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  January 15, 2010

  Congratulations to a New Quilter!

  I’m proud to say that my mother-in-law, Alice Ruble has joined the ranks of the quilting world. She begs to differ, saying that one quilt does not a quilter make, but as far as I’m concerned, anyone who has made a quilt is officially a quilter.
  As Alice has followed the quilting magazines I’ve worked for [...]

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  December 21, 2009

  Merry Christmas Quilting Friends!

  As a family tradition, every year our family of six would go to a tree farm to find the perfect Christmas tree. When walking around the farm, we would mark several tree tops with our wool caps and then we would take a family vote before cutting down a tree…

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  December 20, 2009

  Memories of a First Quilt

  I’ve learned a lot in the years since my first quilt, and I know I still have a lot to learn. Even though the binding is coming lose and I probably should have quilted it more than I did, it’s still one of my favorite quilts, perfect for an evening read!

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  November 16, 2009

  QUILT Loves the Outer Banks!

  There’s nothing like the beach as a great background for photos! Joined by our photographer, Kelli, our stylist, Sera, and Jenn, the styling assistant, we spent four beautiful days at hard at work.

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  November 4, 2009

  The Holiday Crunch is On!

  The holidays are around the corner and many long arm quilters are chained to their machines cranking out holiday quilts for their customers. I’m one of them.

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  October 7, 2009

  Calling all Guilds…

  I always love to know what my readers are doing and so it was a very pleasant surprise to learn about the ladies of the Country Piecemakers Quilt Guild in Powhatan, VA.  Being inspired by a  Aug/Sept 2007 Quilting Friends article regarding a Paint Can Challenge in a NY Guild, the ladies of the VA [...]

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  October 6, 2009

  This Little Piggy Goes to Market

  ”This little piggy goes to Market, this little piggy stays home…” When I say this toe-wiggling rhyme to my 7-month-old son, he doesn’t realize that next week I really am going to market…Quilt Market, that is! 
  Next weekend is the fabric industry show in Houston: Fall International Quilt Market. It’s where all the fabric companies, pattern [...]

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  September 30, 2009

  A Personal Look

  Being the editor of QUILT Magazine often allows me a personal look inside people’s lives.  I met Leigh Headington at a quilt show while admiring a flag quilt design in their quilt booth.  Several months later Leigh and her two sisters, the Sweet Tea  Girls, created a new version of the flag quilt for the [...]

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  August 14, 2009

  Technology - Get a kid!

  As we clean out our attic, I am making some discoveries.  I found my dad’s first computer that he bought back in 1990.  I remember going to his house and spending hours on the thing just “surfing” and boy, did I think I was pretty slick that I could do an email!!!  The monitor was [...]

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  August 12, 2009

  A Lesson in Humility

  I spent some time this past weekend trying to assemble a quilt that’s been in the making for at least three years, if not four. The queen-size quilt uses a big block design to showcase a variety of half-yard cuts of Kaffe Fassett fabric I impulsively purchased at Quilt Festival a while back. I loved [...]

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  August 5, 2009

  Quilt Giveaway

  About this time every year, I think about quilting for charity. I know summer seems like a random time for that, but I have a good reason. My sister is the special events coordinator for HospiceCare in Madison, Wisconsin, and each fall she organizes a very classy Gala as a fundraiser. Part of this Gala [...]

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  August 4, 2009

  First Attempt Quilt

  Dear Friends:
  I’m so proud to show you a first attempt quilt from one of our very own staff members, Copy Editor Janet Bjugan.  Janet spends many hours quietly proofing our quilt magazines. I’m excited that after seeing pages of quilts she made her first project!   Something I just recently found out about Janet is [...]

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  August 3, 2009

  Checking in….

  After an unbelievably busy teaching schedule this Spring, my husband and I decided to “get outta Dodge”  for a few days and take a short cruise up to Canada.  It ended up being foggy for 2 out of the 4 days, but it was relaxing nonetheless.   I’ve been trying to play catch up working [...]

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  July 7, 2009

  The Quilt List

  Do you have a quilt list? Do you keep a record of all the quilts you’ve made, along with photos of each? When I first began quilting, my mom bought me a quilt journal.

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  June 10, 2009

  Quilting “Babes” in Nicaragua

  What an awesome opportunity I was given a few weeks ago to go to Nicaragua in Central America. My friend, Anne, and I spent 8 beautiful days with the women in the mountain villages…

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  June 8, 2009

  A Quilting Plateau

  When you quilt, do you choose projects that challenge your current abilities and allow you to learn new techniques? Or do you fall into that comfortable rut of doing an easier project with skills you already know? I’m not knocking the easy project—there are so many quick and simple designs out there, and great fabric [...]