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Quilters love to share their love of quilting with others and teach them how to piece quilts. I made my first quilt when I was nine years old, so it was appropriate that my granddaughter do the same. I handed her two sets of five inch squares, otherwise known as charm packs, and let her…
Read MoreIt seems I’m in the stage of life where I have a lot of special occasions that call for me to make a gift quilt. This particular one is for one of my nieces who is very dear to my heart. She lives in Maine, so I don’t get to see her often anymore, but…
Read MoreEvery year, we visit my sister and brother-in-law in Pensacola, Florida. People are always surprised that we don’t go to the beach while we are there. We spent a lot of hours on the beach when our kids were growing up, but now there’s somewhere else that I can’t miss every time I make the…
Read MoreI might have mentioned in a previous blog that I had been working on some of my own quilts after the graduation t-shirt quilt rush had passed. Actually, that wasn’t quite true. I have a niece who is living in a long-term rehab facility with about a dozen other women. My mother pieced a quilt…
Read MoreI’ve really enjoyed buying fabric and making quilts for Camp Hope. Carol Thelen, the founder of Quilts for Camp Hope, spoke at the West Houston Quilter’s Guild last week, so I got to grab a picture of her with a Camp Hope Quilt on the lectern. I also took her another quilt that I finished…
Read MoreMany of you may have heard of Project Linus and I think I have mentioned it in a previous post. Project Linus is a non-profit organization that was created for the specific purpose of providing comfort to children in need by gifting them with a home made quilt or blanket. Nearly six million blankets, quilts,…
Read MoreI’m always happy to hear about another successful fundraiser quilt. A retired chemistry teacher had me make a t-shirt quilt out of chemistry related t-shirts to help raise funds for teaching scholarships. I just received this message from her: “It brought in more than I paid for it by quite a bit. I was so…
Read MoreAfter I had just written last week’s post about quilts for causes, I got an email from my quilting friend Amy who had pieced a T-shirt quilt and had me quilt it a few months ago. It was a donation quilt to be used as a fundraiser for Camp Blessing which is a summer camp…
Read MoreAs I mentioned in a previous post, quilters love to make donation quilts to give for worthy causes. When I’m not working on t-shirt quilts for customers, I’m either making a quilt for myself or for a gift or to donate. I just finished making a couple more donation quilts. I made a patriotic one…
Read MoreHere are some pictures of just a little of the fabric that we had for sale this past weekend. Betty and I had lots and lots of fabric, but our turnout wasn’t as good as it has been in the past. I don’t know if the weather was too cool or our quilting friends already…
Read MoreNow that the fabric I ordered at Quilt Market is coming in, it’s time for my annual “Fabric by the Pound Sale”. Quilters love having a fabric stash, but it can get overwhelming when all the bins are overflowing. I have accused my fabric stash of reproducing while hidden in the cabinets when I’m not…
Read MoreQuilters are caring, giving people. We love to make quilts and we love to give them to others, especially in a time of need. Quilters tend to think that a quilt will always make somebody feel better. I made quilts for my sister and my sister-in-law when they were undergoing treatment for breast cancer. I…
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I started making quilts as a child and have been quilting for others for over twenty years. Quilts that I have quilted have been featured in several quilting books and magazines.