Well it will be a little longer than we expected to have to wait for the new studio to be finished. The contractor will not be able to start on our renovations until the middle of May (that is when we wanted the move to be done). So we are making lemonade out of lemons. This… Read more »
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First Things First!
The first thing one must do when building a new business location is ensure it is safe for clients and guest to get to. Walking on a slopping backyard that is nothing but dirt and rocks will not work! We have large trees that we love but keep out the sun and keeps any… Read more »
Quality Quilts Is On The Move
Quality Quilts is Moving!! Yes you read correctly Quality Quilts is moving out of the house and into the 800 square foot build behind our home. The previous owner built it as a woodworking shop. There are plugs everywhere and lights galore. Originally this building was going to be my husbands shop but we have… Read more »
Anniversary Begins or Does it?
It is now December 8, 2016. All the Quilts of Valor have been awarded and Tim and I are at the Pearl Harbor gift shop picking up those last minute gift and seeing the sights and what tours we might be able to take. We were putting our gifts in the back of the car… Read more »
Everybody Loves a Parade
Oh and what a parade it was! The crowd was 10 deep on both sides of the street for the entire two miles of the parade route. The Pearl Harbor Survivors road in convertible corvettes with their families walking behind the cars, if they had families with them. The final speaker before the parade began… Read more »
AND THE GOLD MEDAL GOES TO…….
Colby wanted a quilt made from all her gymnastics shirts and leotards from when she began tumbling at only two and a half. When Colby brought over what she had filled a good size tub to over flowing. The lid was taped to keep the lid from popping off. I didn’t really look closely at… Read more »
Experts Aren’t Always Right
I have my first employee at Quality Quilts, and her name is Dianne. Dianne is very special not just because she is working for me and my right hand. When Dianne was born she came in the world feet first and facing down. I don’t know all the details but her mother Susan and I… Read more »
Breach of the Front-Door-Threshold Rule
My Stash: Many of us who quilt like to buy fabric. That is pretty understated, yes? Let’s try again and I’ll be more honest. Many of us who quilt adore fabric like crazy fools and buy fabric like drunken sailors whenever possible. Little closer to the truth or are you in-between? I am a certified… Read more »
Let the fun begin!
As I sit here typing I am thinking of all the things I should be doing for the up coming quilt show here in Killeen, Texas. I am entering 5 quilts to be judged this year. This is a record for me! You might be thinking when did she have the time to make five… Read more »
How to make rag quilts
A rag quilt is a quilt that is made up of fabric pieces that have an exposed seam on the front of the quilt and the traditional seam on the back side of the quilt. The rag quilt will have a batting inside of the quilt with the front and backsides in fabric. The making… Read more »
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