Heritage quilt

Hello Everyone, An absolutely delightful group of women gathered together at Friends Around the Block in Colusa last Saturday for my Heritage class. By the end of class, the girls had some beautiful blocks completed. I can't wait to go back and see everyone again. The magic begins when the pieces are placed on the block layout sheet which is included in each pattern. (Unless my pattern stuffer, Mr. Joe, forgets to put one in!) The dynamic mother-daughter duo went to town on their blocks. I…

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Hello Everyone, I love to receive emails and pictures from quilters around the country who've made my patterns. When I opened this email from Dena in Wisconsin, my jaw dropped, and I uttered an audible gasp. This is her gorgeous creation of my Heritage pattern. Here's Dena's email: I just wanted to say thank you for this beautiful quilt pattern! It was very easy to follow. It is the first quilt I have finished and kept for myself! I tend to make quilts and give them as gifts. Some I have…

Hello Everyone, Yesterday, I received an advance image of my Heritage quilt pattern which is going to be in the next edition of QuiltMania magazine, issue 141. This quilt was made by the Independence Hall Quilt Guild in Arnold, CA.....my guild. There will be more pictures of the quilt in the magazine, a story about the guild, and the directions for the pattern. This will be coming to a newsstand within the next couple of weeks. The quilt was made with scraps from my stash by this group of…

Hello Everyone, The classroom at In Between Stitches was filled with nine very talented quilters diligently learning and working on ...

Hello Everyone, Last night after finishing two sides of the binding, I tossed Heritage on the bed to get a good look at it in different light. Why is it the phone takes a better picture than my 'real' camera? It seemed as though I would never get all of the binding sewn on the quilt. Now for the hand stitching. I actually love to work on the binding. It is very relaxing and gives me a sense of completion. I guess I'm going to have to make another Heritage. One for traveling to shows and…

Hello Everyone, It's good to be back to blogging. Thank you all so much for your out pouring of sympathy for my sisters loss of...

Hello Everyone, Day two of pictures from the photo shoot. This time, Heritage takes center stage. All of the following pictures were taken at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Northern California. Just so you have some perspective on how large this tree is, the quilt measures 93" x 93". No, the quilt is not levitating. It is on a quilt stand, and through the power of the "retouch" button on my photo software, I can eliminate the stand. The tricky part is getting the stand level in terrain…