Valentine Quiltworks

A picture is worth a thousand words :-) I used fusible applique for the letters, added the borders, and then quilted it on my Statler Stitc...

I'm a visual person, I like pictures. When you look at a blog, do you like to read lots of stuff, or do you prefer to browse pictures ...

Our beautiful Christmas tree!

Have you ever wondered what happens during the consultation when you bring your quilt to a longarm quilter? Have you ever wondered what th...

Do you prewash your fabrics before you use them in a quilt? Here are a few examples of why all of my fabric is washed before it is placed i...

This is a photo of the acorns in our shrub bed. The entire wooded area looks like this, thousands of acorns! The squirrels have been busy.....

It takes a lot of work to put on a quilt show. Setting up the quilt show, the vendors are unloading their stuff and the quilt frames have...

The Shoreline Quilters Guild presents "A Harvest of Quilts" Quilt Show 2009 Saturday, October 17th, 10am-5pm Sunday, October ...

Is it a "stash" or a "collection" A stash is meant to be made into quilts, a collection is meant to be loved and enjoye...

July 4, 2009. Happy Birthday America!

Remember Alex Anderson's TV show "Simply Quilts"? I miss that show, I learned a lot of new quilting techniques from watching ...

I love fabric! And like many of you, I have a pretty substantial stash :-) Of course when I make a quilt I never have exactly what I need...

Last week I spent 4 days at MQX in Manchester, NH. It is an annual event for machine quilters, and I have now attended four times! I took s...

Celebrate Earth Day every day! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Conserve energy, turn down the thermostat and snuggle up under a quilt!

I have 142 different cat fabrics! I love to buy quilting fabric, but I don't just buy any fabric. My favorites are bright colored fabri...

Red Sox Opening Day home game at Fenway was rained out today, so they will try again tomorrow. My father in law was Joe Wood Jr. and his f...

Here it is! My collection of black and white fabrics is now a Disappearing 9 Patch quilt! To tell you the truth, I wasn't crazy about t...