Ready, Set, Sew... A New Studio AND Name

Hello Everyone,Yesterday, I spent the day setting up my new studio/classroom.  All the chairs, tables, and waste baskets are in place. Very exciting!But while I was there all day, I noticed that my friend Susan (who also has a studio in Whiting Mills called The Creative Stitch) calls her studio The Quilter's Classroom.   Oooops! that is what I wanted to call mine, pretty dumb moment for me... so re-think the name I did.... Now you can come to...A Quilter's Gathering Place @ Canton Village Quilt Works!By the way, you will love Susan's studio too!  She teaches totally different techniques than...

My New Digs

Hello Everyone,I am so excited to begin a NEW aspect of my business and you are ALL invited!!  As many of you know I am a Certified Judy Niemeyer Instructor and teach her paper piecing methods in addition to teaching other quilting classes.But because I run my business out of my house and ship fabric all over the world from there, my home can't accommodate classes and I travel... I will continue to travel and the fabric part of my business will remain in the house.  For those who are more local, you will now have a place where you...

All In A Day's Work

Hello Everyone,On Thursday, I spent the day with a lovely group of ladies in Rhode Island!  I was the guest speaker and teacher at the Narragansett Bay Quilters.  We started off the day with a paper piecing class.  The students ere able to pick one of three patterns, Total Eclipse, Sunflower Illusions, or Desert Sky.  You can find the patterns here in my shop.In the meantime, I wanted to show you some of the colors that my students used...They all did a great job and I had a ton of fun teaching too!After class we went for dinner and then...

Are You Interested??

Hello Everyone,Have you every wanted to try paper piecing?? Have you ever wanted to make a spectacular award winning quilt??Now you can! Make a Technique of the Month that can only be taught by Certified Instructors, like me....You can make this Glacier Star.Then add 4 more borders, if you choose.  I am teaching this class and you can register for the class by clicking here.  You will find all the details available too.You can also choose this Technique of the Month...The Mariner's Compass.You can register for this class by clicking here.  All the details are available as well.If you are...

A Basket Full Of Fun

Hello Everyone,Yesterday was a great day!  I taught a paper piecing class at The Quilt Basket in Wappinger's Falls, NY.  The class was chock full of wonderful ladies raring to go!  Cathy, the owner, was a fabulous host.I taught Judy Niemeyer patterns, the student could choose from one of the following patterns... Sunflower Illusions, Total Eclipse, or Desert Sky.  They can all be found here in my shop.Let's take a peek into the classroom...Beautiful fall colors.Happy students.Gorgeous contrast!Two fall colors complete!Yummy batik bright batiks.Yay for four units completed!!Everyone is happily working away!More gorgeous batiks and three units!This is going to...

The Grand Finale

Hello Everyone,I had promised an the second post of the 4th of July Class that I taught for yesterday, unfortunately I was soooo tired, I never got to writing the post.  But have no fear, I am sharing it now!!These ladies are making some masterpieces in some wonderful color combos.Some of the techniques they learned in class are:Pinless curved piecingOrganized chain piecing of your foundation piecesFloating pointsStacking your fabrics for quick cutting through up to 24 layersQuick cutting foundation papersCutting curves with a rotary cutterThe value of a glue penPartial seamingand much, much more...Unit S and A joined together.Some vibrant...

Celebrating the 4th of July

Hello EveryoneYesterday was the first day of a two day workshop that I am teaching.  This workshop is a Judy Niemeyer paper piecing workshop on the 4th of July pattern. It can be found in my shop here.I wanted to share some photos from the day.  It was a good day filled with tons of learning, laughing, and creativity... not to mention a room filled with absolutely lovely people!First up... This quilt is a close up of Judy Niemeyer's actual quilt.  I have with me a trunk show that I am showing my students throughout the weekend.  They are a combination...

Paper Piecing, It Is My Thing and It Could Be Yours Too!

Hello Everyone,Most of you know that paper piecing is probably my most favorite way to piece a quilt!  I just love it and I want you to as well... You have seen me work on curves like these.And even do a tutorial on this...Find the tutorial here...Then you have seen me finish project like the above and most recently the following...This one is the Technique of the Month (TOM) Mariner's Compass.  This particular pattern can only be taught and purchased from a Certified Teacher or Certified Shop.  As many of you know, I am one of Judy Niemeyer's Certified Teachers!Drum roll...

Paper Piecing Class Number 3

Hello Everyone,On May 8, I shared with you the progress of my students in the paper piecing class.  Just click here to see the blog post.  I will wait for you to come back.Okay, you're back... today's post shows the progress everyone made.  It was the last day of class and everyone is just about ready to piece their blocks together to make the quilt top!Here is one version, all the center blocks are pieced and this is a possible layout.These are Judy's border corner blocks.  We just arranged them this way because we liked they way it looked, but...

PPP... Paper Piecing Progress

Hello Everyone,On Saturday, I taught the second class in our "A Touch Of Spring" paper piecing project.  I would like to share with you my student's progress thus far.Noreen really did well with her homework.  She had tons of the various units complete.Our two sisters in class did quite well too.  Love their blocks.Such beauties... NY Beauties!This is the OTHER Noreen's progress.  Yes, can you believe it two students with the name Noreen in the same class and both have very different styles.  Love this!This is Rita's block.  She is doing one similar to my class sample with chocolate and...

Variations

Hello Everyone,This weekend was filled with TONS of paper piecing!  Some of my own and much of my students.  On Saturday, I taught a class for the guild that I am a member.  The class that I taught was the Seasonal Table Runner from Judy Niemeyer.  You can find it here in my shop.One of the things that always amazes me is the variations in color and the overall look of a piece from each of my students.  I wanted to share with you some that I took photos of during the class.There were many made from batiks.  This one...

Come Take A Class With Me!

Hello Everyone,Have you ever wanted to learn paper piecing?  Would you like to become fluent in curved piecing?  Have you been intrigued with Judy Niemeyer patterns and would like to learn HER techniques?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this is the class for you!!You can learn all the above and more!  I will be teaching Judy Niemeyer's Total Eclipse Pattern in January on 3 Saturdays from 1-4!If you live in Connecticut or nearby, I would love to see you there.  This is a class for an advanced beginner as there are only two paper pieced units...