Martie is one of my "Craftsy Kids" and she sent me a show and tell I just knew you would love to see.   This is a wedding quilt she made for her brother and his new bride.  The wedding was in October and it was a "guest sign-in quilt".  She used all the techniques she learned from both Craftsy classes and used the Ultimate Shape stencils to make all the designs. Very well done Martie!!!  Thank you for sharing.  Hugs, Cindy :)

I've always admired the S-Curve background filler but have always had trouble getting my S-Curves consistent throughout.  I had an Ah-Ha moment when I realized that the rope cable border is made up of just that..perfect S-curves! Here's a very easy way to create a beautiful background just by reversing the rope cable. Start by drawing vertical lines that are the same width as your rope cable.  These lines are a guide, they will NOT be quilted. 1.  Now mark your rope cable in the first section. 2. Flip your stencil over so your rope cable is going in the...

I wanted to share that I will be an instructor at the upcoming AQS Quilt Week show in Lancaster, Pennsylvania March 21-24th!   I have three full-day classes, one of which is already full but my Beginning Machine Quilting and my Open Thread Bar are still open. There are some fabulous instructors on board for this show.  To check them out please click HERE and peruse the classes that are being offered. I'm also very honored that I was asked to provide a special Featured Exhibit at this show of my vintage linen quilts!!!  I will have 20 quilts on display...

I want to pass along a great tip to help you quilt smaller details and designs. When you are free motion quilting you generally have both of your hands on the quilt, elbows out and parallel with the machine and you are applying tension to the quilt sandwich to keep it flat. When you quilt this way you are using your "Big Girl" muscles in your shoulders and arms.  This is just what you want to do when tensioning the quilt sandwich. When you are quilting small details such as backgrounds, little feathers, etc., it is very difficult to do...

I've been working on this incredible linen for the past few months and finally bit the bullet and decided to work on a badly damaged corner. I've never had one that was this bad before but the linen was so incredible it was well worth the extra effort. One of the corners was completely shredded.  Oh my.... ...and the lacy inset was shredded as well.     I used parts of this old hankie that had been sacrificed for another project and cut off bits of this to help fill in the torn areas.    I chose to use the hankie...