Today's Domestic Class started with a lesson in hand quilting. This is sweet Jamie, who is 8 years old, I just want to scoop her up and take her home! Then after lunch was the Hand Embroidery class. I made each girl a little practice piece to help them remember the names of the stitches. Em
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I received this in my inbox and thought it was TOO CUTE not to share! My sweet friend Robin sent this: Dear Aunt Kathy, I love your quilting DVD. I kept hearing your voice and could not even eat my breakfast. I recommend it to all babies under a year old. Love,
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This week we are offering our How to Make a Patchwork Quilt DVD at 20% off. Use special code: 20OFF (no spaces) When you buy the Patchwork Quilt DVD you will receive our Learn How to Quilt in Five Easy Lessons on CD, a $18.97 value for FREE! This CD will teach you how to make a Nin
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When we started this website our goal was to teach young people (kids). We saw such a need to encourage practical skills for the next generation. As time went on we realized that the reason why so many kids did not know how to do the hands-on things was because their parents and grandparents did not
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Would you like to learn how to make beautiful heirlooms from scraps of fabric? How about creating special, one of a kind gifts? WATCH THE VIDEO CLIP HERE *All it takes is learning a few quilting techniques, some basic quilting tools, some practice and o
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Many of you may not quite get the love for quilts that some people have. People love quilts for different reasons, perhaps their grandmother quilted, or someone gave them a special gift of a quilt one time; whatever the reason may be, once a quilt holds a special place in your heart, you hav
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"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle." --Phillips Brooks
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I received a phone call for a lady who wanted a quilt made from her cheerleader uniform, pieced together with the uniforms from her children and grandchildren. This was her uniform from over 50 years ago, HEAVY wool with a silk lining. Oh my, how uniforms have changed! Not near as
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This is a quilt I made for a friend at church, Beata. She is giving it to her grandmother for her 90th birthday. She e-mailed me 20 pictures in sepia tone, spanning five generations. She also bought the fabrics. Here is a brief tutorial. I did not follow a pattern,
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I was so honored to receive such a wonderful review of our Learn How to Quilt in Five Easy Lessons. Angie from 5 Kids, My Husband and Me wrote: All I can say is WOW! I just got the How to Quilt in 5 Easy Lessons and they are so thorough. I can't believe how Kathy puts th
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Here is another heritage quilt I made for my great aunt who is turning 83 this week. These pictures cover 4 generations. I changed all the pictures to a sepia tone. You can go here to see my tutorial on how to make a PHOTO QUILT.
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When I receive e-mails like this one it blesses me beyond words! Thank you Kim for sharing! Ladies, take note of what Kim has done, even without all the fancy tools and new fabrics. GREAT JOB!!! Hi Kathy, Here are pictures of t
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Bottle Cap Pin Cushions These are easy to make, pretty and useful too! They also make good little gifts for aspiring needlecrafters! Because we do alot of quilting around here, and hopefully we'll attempt apparel sewing this year, these are handy to have on hand...lol!!! I made several of the
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This past week was good, but I sure am glad it is over! The quilt guild that I am president of had our annual quilt show Friday and Saturday. It was a TON of work, but the show went off smoothly..well, except for the wind and rain on Friday, which is even worse when you are on
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Yesterday our guild (which the girls and I belong to) took part in the Collinsville Quilt Walk. There were seven historical houses filled with quilts from seven states. The theme was the Seven Sisters, this quilt pattern above. Our guild was in the most beautiful house!!!! We had 76 qu
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Today was the last of our summer Domestic Day Camps. This lesson was Rag Quilting. This is the easiest, most forgiving project. It is perfect for beginners. Here is a tutorial I put up last year about Rag Quilting.
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This week I had the privilege of spending some time with this sweet family of girls. They learned how to String Quilt on paper. Here they are with their almost finished quilt. It is made of Christmas fabrics. Do you see the smiles on their faces? They are like this all the time. :o) A pure joy to be
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