WRITINGS, MUSINGS, & PHOTO TUTORIALS
WRITINGS, MUSINGS, AND PHOTO TUTORIALS
I Got “Snowflaked” – The Sam I Am Quilt
I belong to a private Facebook group of lovely ladies. We've been together a while (close to four years now) and in the way that only seems possible through the marriage of quilting and on-line [...]
The Space Squilt
No, that's not a misspelling. SQUILT is a valid word in my family - it means Special Quilt, and is reserved for the most honored quilts: the "loveys," the "woobies," the ones that achieve Velveteen Rabbit-like [...]
Why You SHOULD Make Derivative Work: It Will Teach You Something
The quilt world got another dose of controversy recently, this one sparked by a blog post from The Modern Quilt Guild at the end of July (note that the original post underwent changes based on [...]
WASWI – One of My Patterns Has Been Plagiarized
I'm pretty steamed. I've discovered that someone who bought my Chunky Wee Zippy Pouches pattern has ripped it off, obviously believing the "just change 5 things or X percent and you're safe" nonsense. Whatever the nuts [...]
Well Loved Quilts
Last week, I visited my son and daughter-in-law in Michigan for their wedding. We had a lovely, too-short time, and I was sent home with three quilt projects to work on! The first quilt is one [...]
Hedgie Pincushion Pattern
I don’t like to dispose of sharp metal in the trash – I’m always worried that it might hurt someone. I usually put all my dead needles into an old pincushion – so I thought [...]