For Christmas, a quilter in my quilt group gave everybody in the group a Spring Fling charm pack. Since I received the bright colored fabric in the dead of winter, I was excited to work with it. First I had to decide what to make. My criteria? The finished object needed to have a purpose, I needed to try a new block/technique, and I needed to minimize buying additional fabric for the project. The result is a [...]

A couple of years ago, I discovered the Dear Jane Quilt. For some unknown reason I was attracted to this quilt. I wanted to make my own. I thought about it for a year before I did anything. In February 2004, I bought the Dear Jane software. I liked the idea of being able to print templates or foundation pieces. A few weeks later I bought 2 bolts of fabric. Why two bolts? I want [...]