Graduation 2021 is in the books!

Last year when we knew our seniors were not going to be able to walk across the stage to receive their diplomas I was honored to have made 7 t-shirt quilts that were presented by parents and loved ones in living rooms throughout our community with the senior dressed in their caps and gowns. I… Read more »

Change…during our changing times….

Preview Snippet Toggle panel: All In One SEO Pack Pro All In One SEO Pack Pro Preview Snippet Change…during our changing times…. | Quality Quilts by Laura https://qualityquiltsbylaura.com/change-during-our-changing-times/Lectures have been cancelled along with workshops and quilt shows. The hope was that this time of isolation and distancing would pass quickly and life would go back… Read more »

Grandmother’s Treasured Quilt Nearly Destroyed Part 2

The first thing I needed to do was to somehow attach the torn pieces to one another and stabilize them so I can then applique new pieces of fabric over the torn parts. The stabilizer needed to be thin and only attach on one side. So that left out a lot of stabilizers. I had… Read more »

Grandmother’s Treasured Quilt Nearly Destroyed Part I

I am finally working on a Double Wedding Ring quilt made in the thirties that a treasured grandmother made and a granddaughter and her friends nearly destroyed. It started with a bon firer with a group of cold teenagers. One of the teens went in the house and retrieved a quilt and a few blankets…. Read more »

Keep Your Memories Bright

Recently I ran a video advertising Signature Quilts to preserve you or your loved ones wedding day. The video has been a great success, but with that success has come some concern with comments on the signatures fading over time. With this blog I would like to show you what I do so that the signatures… Read more »

GOALS

  GOALS FOR A NEW YEAR…. Happy New Year! Time to think about goals and dreams and how to make them happen.  I have heard that we should think about the different areas of our lives: spiritural, emotional, physical, financial, relationships, educational. As many do I am in the process of making goals for 2018…. Read more »

“Trash to Treasure”

One of the things I receive are a lot of unfinished quilt tops and pieces from loved ones that don’t know what to do with them after a loved one has passed. It gives me great pleasure to save these treasures. I have also found quilt tops in the trash or about to be taken… Read more »