For my spot as a guest blogger, I thougt I’d share the story of how I began quilting. I first wrote about it when I started my blog Seven-Stitches.

I had always been aware of quilting. I have memories of my mother quilting when I was a child and always saw her set of fabric drawers as an infinite source of colours and textures. I had even dabbled in a quilted cushion at the age of 13 (to this day incomplete and lost) and hand quilting an abandoned quilt of my Mother’s. While journeys never really begin or even end I guess, the most suitable starting place is the first quilt I started and finished.

My first quilt was started and completed in 2003. I had always wanted to try quilting. For months I had been eyeing up the quilt store at my bus stop and in July 2003, I finally enrolled in a beginner’s class.

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THANK YOU to Michele for this opportunity and for promoting us Quilting Bloggers!!!

I am Dale Anne Potter, a Mixed Media Artist specializing in textiles (fancy name for an Art Quilter). I also dabble in stamping, scrapbooking, altered arts and genealogy. I live with my retired husband, Brian, in a small town in SW Saskatchewan.

I started quilting in the fall of 1984, when we found out we were going to be grandparents for the first time and even tho I was a step-grandmother, I still wanted any grandchild of mine to have a QUILT.

I went to the library, checked out a couple of books and there were very few to pick from those days. I made a few pillow tops at first – all by hand, then I designed a teddy bear for the upcoming baby’s quilt. I didn’t have very much of a choice for cotton fabrics either, so the 3 colours of fabrics I used were a cotton/poly blend.

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Hi my name is Brenda, I am from southwestern Arizona. I have lived in Arizona since 1986 where I have raised my family. I am a busy mother of 6 happy children and married to Brian who is a Home builder/Developer. I am originally from the beautiful rocky mountains of Summit County, Utah. I do have a Inspiration/Craft blog that shows some of my quilts, along with quilts that I would love to make! Stop by and visit.

I am happy to be a guest blogger today! Thank you for allowing me to share my love for quilting! The world of quilting has opened a new door for me that I never dreamed would be so much fun and worth while! I have always loved fabrics along with the coordination of fabrics, patterns, textures and colors. I have a AS degree from Weber State University where my love of coordination of color, design and art begun!

I haven’t been quilting for very long. It all begun when I was the Enrichment Leader for my church. I organized a sewing class for several ladies from a very talented lady in our ward and I attended! It didn’t take long, I was hooked!

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Take a journey and visit Bee Sew Whimsical, a warm and friendly online store for all those that are whimsical at heart. We stock patterns for patchwork, appliqué, stitcheries, dolls, beaded jewelry, prim "needfuls" (notepads, handmade candle melts, linen sprays) and so much more is always buzzing into our hive.

Owner of Bee Sew Whimsical is me… Darlene Carroll. My aim is for visitors to our site, to feel at home, browse and shop at your heart’s content in a safe and secure place. You’re always welcome at Bee Sew Whimsical.

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Greetings Everyone! My name is Ebony Love, and I am the owner & artist of LoveBug Studios. I started my business about 4 years ago, and focus on custom quilts and other items. I really love trying out new techniques, one of which is my topic for today. I have also started blogging recently, which is what brought me here, and I’m really excited to be a guest blogger and share with you my process to incorporate silk flowers in your quilts.

The Tools of the Trade

If you’re like me, somewhere in your house you have a vase full of fake flowers. If you want to bring new life to those flowers, don’t rearrange them, take them apart and use them in your quilts! I am sure there are books galore on this particular topic, but I’d like to show you a very easy way to do this with very simple tools you probably have laying around the house.

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My name is Patricia Winter and I live in Indiana near the Dunes of Lake Michigan where I gather mermaid tears (sea glass) and inspiration for my work. I am a crazy quilt addict and enjoy stitching in my garden every chance I get.

I have always been crafty and since childhood, I’ve collected old buttons, broken jewelry, laces, miniatures, and anything that caught my fancy that I could fit in my hope chest. The love of old things and found items has proven to be training for my passion, Crazy Quilting.

In the 1980’s I cross stitched hundreds of designs, made 12 pieced quilts by hand, and tried several other crafts. All were interesting at the time, but nothing has captured my interest and kept my muse content like Crazy quilting has.

My first book on CQ was by Judith Baker Montano. It caught me hook, line,and sinker! Although I enjoy doing my own thing and rarely use patterns, I have every publication of hers to date for when I need inspiration.

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