What a weekend! Went to the local quilt show to have a look at Siren Song and found out she won 3 ribbons. One was best computerized quilting. The painter was here and painted the kitchen and dinning room. The last of the odds and ends are at the new storage site waiting for when… Read more »
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Her name is Siren Song
Siren Song is the name given to this beautiful black and cream quilt that will be hanging in this weekends Wildflower Quilt Guild Quilt Show. This quilt was quilted during the moving of the studio to its new location. She is one of my best works! I will post details on all the designs in… Read more »
Fran the Fabulous Fusion
Fran the Fabulous Fusion was brought into the new studio over a week ago and has been busy at work. When we took her apart we were able to bring most of her in large units. When we turned her on she ran like she was still in the house that is until I broke… Read more »
Moving Forward!
What a week! The contractors finished up on Friday. They did a fantastic job!!! I just can’t believe they are done and how beautiful it all looks. Now for the deck and some landscaping. Tim and I have already began buying and putting together new shelving, cutting tables and storage. While the contractors were finishing… Read more »
CONSTRUCTION, HELPING OTHERS , and QUILTING…..OH MY!
So much going on here at my new studio “Quiltopia” Part of the exterior has been painted. The bamboo flooring is installed and we have the light fixtures up. The interior is all textured and painted a bright white. This is really happening!!!! Oh yea the new windows arrived and will be installed next week…. Read more »
It Begins!
The tree trimmers and landscapers have been here and a lot of brush was cleared from around the new studio. Three large truck loads of leaves went to the dump and the grapes and herbs have been planted. There is more landscaping to be done and of course decking to be built once the building… Read more »
Thanking our Heroes!
One of the most rewarding things I do as a quilter is my work with Quilts of Valor. Last year I had children decorate and print messages on six and a half inch of muslin with crayons and markers for future Quilts of Valor. Â I write some of words on a portable dry erase board… Read more »
It’s cool to be square!
One of the most difficult things for me as a quilter is keeping the quilt square. I have found that one of the easiest ways to make/keep a quilt square is to use my channel locks and pin the quilt top to the perfectly stitched horizontal and vertical sew lines. Now you may think you… Read more »
Will It Never End?
It has been a rough couple of weeks here at Quality Quilts with illness and still working on emptying what was once a storage building/workshop so it can be transformed into the new studio for Quality Quilts. Twenty years of stuff and all the wood working equipment is proving to be a very big job… Read more »
Saved from the Dump
As Tim continues to sort, clean, and discover treasures I ran across a box of very old hand pieced quilt tops that I remember were going to be thrown away. As a quilter you know I couldn’t let that happen. If I remember correctly I saved this Apple Core quilt from the trash dump long… Read more »
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