's Studio 180 rulers, although in ways not explained in the instructions. I d...
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Migration Diamond Daze
Diamond Daze - a different use for border prints
Recently I used a border print in a different way. The pattern, Diamond Daze, has a top and bottom border to lengthen a wallhanging to a lap quilt. Before, when making this pattern, it was simply a print in those two spaces. The border print is four ...
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New/Old patterns
I recently submitted several designs to Northcott for a future release. I really loved the fabrics, but didn't have a lot of time to play around. To save some time, and still submit designs using these beautiful fabrics, I simply used "old" patterns ...
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Studio e quilts
Several months ago I received an email from Studio e, stating they were interested in showing an upcoming collection in one or more of my patterns.I was sent a link to the jpgs for the fabrics and I went to work--ok, I started playing. I submitted ...
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Retirement!
It's been over a month since I retired from the Old Creamery Quilt Shop in Randall. Prior to retiring, I started a to-do list of things I wanted to do when I no longer went to work 2 or 3 days a week. I don't think I've done anything on the list yet....
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Diamond Time
I finished up on a new pattern earlier this year that I designed for Island Batik. I can't show that one yet, but this is what it would look like in Northcott's the Lion and the Lamb collection:I did my test sample using this fabric, but ma...
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My "Flange" Binding
I made some tiny quilts, using some of Northcott's the Lion and the Lamb collection. I didn't have enough of the fabric for the binding that I wanted to use. What I had enough of, I didn't like. I knew there are methods of using two co...
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A new month, same old weather, more Baker's Dozen
We are getting more snow, two days ago it was rain. I am soooo ready for spring!It's March, snowing like crazy, windy. Ten years ago I was working on a sample for the Creamery of what was the first of many patterns.Huh. I don't have a picture of this...
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Baker's Dozen Squared tablerunner
Baker's Dozen Squared - 10th Anniversary - another one
I decided to make another Baker's Dozen Squared tablerunner. I chose Christmas fabric this time.I have some of Northcott's Santa's Tree Farm collection. You can view the entire collection here. I think this is number 10 for me.This might be the first...
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Blogger Archive

June 5, 2010
Jun5 What I’ve been doing with my time latelyWell, it’s been almost 6 weeks since I last posted anything. EQ7 has started shipping out. I haven’t received mine yet, but others have and say it’s a great program. We’ve had some beautiful weather, and...
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April 26, 2010
Apr26 EQ7 on the way!About 2 weeks ago word was out that a new version of Electric Quilt would be here soon. There was a lot of speculation on the info-eq list.  EQ6 was the first version to have limited activations. That caused ...
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March 17, 2010
I haven’t been out the door yet, but it looks like it’s nice out. The sun is shining, and there doesn’t seem to be much wind. It’s still pretty wet out, so no yard work yet.
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March 15, 2010
Mar15 A sewing blog anniversary(pictures missing from Blogger)I recently found a blog, Sew Many Ways, that I'm really enjoying. Karen comes up with some great ideas for uses of non-sewing things to be used for sewing. One of her ideas that...
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March 4, 2010
We’re getting some nice springlike weather this week. It’s been up in the 30’s, and the snow is going down. The forecast is for more snow, but at least this time of the year, it won’t last long.
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January 24, 2010
Jan24 My Sapphire is home! We had taken my machine in on a Saturday. Around 10:00 the following Monday, the phone rang and I saw it was the store calling, and I knew it couldn't possibly be good news if they were calling so soon. A belt ha...
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January 10, 2010
Jan10 Happy New Year!I can't believe it's been so long since I posted anything. I haven't been doing much for sewing. I did make a really cute snowman tabletopper. I also started on a Memory Quilt with hockey jerseys. I cut squares of lightwei...
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December 24, 2009
Dec24 Merry Christmas!I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! How can it be this late in the year already?? I made a lined, flannel shirt for my husband for Christmas. I finished it on Monday, and forgot to take a picture til...
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December 16, 2009
Virtual Cookie Exchange(pictures missing from Blogger)Susanne Myers, The Hillbilly Housewife, has organized a Cookie Exchange. I'm not sure if I sent her my recipe in time or not, so I'll but it here too. I never liked sugar cookies until I tast...
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November 20, 2009
a little girl's apron(pictures missing from Blogger)Wednesday I made an apron for my 3½ year old granddaughter Abby. It’s part of her third birthday gift. Yup, that’s right—I’m way late. This will be the first time we’ve seen them sinc...
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October 31, 2009
Addition to my sewing room!!!(pictures missing from Blogger)For the first time in about 14 months I sewed at MY sewing cabinet today! When we got an offer on our house in August 2008, my sewing came to a halt. We had to be out by September 8th, so I ...
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October 21, 2009
I'm going to add from my first blog on Blogger. Not sure how well it will go, but we shall see!Oct21 Getting started(pictures missing from Blogger)As I sit here, looking out my sewing room window, watching the squirrels scurry around in the leaves, ...
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