DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Weblog

Finishing a quilt top is a great feeling and definitely a milestone in the quiltmaking process but “getting to the quilting part” from there is not as direct as one would think. How do you know what quilting designs will look fabulous and “make the quilt?” How do you know what to quilt where? Sure, [...]

Sometimes I think “everything I need to know I learned from my cats.” We should follow their example, and do what we do best: This picture is remarkable, but obviously not because they’re sleeping. They’re very good at that part. No, what’s truly amazing is that they’re doing it together. They’re on top of my [...]

I finally finished up the satin stitching on The Misery Quilt around the medallions in the border! Woohoo! The borders are on, the corners are mitered, and I’m drawing quilting designs. Can’t wait to get to the quilting part!

I’ve been following the $100,000 Quilting Challenge with interest since I heard about it earlier this year. A bit of background: Quilters enter their quilts in one of ten categories; 40 semi-finalist quilts are published in the $100,000 Quilting Challenge magazine, ten in each of four issues per year. From these 40 semi-finalist quilts, one [...]

The misery rolls on with this quilt, as there are times it seems that it’ll never get done. Okay, I’ll admit that it hasn’t been the top priority lately (though I can’t really figure out what HAS been the top priority, just not the quilt in any case), but I really need to be getting [...]

In October, the Quilt Epiphany Weblog (and maybe the rest of the DreamWeaver’s Quilts site, if I get that far) will have a new look: I’m going Pink for October to raise breast cancer awareness. Over 1500 websites were Pink for October last year, and this year the word will be spread even farther. Visit [...]

I was supposed to be packing the car right about now to head for the Carrefour European du Patchwork in the Val d’Argent to soak up endless inspiration and hunt for unique fabric and quilty stuff. Instead, I’m sitting here SICK with the flu!! UGH! Sometimes life is just not fair. Yeah, I could have [...]