If you are a quilter (or an artist of any kind) it is no secret that your craft comes with it’s own set of critics- knitting knazis, painting pompouses, seamstress snobs and, in my case, the quilting police. Having been an artist as long as I have (basically my whole life) I am fully aware that any time I create something artistic there will be comments made by critics. But when I first got into quilting, or really more when I got into the piecing portion of quilting, the quilting police seemed to be exceptionally harsh to me. Maybe it […]
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I have been so productive lately! I feel like everyday I am working on something different, but it is all just so fun! I am super grateful to have a baby that likes being my little side kick while I work. The hum of my quilting machine puts him right to sleep! I have been digitizing designs in a new way, and since my new process has been so awesome I have just gotten addicted! (check out my previous blog post to see what I mean). So, I wanted to show you some NEW DESIGNS that I just created! Also, […]
For a long time now, as I have perfected my free motion quilting, some of the most common comments that I get from people watching me over my shoulder are: “Wow! That is so precise it looks like a computer did it!” “Man I wish I could quilt like that, but I have a computerized system. All I have to do is push buttons and it does it for me!” And my personal favorite: “That would be so cool if there was a way I could just plug a flash drive into your brain and download your quilting skills!” Welp, […]
If you’ve been following my social media accounts, you’ll know that I was working on a quilt for the Houston International Quilt Festival and Competition that is taking place this coming fall. I have entered the show a few times before (and getting a quilt in to the show is a huge deal in its own right.) I didn’t want to post any photos showing too much until after the deadline for the competition was closed. Color me paranoid but my designs have been knocked off before and didn’t want that to happen again, lol. On top of that, I […]
We all know the last few weeks I have been very quiet in social media. …which is probably alright, because in the 10 days before I stopped posting, I kind of had an overload of posts. Everyone kept telling me that before you give birth to a baby, you get this huge burst of energy. Well, I got about 7 days worth of energy and finished like 10 quilts in that week! Take a look… I quilted and bound this fun rainbow bargello quilt that I pieced a few months ago. I finally bound this quilt that I pieced and […]
You may remember a few months ago when I made a custom-lettered and custom printed quilt for my dear friend Kaelyn. Well, doing that project opened up my eyes to a whole new style of quilts that I have fallen in love with making! For ease of understanding, as of right now I am calling these quilts “Sentimental Snuggles”. Cute huh? It’s where I take quotes and phrases and words that are meaningful to the subject (in this case our new little baby on the way) and I arranged those words into a design that I would then print on […]
5 Years ago, I created this quilt: I had just gotten into free-motion quilting but as many of you know I had already been an artist for several years. It was created for a competition at the Houston International Quilt Festival called “Create Your Style With Swarovski Elements” (yep, THE Swarovski company was the sponsor along with SAQA and Pfaff Sewing Machine Company) The theme was music so I chose to incorporate some of my favorite instruments into the composition. Lo and behold, it won first place! I am guessing if you are reading this post that you have already […]
2016 was a doozy for us! This Summer Andrew and I will have been married for 8 years. Time flies when you’re having fun! If I have learned ANYTHING in the year 2016, it’s that life rarely goes the way you plan. Well, 2017 is a new year with BIG PLANS! (Both personally and professionally) We are so happy to announce that this year our little family will be growing! That’s right… I’ve got a bun in the oven! I’m knocked up! Ma eggo is prego! Coming this Summer we will welcome a bouncing baby boy into our family! (Recognize this quilt? […]
If you know me, you know that I can get quite competitive when it comes to quilting …and art in general. I am fully aware of this attribute and I am really trying harder to not be that way. (Of course competition has it’s place and I am actually working on a couple competition quilts, but it shouldn’t be the main event in my career.) Every so often I am blessed with opportunities that remind me why I fell in love with quilting and what really makes it truly important not only in my own life but in the lives […]
Hey Everybody! As many of you know, Spring Quilt Market was in Salt Lake City in May. Of course, because it was in my back yard, I had to make a point to go! I didn’t have a booth or anything, I more just wanted to make new friends and wholesale some of my merchandise. As I was walking through the hallway of the Salt Palace Convention Center, I passed many people I didn’t recognize. But then… I see a woman pass me who I KNEW I recognized. It was Alex Anderson! She is the host of the popular quilting channel […]