New Quilt Book Now Available

My book just hit the market today. Actually it's available at the site listed below for now but should be in quilt shops soon.
I've designed a quick and easy technique in cutting to create a new unit. There are eleven magical, mysterious, patterns in the book. Projects included are table runners, wall quilts, plus more. Bonuses in the book share my ideas on different borders.

The following gives you a little peek to the inside. After all I don't want to reveal too much from the mystery.This sample measures 54" x 54". Any size can be obtained by just adding more units. The picture is deceiving. There are no triangles to cut in creating this unit. Some of the projects are named "Psycodelicacy", "Scrap Happens" or how about "Debonair" ? If you like adventure in a book this is one for your library.

Price $19.99. To place an order go to http://www.quiltwoman.com/

Thanks for visiting and giving me the chance to brag as this is my first book.

Joan

             

             

             

A Quilter's Experience

I've decided to squeal on myself. I'm in the midst of designing a new quilt. I cut my fabric and sewed 16 blocks before I realized I made a mistake. Wrong dimensions on a corner piece. I wont bore you with details but I did it on all 16 not just one before I caught it. The waste of fabric doesn't make me happy. The good news is all it takes is a seam ripper and a little time to reverse what I did. The lesson here is to remember the important hints such as; try one block before cutting all the fabric requirements and sewing a multiple of blocks. The seam ripper is a handy tool. I saw the neatest way to use one in a magazine once.  Just stick a small seam ripper in a spool of thread as shown in the picture below.  Great for cutting loose thread ends if your doing hand work, cutting thread from the spool it's in or using it by your machine. I wish I could remember which magazine I saw it in so I could give them credit.

Well now that I've taken a break I'm ready to tackle the sewing again. By the way I need to make a total of 64 blocks for this pattern. Sixteen blocks with errors doesn't sound so bad. Life is good.

Thanks for visiting,

Joan