ScrapHappy October 2024 — A Quick and Easy Group Quilt Project

This past weekend our little town had a Quilt Walk, and I volunteered to run a table to create a group art quilt. In preparation, I fused very simple face shapes to background… Continue reading

A Passel of Kids’ Quilts and A Cautionary Tale

I have been on a roll and I have finished four baby/kid quilts in the past few weeks. Most of these materials were donated to me already cut up — the challenge is… Continue reading

Puppy Cuteness

In an ongoing effort to use up pre-cut fabrics I’ve been given, I pulled out all the puppy fabrics, intending to make a twin-size quilt. I found a quilt on Pinterest that I… Continue reading

The Endeavourers’ Reveal Day: Vintage

It’s time for the reveal of the quarterly challenge of the online art quilt group, The Endeavourers. This time the theme was “Vintage”.  I love using vintage textiles, and I have already done… Continue reading

A Finished Quilt and a Bucket List

Here is a string quilt I started in 2016, using pieces of old shirts from thrift stores.  Back then, I had fun placing the fabrics to make the blocks, but later, I realized… Continue reading

Guest Post: Coverlet Magic

Today I am so honored to share a beautiful essay from Annie Brannon. Annie contacted me for information about an antique coverlet she had bought — I am no expert, but I know… Continue reading

It’s Been on the To-Do List for Ten Years

Last weekend I played with painting old linens.  I followed the directions from a 2014 article called ” ‘Dyeing’ Vintage Linens with Paint”, by Cheryl Sleboda, (Feb/March 2014 Quilting Arts magazine). This process… Continue reading

The Numbers Game – July 1, 2024

I am joining in with Judy Dykstra-Brown’s online game — to showcase a variety to photos, she chooses a number every Monday, and then the participants show their photos with that number in… Continue reading

Family Quilt Mystery Solved

Back in 2017, my mother-in-law downsized, and passed four quilts on to me.  Since they were in an old family trunk from Ohio, I justifiably assumed that they had come from family in… Continue reading

Coverlets in the American Civil War

A kind reader, Benecio Machado, made me aware of Civil War photographs that clearly show handwoven coverlets.  He was asking what books I would recommend for learning about the coverlets of that era.… Continue reading