Planning a quilt
I no longer offer custom and heirloom quilting but I would be more than happy to quilt anything else for you.
quilting
February 2020 The Quilters Touch
I am ready to get started on your quilts for 2020,no matter if you want pantographs, free hand edge to edge or meandering.
A new year – with The Quilters Touch
The new year I know it is almost the end of January – but you know how busy life can get. Did you make any New Year resolutions? Have anything new going on in your life? I would love to hear if you do.I don’t make resolutions, can’t keep them so don’t bother. I am …
Heritage Quilters Guild Quilt Roundup 2019
Quilt Roundup Heritage Quilters Guild 2019 Quilt Show Crown Point Indiana We had our quilt show October 26th and 27th 2019. Following are the pictures I took of the winning quilts. They are not in any specific order except the first one that won Viewers Choice as well as a blue ribbon in it’s category. …
Quilting Retreat 2019 Is Over
Here I share all the projects I finished at quilt retreat this year and also where we held our retreat.
Quilting Retreat
Quilting retreat is a place where all you do is sew, make new friends, eat and maybe go fabric shopping and you don’t have any family or household distractions.
Choosing Quilt Batting explained for the beginner
Do you have a favorite batting that you use all the time in every quilt you make? Or do you just use what you find on sale? If so, you might miss out on some great batting you haven’t tried yet.
Quilting for charity
If you find a group of quilters, you will find some if not all of them donate quilts, fabric and or time to charities.
Quilting Podcasts and how to listen to them
What Do You Listen To Or Watch While You Are Sewing?
Or Do You Like Quiet While You Sew?
Do you like to have the radio or TV on when quilting? I tend to either listen to audio-books, podcasts or sometimes I will put on quiltville.com quiltcam
Quilting is expensive but does it have to be?
Most quilters I talk to agree that quilting has become very expensive, but do we make it more expensive than it needs to be?
Free Quilt Pattern Sites Ideas
Some of the more popular free quilt pattern sites I have found online and love.
How To Be A Quilter
How to be a quilter (Even If you have only sewn garments before) I am a quilter but I wasn’t always. I grew up with a seamstress mother and grandmother and learned to sew from an early age. I think I was just tall enough to reach the peddle when I learned. I made doll …
4 Great Blog Posts About Quilt Labels You Should Read
4 great blog posts about quilt labels you should read I don’t know about you, but I always forget to make a label for my quilts. I know I need to but I just forget. They are important because the quilts we make will last for years, generations. Our work is important and should have …
4 Great Blog Posts About Quilt Labels You Should Read Read More »
See How Easily You Can bind your quilts
See How Easily You Can bind your quilts When I first learned how to do binding I used 2.5” wide strips folded in half and sewn onto the sides of the quilt and then cut off even with the top and bottom. I then added another 2 of the same strips onto top and bottom …
5 Great choices to finish your quilts
5 Great choices to finish your quilts OK, there may be more than 5 but here we will discuss how to choose the type of quilting you want and then let’s look at the 5 most common ways that I offer to finish your quilt. You finally got that quilt top done and now you …