Feb

25

Giveaway for Kids

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Due to a printing glitch and subsequent reprinting, I ended up with way more copies of In a Twinkle: Youthful Quilt Designs than I needed. It’s time for them to move away from home!
If you’re a member of a group that makes and donates quilts for kids in need, email me at “topdog at quiltpuppy.com” […]

May

20

The anatomy of a lollipop

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I’ve made a whole lot of lollipops in my career. I’ve done the fusible-interfacing demo so many times that last weekend at the SCVQA show, I put a big stack out on my table and happy quilters went home with batches of them pre-made.
This is a form of appliqué that requires neither skill nor […]

Apr

5

Lots of lollipops

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One of the patterns in In a Twinkle: Youthful Quilt Designs is Lollipops, Candy Bars & Jujubes. When I was working on it, Guin Jenanyan and Debra Hartman of Hollister, California, agreed to test the instructions. They got together for a marathon sewing session. Guin reported, “We really enjoyed making your pattern. We made 3 […]

Mar

22

Maria’s Twinkle

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In the summer of 2004 I had the honor of being the featured quilter in the Maria Michaels Designs Newsletter. Here’s a link to the interview, which is a very fun story all about how I got my start in quilting and in publishing.
In preparation for the interview, I sent Maria a copy of […]

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