nifty quilts

nif-ty; adjective (ti-er, ti-est) informal, fashionable, stylish: a nifty quilt!

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Playing with Plaids

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I've been having fun with plaids, and finished this quilt top recently.  "Plaids II" 58" x 76" It...
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Sunday, July 31, 2016

Back to front binding tutorial

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Since some of you asked, here's a tutorial on how I do a back to front binding-- that is, using your backing fabric as your binding...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

"Housetop" is Finished!

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"Housetop," 60" x 60" I finished hand-quilting this just in time for picnic season! The top was made in a class...
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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Thinking of Fathers

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I just finished this quilt top, all made from shirts that were worn by my father, my husband and myself. It includes seven ...
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

New Gwen Marston Online Classes!

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"Red Square VI" by Gwen Marston, 2008 I was asked to review Gwen Marston's new "Abstract Quilts in Solids"...
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Sunday, May 29, 2016

Utah's National Parks and English Paper Piecing

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I've just returned from a two week trip to see some National Parks in Utah and Arizona. There were long car rides, so I took along my...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Exciting and not-so exciting news.

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Wow! There are two beautiful articles about my quilts in Les Nouvelles, Patchwork et Creation Textile, the magazine of France Patchwork...
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I've been making quilts since 2005, and am a big fan of Gwen Marston, Anna Williams, Denyse Schmidt, the Gee's Bend gals and old string quilts--the quirkier, the better. I love new fabrics, but my favorite source is the men's shirt rack at the local thrift shop.
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