Bits From The Scrap Basket

This was posted on the Quilter's Renegade FB group, and I thought it such a neat idea. Instead of guesstimating or using Tiger Ta...

I originally posted this in 2011, and, in anticipation for today's release of The Splendid Sampler , I thought I'd re-share. I'd...

I'm so geeked - so close to finishing my sister's quilt!  But I wanted to make sure I didn't rush the ending of it so today I fo...

These eyes aren't getting any younger! Too often, lately, I've had to use a black or dark blue binding on a quilt (love the way i...

Sometimes it's the littlest things... old trick but worth repeating. SCENE: This weekend, late at night, when my eyes were tired but m...

I loved that last Memorial Quilt - I had a really hard time handing it over.  I'm particularly pleased with the way the binding really f...

Well... that will teach me to get cocky.  I'm working on a memory quilt for a friend (his mother passed last year) using all these fabul...

I made a set of drawstring bags for myself and my sister for our upcoming GeoBash (theme is Mardi Gras, I'm heeled at how nice they came...

Had to share! This time of year my hands dry out and crack. The more I quilt, the worse it gets. I've used many things in the past in...

My boyfriend is a sweetie, and he likes to cook. Being the lone cook for the last decade, I've missed some pretty neat tricks. Whe...

What is it about t-shirts? Don't you love the feel of them? The smell of sun-drenched cotton? Cozying in one is the all-American comfort...

As simple as..... One layer cake: Equal 4 sets of charm squares: I know. Obvious to everyone else. I'm making a butterfly quilt for my...

Last night I spent my 15 minutes of quilting time cleaning up my Quilt Room. I realized I had too many pieces of 'almost completed' ...

I wish I remembered where I read this, heard this, saw this... We all know the trick about making two half-square triangles. Sandwich two s...