The Quilt District Blog

I Just Wanna Quilt

Jun 18, 2018

I’ve been interviewed! What? That’s crazy talk. I had such a great time chatting with Elizabeth Townsend Gard of Just Wanna Quilt recently, and the podcast episode is live today! You can listen directly at justwannaquilt.com, or head over to your favorite podcast...

How I Made My Design Wall

Mar 22, 2018

I have moved into my new sewing space, and although it isn't finished, it HAD to get a design wall ASAP. I had making to do! After poking around the interwebz, I cobbled together bits of what I learned and made a design wall that works for me and my space. It is large...

Improv Workshop with Gee’s Bend Quilters

Feb 17, 2018

We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~ Cesare Pavese Yesterday's Gee's Bend workshop at Heritage Hall in Talladega, Alabama was filled with beautiful moments. China caught me picking apart some fabric strips (which I thought was going rather well), took them...

Movin’ On Up…

Feb 10, 2018

Today I start painting the room that will soon be my sewing studio (doesn't that sound fancy?). This was my eldest stepdaughter's room until she went to college, then it was my stepson's room until he went to college four years later. Now, it's going to be MY room....

Can’t Stop This Music

Feb 3, 2018

I got word this week that I didn't make the cut as one of the 2018 52Quilters (strike #5 off my 2018 Plan). The Universe is telling me to reserve that energy for another area that needs my attention. To be honest, I'm slightly relieved to have one less thing on my "to...

Comin’ Around the Bend

Jan 27, 2018

I had been quilting a year before I saw in person what other quilters were making. I didn't grow up around quilters. I didn't belong to a guild. I hadn't had any in-person classes. I learned the art of quilt making through watching YouTube. Relentlessly. One video led...