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Flowers + quilts = the perfect spring pairing! Quilters have long featured flowers in their quilts, such as the time-honored appliqued Baltimore Album and the English paper-pieced Grandmother’s Flower Garden.  Today, it’s hard not to include flowers in our quilting when the options include a wide variety of techniques as well as stunning floral fabrics and fun quilting motifs. Take note of how a couple of our guild members have highlighted flowers in their quilts: Candy F. created the original “In Full Bloom” which is pieced, appliqued, and painted. She used the border fabric as her inspiration. This simple patchwork is made extra special withRead More →

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What do you use to aid in your quilting process? How about blue painter’s tape?  I have used it for the following: Attaching a paper bag to my sewing table to collect clipped threads and fabric bits. To stabilize a pattern or fusible web while tracing the pattern. Guide for hand or machine quilting. Guide for half square triangles (HST). Attach LED lighting for different machines (versus permanently attaching to one machine). Use as a design function: define a perimeter for quilt design and fill in with improv blocks or blocks of multiple sizes.  Add additional blocks, fabric or sashing to complete the quilt. DisplayRead More →

Marcia in Ireland

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When Marcia C. isn’t quilting, she loves to travel. Here she is in Ireland last year. Another fun fact about Marcia is that she has lots of browns but very few yellows and oranges in her fabric stash! Today, we’re happy to share some tidbits about Marcia and her quilting adventures. How long have you been quilting? About 20 years. Who taught you to quilt?  I taught myself, although as a child I watched my grandmother quilt by hand on a frame in her living room. Every grandchild was gifted a quilt from her when we graduated from high school. I took my first quilting classRead More →

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The Clark County Quilters annual show is this weekend!  This local guild is located in Vancouver, Washington. The 2018 theme is “Once in a Blue Moon” and it will be held this Thursday through Saturday, April 5-7, at the Clark County Event Center. Check out the link for more details! http://clarkcountyquilters.org/quilt_show.html  Read More →

Cluck Cluck Sew Mini Quilts

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Some of the best things in life come mini-sized:  mini Snickers bars, mini vacations, and of course, mini quilts! While miniature quilts have been around for decades in the form of doll blankets and pot holders, the mini quilt craze of today has widened to include mug rugs, table toppers, and especially wall hangings. These minis can be found in various (small) sizes and shapes, but according to the American Quilter’s Society a true miniature is 24 inches in both width and length, with the patchwork being quite tiny. One of our MPS small groups, the Ladies of the Cloth, have taken on the challenge ofRead More →