Kick It Up A Notch!

My quilting space is a jumble of mishmash-ed old furniture and make-do tables.  My cutting table is, in fact, our old dining room table.  But it is really low and uncomfortable for me to cut at.  I have to bend my 5′8″ back practically in half to reach across the table when I am cutting [...]

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How to Start a Quilting Business

Too often I get e-mail from people asking how they can start up a business selling quilts.  It never fails to amaze me that people think I will tell them all my secrets!  I am not in the business of helping create competition for myself – I want all of the customers! 
 But if you [...]

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Music and Quilting

A lot of people ask me how I do free-motion quilting, and the key for me is “relax”.  I find that music can really affect my mood and my productivity levels depending upon what disc I choose. 
 If I am under a deadline (like now), some upbeat rock like Cyndi Lauper, Peter Gabriel,  or Melissa Etheridge goes [...]

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