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Simple Sewing and Sweetness

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! And making this sweet set of quilt and matching toddler pillowcase was so much fun!   The bird print is Robin in the Hood by Michael Miller Fabrics. The leafy green print for the accent is from the Hopscotch collection by Jamie Fingal for RJR Fabrics and […]

Rural Squirrel in Cotton Couture

Round and round and round they go…. These squirrels are playing in the snow! A rare sighting indeed. I was particularly surprised to have been able to capture the Rural Squirrel frolicking in it’s natural habitat. A contributing factor may be that it has been an unusually mild winter this year. And that my previously […]

Rural Squirrel in Brown Neutrals

Round and round and round they go…. These squirrels are playing in the snow! One squirrel is running up a tree on the left….. One squirrel is running down a tree on the right…..   And one squirrel is running across the ground on the bottom.     It was fun choosing fabrics from my […]

Giraffe Family for Quiltmaker Magazine

Look up. Waaaa-yyy up! Family of Three 40″ x 53″ by Lorna McMahon of Sew Fresh Quilts This little baby giraffe is surrounded by the love of family. Keeping watch, mom and dad are right there with him under a canopy of rich, green leaves. Family of Three. Earlier this year, I was contacted by Quiltmaker […]

Top 10 Tips for New Quilters – Quilting with your Walking Foot

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters – Quilting with your Walking Foot. For the complete line up of weekly tips, please see this page. Quilting with your Walking Foot: You have completed your latest quilt top!  Yes!  What an accomplishment. Now what? Lots of quilters shy away from […]