Here’s a story about an inmate that makes quilts for charity out of old prison blue jeans and worn out orange offender transport jumpsuits. http://www.swxrightnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12158570 I’m not sure how I feel about that. It’s nice that he is doing something good for others, but I am not sure I would like getting a quilt made…
Do you have extra quilt batting pieces? My friend Chris Thresh has a tip for you: She made a giant “Q-tip” for dusting out of leftover quilt batting. It works like a charm. See pictures of it here: http://winnowings.blogspot.com/2008/07/busting-dust.html On a personal note, Punxsutawney Phil had better not see his shadow on Monday. I am very…
How is your New Year? We brought it in with a bang with the New Years Day mystery! I posted some pictures below. Yes, for everyone who asked, I do plan on doing more videos. I am a little buried right now, but I promise I will get to it! Congratulations to: Birdie in Maryland…
I am really excited to be able to offer something that has never been done before: an online mystery with the clues presented in video format. I call it a VQM (video mystery quilt) and our first quilt starts tomorrow morning at 9AM EST. The names of the quilt is Years To Come, and you…
Hello, and thanks for visiting! I am delighted to see you all here. We have a lot of new members this month so I will tell you a little bit about me. I travel with the Quiltbus, a shuttle bus we converted into a mobile quilt shop. This month we are taking our mobile shop…
Afternoon, ladies. Most of you know why you’re here. You know what secret longings draw you, week after week, to this bright and tastefully appointed place, far from the prying eyes of a society that will not allow us to sew free. Many of you are hardcore veterans of the quilting society, old-school regulars of…
We are just back from a QuiltBus trip. I really enjoy meeting all the different people. The quilters in Winchendon put up a fun sign for us so we wouldn’t miss the church we were going to, but we missed it anyway. When we turned around to go back, all these ladies were jumping up…
