Cherry House Quilts

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Calling all future fabric designers

Feb 3, 2010 8:44am

Lizzy has written the most helpful, most informative, and most beautiful book on the subject of becoming a fabric designer in the quilting industry. She hopes this book will be a helpful answer to all of those wanting to break......

Fabric time is here (sung to the tune of Christmas time is here)

Jan 28, 2010 5:56pm

Keeping with the Christmas theme, it was like Christmas time for me today! When I got home, on my door step was a big box of fabric from my dearest friends at Robert Kaufman with Amy Schimler's newest fabric line......

Modern Quilt Guild Phenomenon

Jan 20, 2010 11:52am

Have you seen all of the Modern Quilt groups popping up all over the place? It is something that I have been watching gain momentum for several months. I first noticed it on the Flickr Fresh Modern Quilt Group, quilters......

The best day by far

Jan 11, 2010 1:41pm

So far I have talked about the emotional, mental, and logistical trials of writing the book; but I have yet to talk about the very best day by far! It was the day I shipped my quilts to C May......

This time last year

Jan 9, 2010 6:51pm

Vacation is over, and it's time to get back to real life...I'm not ready, but it is time nevertheless. Normally I do a end of the year review, but the end of the year got here so fast, I was......

Merry Christmas, and a winner!

Dec 24, 2009 10:14pm

A special thanks to everyone who left a comment in our drawing. I was so very touched by all of your sincere Christmas wishes! So many of them were wishes for others safety, health, happiness, wellbeing, and goodwill towards others!......

A Christmas Wish and giveaway!

Dec 18, 2009 12:43pm

First, and foremost - Thank you so much for your kind thoughts, and prayers for Melissa and our family during her medical ordeal. She is getting stronger daily which is wonderful! She read all of your messages and comments, and......

From this to this

Dec 15, 2009 9:05pm

This is a portion of my quilt City Lights while on the design wall; this quilt is on the cover of my book City Quilts, shown here: The idea behind the quilt is downtown buildings at night, when the city......

away and back again

Dec 15, 2009 10:22am

As you may have read over here my little Melissa was involved in a freak medical accident, one worthy of a freakish medical show on TLC. Poor little thing required emergency surgery, and her souvenir was a 6'' vertical incision......

Fruit Sliced Gum quilt layout options

Dec 3, 2009 10:31am

Hey quilty friends, How are you coming with your quilt? Are your blocks ready to sew together? I'll show four layout options here for quilt tops using 30 blocks. Feel free to use one of these, or create your own!......

A quilt for Hayden

Nov 30, 2009 9:26pm

This long weekend has a been a good time to wrap up a bunch of unfinished projects, because the little lull that I've had since finishing the book is about over. The quilt that I'm finishing currently is for my......

Fruit Strip Gum Quilt Part 3

Nov 26, 2009 7:06pm

Before we begin, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!! Though an American holiday, I think many countries have a day of thanks. What a wonderful way to spend a day; giving thanks for all that we are blessed with. There is so......

Take a peek!

Nov 22, 2009 11:42am

Here's a peek at City Green, one of the quilts in my new book City Quilts. This photo was taken of the quilt on the design wall, pre borders, pre quilting, pre being finished, but I had to capture these......

Fruit Stripe Gum Part 2

Nov 19, 2009 9:51pm

Ready to sew...here we go! Here are the cut NFNW (non fusible/non woven) interfacing squares Take your sorted strips of fabric (remember to sort by color) Take a square of NFNW interfacing, lay it down on the flat surface, on......

Look at what you made possible

Nov 19, 2009 12:24pm

Yesterday was the delivery of all of the quilts to Fort Hood. There was an informal gathering to photograph the quilts, before presenting them to the hospital Chaplain. Even among the tough military personnel, at the sight of all quilts;......