January: The Month for  Your Inner Squirrel Did you hear the song, "Everybody's talkin', there's a new squirrel in...

What a Difference Good Lighting Makes! After bemoaning the lack of light in the studio, I made a trip to IKEA. I bought 2 standing l...

"There's No Such Thing As Ugly Fabric" Has anyone ever told you this? And did you believe them? Well, I beg to differ....

Do you remember me telling you the MCC Connections Store and warehouse was like a well oiled machine? Well, a machine is only as good...

Simple, Yet Spectacular! I made a trip back up to the MCC Connections Thrift Store and quilting room in Kidron, Ohio today. I went...

"15 Stars 'Til Midnight" Kids have the best sayings. They mix up parts of speech, and combine sayings. Several of ours...

Comforters Made by Serging This past week I popped up to the Mennonite Christian Committee's Connections Thrift Store in Kidr...

Scrappy Trips Around the World & Effy Helps The past two days have been icy with both periods of snow and rain. If you didn'...

Rows of Geese I made these flying geese with a method that produces bias edges on all sides of the original HST. Check it ou...

I believe most quilters are free of heart and hand, and love the quilting experience along with the actual quilt. When we are hungry, ...

Using What You Have I've been reading every book I can about the history of quilting. Some things are surprising. In recent ce...

Julie Stocker, 2014 January for Charity: The Logic Behind the Project 1. I am storing too much fabric. 2. People need somet...

1980's-1990's Fabrics I was blessed with a sister-in-law who gifted me her stash when she decided she was no longer inte...

7 Grid Chain  Yesterday I started playing with blocks, and today it all came together. Like many of you, I work best without a pat...

Happy New Year! Isn't it heavenly to start with a clean slate?  Are you ready to do a fabric purge in your studio,  an...

Today I'm taking a break here, but so pleased to be a guest blogger at Confessions of a Fabric Addict . I struggled for weeks to ...

It's Monday early, and both my personal and studio To-Do-Lists are  crippling!  I had a relaxing, long weekend away, but arr...

Yesterday was a Super Sewing Day! I packed it in from morning to night, but it was both productive and fun.  First Meet-Up at J...