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Be a Pattern Tester

In addition to being a longarm quilt machine teacher, I design quilt patterns. It is really fun to bring an idea to life, but it is even MORE fun to see someone else use your pattern to make a quilt. As part of my process, I like to use pattern testers to make sure thatContinue reading “Be a Pattern Tester”

QuiltCon 2024 Registration

I am so excited to be a teacher at QuiltCon 2024! The conference will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina February 22-25. I will be teaching five classes- all in the long arm room. HollyAnne Knight of String and Story will be teaching three classes in the longarm classroom. Last year there were no classesContinue reading “QuiltCon 2024 Registration”

Hey Bootiful!

I saw this “make a skeleton” panel by My Mind’s Eye and I fell in love! What a fantastic idea!!! I had seen it in several shops where they followed the directions of sewing the panel to backing fabric with right sides together and then stuffing the parts and assembling it to form a 3DContinue reading “Hey Bootiful!”

CAD Quilting- An Overview

My husband was the CEO of a civil engineering firm. There were only two jobs at the firm that I thought even sounded interesting- one was graphic designer to put together proposals and the other was CAD tech. I actually did a few proposals for the company with my freelance graphic design skills but theContinue reading “CAD Quilting- An Overview”