My blogless friend, Sandie taught me her version of needle-turn applique while I was with her during our trip to Spring Market (blog posts coming soon, I promise!). Here’s my first attempt. A bright and cheerful sunflower. I plan to layer it and add some thread painting, especially in the centre wonky circle (that was [...]

Charlotte Warr Andersen has put together this fabulous tutorial on making one-layer applique with fusible thread. The finished product is light, with no build-up of layers, and can be folded and washed. I’ve never seen applique done like this before, and must admit I’m very impressed with the technique. The instructions and photos used in [...]

Guest blogger, Margaret Bucklew
An epiphany happened to me about twenty years ago. There was a void in my life and I didn’t even know it was happening.

Thank you for this opportunity to tell you a little about myself and my endeavors. I grew up in North Carolina, went to school in Colorado, then lived in Los Angeles for a number of years. During all that time I had not one stitch of quilting heritage. I started in a beginning quilting class [...]

Bunny Hill Designs is offerring a free Mystery Block of the Month project entitled A Tisket, A Tasket, Twelve Months of Baskets! I love the first block (below), and I’m sure the rest will be just as whimsical and fun. Check out the Bunny Tales blog too.

Please join me in welcoming another Guest Blogger to the Quilting Gallery. If you’re interested in being a Guest Blogger, just drop me an email to discuss. Hi Michele Thanks for inviting me to blog on your website. I started making ribbon shirts for Aboriginal drummers and dancers about 4 years ago now. After teaching [...]

I think this quilt pattern has been secretly calling out to me to make it. Several months ago, my mom was given a huge stash of fabric and quilt books & magazines from a friend of a friend who was downsizing. My mom doesn’t sew, she knits and paints, but sewing is not her forte. [...]

Christina over at A Few Scraps has written a great tutorial on using a Dryer Sheet for Appliqué. I used to have a stack of used dryer sheets that I was saving to try this technique, but they’ve long since been tossed. I guess I should start saving them again so I can give this [...]

Here are a couple of great tutorials on back-basting. Single Layer Multiple Layers I’m going to give this a try in a couple weeks when I’m away from my sewing machine for 6 weeks (ack!). UPDATED – June 2008 Here’s another Back Basting tutorial for you to enjoy.

I made this appliqued wall hanging with beading for my niece’s first birthday.

I took this photo at the Upper Canada Village 2007 Quilt Show.

I took this photo at the Upper Canada Village 2007 Quilt Show.