When I load backing on the quilt frame I use the grain of the fabric, not the cut edge.  Here is an example of why it's important to ...

This machine is a Singer 201-3, made in the UK.  It sews beautifully.  I've made several quilts on it. I bought it via ebay and rewired...

Now onto the long arm!  For those just arriving at my blog, this is the quilt I'm making for my first grandbaby, due December 4th. ...

It is Memorial Day weekend and I'm thinking of a cousin of mine who died fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945, Reid Carlos Chamberlain.  He is a...

I've started the Color Therapy quilt as the first quilt for my coming grandchild.  The pattern is found in a book called Scrap Ha...

What better news to get on Mother's Day than your daughter is pregnant with your first grandchild? I went to the fabric store to buy f...

Lovely spring weather has arrived in North Carolina and I want a new quilting project so I turned to youtube to find inspiration.  I stumble...

Many of you follow my "Ode to the Sewing Machine" posts.  We've all seen the ads on craigslist, ebay and elsewhere.  The cluel...