Category: Crazy Shortcut Quilts Book
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Sarah’s Quilty Bit
When I teach my quilt classes, and write a new quilt-as-you-go book, I start with a little helper that I call a “Quilty Bit”. I make them from several 5″ squares of fabric and batting. I make two “crazy cuts” similar to those in our book Crazy Shortcut Quilts, and then layer those squares with…
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Ricki’s Finished Quilts
Check out these cuties by Ricki Cohn! Here’s the note she so generously sent, along with pics of her quilts: Just finished my 6th quilt using your quilt as you go method, along with other quilt as you go techniques, including making a reversible quilt. Thanks! You were the inspiration for getting me started on…
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A New Quilt From Cyndi in Texas
Cyndi sent me her quilt photos with these notes – aren’t they both gorgeous! Using the book Shortcuts Crazy Quilts I made this quilt for my mother in law for her birthday. A year ago she sent me this note along with the photos below. Her color choices are just beautiful and I really like…
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Lori’s Quilt for Her Sister
I posted Lori’s sister’s video in this post, but I wanted to show you pics of the quilt too! Here’s the story Lori sent me I just wanted to drop a quick note to include some photos of the quilt I just finished for my sister’s 40th birthday using your quilt as you go method!.…
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Meet Susan Wilcox Ingersoll
We live at opposite ends of the North American continent. She’s from New Brunswick, Canada and she’s an organic soapmaker and entrepreneur. We’ve emailed a few times, starting with this conversation about the decorative stitch quilting process: I received Crazy Shortcut Quilts for Christmas and am enjoying the book greatly so far. I am working…
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Rosie’s Quilts
Another quilt show!! I LOVE getting photos of finished quilts and Rosie sent me this message, along with pics of her quilts … I’ve just looked at your web site and would like to say how much I’ve enjoyed your book. I’ve attached a couple of photos of quilts I’ve made. The pastel coloured one…
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Pics of Quilts on Facebook
Hi Quilters, my friend Wenonah posted several photos of her quilts on our Facebook page, including her “Honorable Mention” quilt from the Alaska State Fair! Take a peek …
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Cutting Fabric for a New Quilt
Hi Quilters, I was giving a trunk show a couple of weeks ago and the topic of fabric cutting came up. So, when I started cutting my fabric for a new quilt I thought I’d video it and share the process that I use for cutting my binding and all of my joining-sashing strips from…
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Four Gorgeous Quilts!
Marion (from Toronto) sent me pics of her quilt (she used our “Easy to Go Crazy” pattern from Crazy Shorcut Quilts) and her fabric colors are so warm and beautiful! Here’s the note she sent – and I love the ending I have been quilting for about a year and a half and have made…
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Quilt As You Go Quilt Retreat!
If you are in (or coming to) Alaska and want to take an exclusive class with me, here’s your chance! Only 10 people will be able to sign up for this weekend retreat, which is a fundraiser for a friend. I’ll be bringing quilts from my first 2 books plus quilts I have made for…