Confessions Of An Absent-Minded Quilter

[...] Several friends asked me to post a how-to for my little Christmas trees made from chenille stems (f/k/a pipe cleaners).  I tried to find instructions for a tiny tree like this but the only [...]

[...] around the tip of the needle-nose pliers to form a tiny loop at the middle (in case you want to hang the tree on a tree).  Make a [...]

[...] feet tall. It seems later in the year than it really is. My schedule is all mixed up because Quilt Market and Festival were two weeks early this year. I'm accustomed to loading everything into the [...]

[...] Quilt Market was lots of fun and so inspiring. It's always exciting to see all the vendors with their new [...]

[...] stand. Supplies:  Needle-nose pliers, wire snippers, eight chenille stems, ruler. 1.  Fold one chenille stem in half, wrapping it around the tip of the needle-nose pliers to form a tiny loop at the [...]

[...] Yep, it's a new day, it's a new web site and it's all good!  My talented friend Robin Williamson just got my new web site up and [...]

[...] group and they made me feel so welcome.  On Saturday and Sunday of last week, we had a two-day workshop.  Everyone brought their drawing or photo and I helped them with construction techniques and [...]

[...] the program and workshop this week.  The guild meeting is Thursday night (January 6) and the two-day workshop is Friday and Saturday.  For information about the guild, go to http://www. [...]

I'm so happy to be invited back to my hometown guild to give the program and workshop this week.  The guild meeting is Thursday night (January 6) a [...]

[...] time I mean it. Tonight Mike and I drove to Weatherford so that we could go to the Quilters Guild of Parker County.  I wanted to see Bonnie Hunter's (quiltville.com) program and I also [...]

[...] The Austin Area Quilt Guild is a wonderful group and they made me feel so welcome.  On Saturday and Sunday of last [...]

[...] in response to Judy Kriehn's challenge to make a "long skinny" quilt for the Dallas Quilt Celebration. It seems that the "large applique" category only specified a 72" [...]

[...] with Pebeo Setacolors, heat set it and then ironed on hundreds (thousands?) of die-cut freezer paper circles.  Tomorrow or the next day I will spray on additional layers of color, and those [...]