Tip Jar

Happy Friday! Today is mostly about little quilts - minis, small quilts, etc. - but I do want to mention a blog post that I hope you've read. Barbara Brackman wrote a lovely tribute in memory of her friend and fellow Moda designer, Linda Brannock , who passed away in late May. Update: Jan Patek...

And twirl. They're all terms used to describe the technique of this... Simple description - the stitches above the seam line joining the two halves of the block are removed so that the center can be opened up. This makes the center junction nice and flat - in large part because the seams are...

Seam rippers. Stilettos. Not the kind you wear. You probably use one more than you'd like, and most of us don't use the other as much as we could. One is necessary to have, the other is beneficial. Both help with piecing beautiful blocks and quilts. While I like to pretend that I rarely need a seam...

In the law, cases are "on point" when the facts of the case in the law books - already decided - exactly match the facts in your case so you can cite it as being the law. So it follows that it kind of annoys me when folks use the phrase "case in point"... where does that come from? It's like "tough...