At one time or another, especially if you’ve quilted for a while and have perused quilt sites for inspiration, you may have heard the terms paper piecing, foundation piecing, or English paper piecing (EPP) bandied around a bit. For a beginner, either new to quilting or the whole I’ve-only-traditional-pieced quilt group, those terms can be […]
I am fortunate to have quilting friends from all over the world. Some of us are internet buddies and some of these folks I have been blessed enough to meet face-to-face. One of these friends is a lady named Eileen who lives in New York. When I was President of the Applique Society, Eileen was […]
As hard as it is to believe, it’s almost Autumn. In a few weeks, not only will the days get noticeably shorter, the temperatures will begin to hover in the blessed range of the 70’s and 60’s – at least where I live. Fall brings visions of pumpkins and Halloween and Thanksgiving. But for me […]
I’ve made few confessions about myself this year. In an effort for you to get to know me better – what kind of person I am as well as what kind of quilter I am – I have confessed a few things, with the latest being that for many years I was a “topper.” But […]