The Railroad Quilt: A Beginner’s Quilt

Posted by on May 29, 2015 in Blog, Janome, Quilts, Tutorials | 2 Comments

I hear from a number of you pretty regularly that you’d love to make your first quilt, but don’t know where to start, or you’re intimidated. Well, this Railroad Quilt is the perfect first project. It is a quilt that is all about colour and fabrics. It involves easy cutting and piecing, but still has […]

{ Happy Sewing } Festive Tunic

Posted by on May 15, 2015 in { Happy Sewing }, Blog, Festive Forest | 2 Comments

I created this tunic for my daughter as soon as I received yardage of FESTIVE FOREST last December and feel it is a good example of how the collection lends itself not only to quilting and home decor projects, but also to clothing. It is sewn from the Audrey Dress pattern from Violette Field Threads […]

A Forest Quilt by Patty Sloniger

Posted by on May 4, 2015 in Blog, Festive Forest, Quilts, Tutorials | 2 Comments

My fellow Michael Miller designer, Patty Sloniger designs beautiful fabric. She also designs beautiful quilts. She made a lovely tree forest quilt with Festive Forest that I love for its graphic nature. Her balance of colours throughout is just right and her free motion quilting is something for me to aspire to. Patty did a […]