Every project we make – needs backing. I am forever calculating quilt backing yardage – whether I’m making a project just for myself – or writing a pattern. To save…
The Quiltblox eNewsletter – April 1, 2024
A brand new Quiltblox pattern and some of my favorite Quilty Treasures in the Shop. Read all about it in the Quiltblox eNewsletter. Click on the image to read the…
Introducing: Tis The Season
The tulips and daffodils are in full bloom, and cherry blossoms have appeared from Portland to Tokyo. Spring showers are alternating with blue skies and the pollen in the air…
The Quiltblox eNewsletter – March 21, 2024
Scrap Quilts, the Quiltblox Birthday Club, and some new Quilty Treasures in the Shop. Read all about it in the Quiltblox eNewsletter. Click on the image to read the March…
Umpqua Valley Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show
Make plans to attend the Umpqua Valley Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show – Sampling Umpqua Every quilt entered is a treasure. Every quilt has a story and they are all a…
Scrap Quilts – Controlled Scrappy or Anything Goes?
As quilters, we’ll inevitably end up with lots of scraps. Not enough to make another whole quilt – but too much to toss. At some point, most of us consider…
Quilt Math: Enlarging and Reducing Block Size
I make a lot of quilt blocks, I’m guessing that you do too. There are times though, when I want to make a block a different size that I have…
The Spools and Stitches Shop Hop
Did you know? March is National Quilting Month – what better way to celebrate than with a Shop Hop? It’s been 4 years – almost to the day that we’ve…
The Quiltblox eNewsletter – March 1, 2024
The value of making sample blocks, Quilt Math: 2-1/2 inch strips from yardage, and some new Quilty Treasures in the Shop. Read all about it in the Quiltblox eNewsletter. Click…
Quilt Math: 2-1/2 Inch Strips
Those rolls of 2-1/2 inch pre-cut strips found in every quilt shop – are so addictive. Anywhere from 20 – 42 strips all cut from the same line of fabric,…