Margaret | September 6, 2010
Thursday, September 9, from 4 – 7 pm will be my fall class Open House & Sale at my home. Stop by to sign up for any of my fall classes. I will have samples available of my upcoming classes from all of the stores where I will be teaching this fall. Have a snack [...]
Margaret | September 6, 2010
Some of you took my X-Block class last winter where we made the Venetian Tiles Quilt. This is a beautiful quilt that is made from a simple 9-patch block and then cut with a twist using the special X-Block acrylic ruler. If you missed it, I’ll be offering it again this fall. The fun pieced [...]
Margaret | September 5, 2010
I’ve been a bag lady for the last few weeks, busily sewing various bags for my new Bag Lady class series. Each month we will be making a different bag featuring different techniques. Here you see the designer knock-off bag which we will be making in the October Bag Lady class. I designed the bag [...]
Margaret | August 8, 2010
I’ve got lots of new classes coming up this fall. Until times and dates are set at all the stores and all the samples get finished, I won’t be updating my newsletter and class schedule on the site. In the meantime, I’ll post these pictures of new samples as I complete them. I just finished [...]
Margaret | August 7, 2010
Now that we’ve got the fabric under control, what about all of those notions? We all have an assortment of rulers. I like to keep my rulers in one of two wooden racks with slits for the rulers to set up in. I keep them right on my cutting table so they are always ready [...]
Margaret | August 6, 2010
O.K., so now you have parted with some of your beloved stash, but still you have most of it. How do you organize it? The fabric that I wanted to keep in “my stash” got sorted first by size and then by color or purpose. The smaller pieces were either stored as fat quarters [...]
Margaret | August 4, 2010
I’ve been busy this summer working on samples for upcoming classes. If you have not heard already, Maple Island Quilts has a new pattern out: BQ3. It’s just as fast and fun to make as the earlier BQ and BQ2 quilts. For those of you who aren’t familiar with these quilts, the BQ stands for [...]
Margaret | June 11, 2010
This weekend is the 7th Annual Western New York Shop Hop. It includes 9 stores in the Rochester and Buffalo area: Betty’s Quilting Etc., Ivy Thimble, Mt. Pleasant Quilting, Aurora Sewing Center-East Aurora, Aurora Sewing Center-Clarence, The Carriage Quilt Shop, Country Treasures, Marie’s Sewing Center, Seams Sew Perfect, and Sew What. You [...]
Margaret | May 12, 2010
An evening of quilting and BBQ! Sound like fun? Join us at Jackie Lynn’s for my Sizzlin’ Summer Retreat, Friday, June 4, 5 – 11 p.m. We’ll be making this easy quilt by Maple Island Quilts called “Sidelines.” It highlights a large scale print (or prints) and sews up real fast. Or if you prefer, [...]
Margaret | May 11, 2010
Sunday will be our last Caffeinated Crafters for the season. We’ll be making these cute little cherry turnover and muffin pincushions. They are an all hand sewing projects, so no machines are needed. Just bring a needle with an eye large enough for embroidery floss and a pair of scissors. As always, will have brunch [...]