What fun! So many of you responded when I asked you to give a shout-out to your favorite quilt shops (or 2, or 3, or 4)! Clearly, many of us…

Giving Back – Quilts Making a Difference
Quilting for charity is something that most quilters I know do at some point in our quilting careers. Giving back in ways large and small is wired into many of…

The Quiltblox eNewsletter – October 11, 2024
In this edition: Favorite Quilt Shops, Save Big on EQ8, and some of my favorite quilty treasures. Read all about it in this edition of the Quiltblox eNewsletter. Click on…

I EQ8 – Do You?
Thanks so much to everyone who reached out with questions about EQ8 from my article about Auditioning Fabrics in the last newsletter. Learning a software program like EQ8 is a…

Favorite Quilt Shops
I’m working on compiling a list of favorite quilt shops – I have mine, but I’m curious about yours. Why am I working on compiling a list of shops? After…

The Quiltblox eNewsletter – October 1, 2024
In this edition: Auditing Fabrics in EQ8, Spotlight on Design – The All Missouri Shop Hop, and some of my favorite quilty treasures. Read all about it in this edition…

Auditioning Fabrics in EQ8
When I had the retail shop – I would spend hours every day helping customers figure out a grouping of fabrics that was appealing and that best complimented the pattern…

Spotlight on Design – The All Missouri Shop Hop
Earlier this year, I submitted a design for a quilt to be featured in the magazine for the All Missouri Shop Hop. It’s a competitive process – Shop Hop Inc….

The Quiltblox eNewsletter – September 21, 2024
In this edition: Using Printed Photographs in Quilts, Spotlight on Design – The All New England Shop Hop, and some of my favorite quilty treasures. Read all about it in…

Using Printed Photographs in Quilts
I’ve been experimenting with printing photographs on fabric and using them in quilts for a couple of years. Using printed photographs in quilts is an interesting process that’s easy to…