The next post of fun quilt repair moments.  This week:  a prize-winning family heirloom quilt.  Check out the design and sewing skills, abou...

  I am fascinated by this quilt.  It was brought to me for minor repairs by the granddaughter of the quiltmaker.  (Thanks to her for the pho...

  Here's one of my favorite summer dresses.  It's so bright and cheery! A week or so ago, I had it on, glanced down, and noticed tw...

Back in August 2017, my husband and I traveled to Paducah, KY.   The city shared the happy coincidence of being the home of the National Qui...

The category "Hawaiian quilt" probably conjures up the well-known style of quilt developed in Hawaii.  These quilts use two large ...

 Here's a gorgeous quilt.  It's as simple as that. This quilt came to me for repair.  The quilt dates to c1850.  As old as it is, it...

Yes, I'm a day late for the Solstice, but better late than never, I figure.  Let's slow down for a while and appreciate the cycles ...

Tooting my own horn here for a moment!  Here's the lovely email I just received from a woman who bought my book. My mother-in-law ma...

  This is my newest art quilt - I didn't start out to make a topical quilt.  I was just playing with some gorgeous swatches. I have ment...

  This is a challenge project from the Just Wanna Quilt Facebook group.  We each got 2 packets of swatches from Free Spirit Fabrics, and ...

The quilts in my collection are not pristine museum quality quilts by any stretch of the imagination.  Sometimes I've bought quilts that...

  I am happy to announce that my daughter, aka my darlin' daughter, just finished making a gorgeous quilt.  She's always been an ...

  This lovely quilt came to me for washing - it had met with a disaster or two that had left stains.  I'm happy to say that I got the...

So, my jeans which are a little big on me and thereby super comfy (I'm a fan of baggy clothes), split at one knee.  I keep a stash of th...

Thanks to Barbara Burnham for writing a kind and thorough review of my book on her blog, "Baltimore Garden Quilts".  There&#...

I finished this little quilt a few days ago.  It is now en route to the Sacred Threads exhibit, to be held in Herndon, VA, July 11-28, ...

    The exhibit this past winter-spring in the textile galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago was spectacular.  So spectacu...

Quilts can carry so much love and so many memories.  Here's one such quilt that came to me for repair.   The owner told me: My mom...

  This quilt was a wedding gift, much adored, and came to me in need of some patching.  The needlework is marvelous, which after all is s...

Two American eagle quilts, in honor of Veterans Day. Several years ago, I was honored to be asked to conserve a spectacular eagle quilt.  ...