There is something about a hand quilted quilt, a certain softness or drape. It just looks and feels a little different–a but more snuggly, perhaps. And there is something about that old fashioned, slightly crinkled look and feel that appeals...
A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to take a set of classes with Pat Wys of The Silver Thimble Quilt Company. The classes were so wonderful! Pat is a fantabulous teacher and I learned so much about...
I made my parents a quilt for Christmas. Well, to clarify, I pieced the top, purchased the batting, backing, and binding fabrics and wrapped them up for Christmas 2010 (cough, cough). Now, I was not giving them an incomplete gift,...
At one time or another, most quilters get asked the question, “How can you tell if this is hand quilted?” I was lucky enough to have seen hand work (mostly my mother’s embroidery and such) enough to spot the tell...
Tendonitis. Not the forearm kind that I already know how to work around until it heals, but the kind that binds up the shoulders, making the arms more or less useless. Holding anything of weight makes the shoulder burn. Forget...
