Two new patterns released this week!

These are both personal favorites of mine. I love the Lucky Cowgirl pattern. Maybe it was all those rodeo's I went to in St. George or maybe it's just the fun I had in embellishing the quilt. This is the first time I tried to glitz a quilt and I'm afraid I'm hooked. This fabric was designed by my friend Samantha Walker and Riley Blake Designs. The line is called "Wanna Be A Cowboy 2".

The Child's Garden is in colors that I have not worked with often, but I love them. It was such a fun quilt to make even though it looks complicated it was easy to put together. It was designed with fabric from the "Penny Lane" line by Riley Blake designs. The fabric was designed by Deena Rutter for My Mind's Eye and Riley Blake Designs.

Pam Holland shares her inspirations

I watched an amazing video today on The Quilt Show blog. Pam Holland shares her inspirations from museums. She is widely traveled and she lives down under (i. e. Australia). I hope you can find the time to watch it too. I find her fun to listen to because of her wonderful australian accent. My favorite quilt is the Rhino which was inspired by Albert Durer's Rhino. Due to copyright I don't think I can publish a picture here but you can see it in the video.

The Quilt Show

Her website with galleries of her quilts is at

Pam Holland Designs

Lets Cowgirl Up

Great news! Announcing our new pattern Lets Cowgirl Up. What a lot of fun that was to make and great fabric to work with.

The fabric was designed by my friends Samantha Walker and Riley Blake Designs.

To visit Samantha Walker's Imaginary World see her blog at samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com.

You can read about Riley Blake Designs and their new fabric releases at http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/blog/

It's a great snow day and a great day to sit home and quilt. I'm waiting to post some new pictures. I have 2 quilts waiting to be quilted and one more in the sewing room. Currently I am working on "Wanna Be a Cowboy 2" which is a new line from Samantha Walker and Riley Blake Designs.

Summer of Love

I'm excited to announce my first pattern for the new year - "Summer of Love". I designed it from one of Riley Blakes new fabric lines, "Feeling Groovy" by doodlebug design inc. I chose to accent the pink and brown colorways and incorporate hearts and daisies into my design. It's 100 % cotton. There's lot of applique there which makes me happy. The original quilt will be on display at the offices of Riley Blake Designs and Christensen Wholesale for the next several months as well as other locations.

Catnip

Thanks to the Quiltique staff for information on the cat pattern below. The pattern is called Catnip and it was designed by Sew Special Designs. Did I mention that Quiltique is one of my favorite quilt stores. When I lived in Las Vegas I stopped by there often to shop. Their selection of fabrics is wonderful as is the ambiance of the store. See Quiltique's website here

I love Valentines

I'm so glad February is here. I can now hang Valentine quilts. I started this quilt over Christmas vacation and finished it last month. It's now hanging as my first valentines quilt. I decided to decorate for the holidays with theme quilts on the walls. It feels so good.

The center of this quilt was designed by Cheryl Almgren Taylor. It's from a pattern called Garden of Hearts. It was featured in the January/February 2011 issue of McCalls's Quilting. But when I got to the border I got carried away making all those appliqued hearts and changed the rest of the quilt. The bonus was this all came out of my stash. So this is my first stashbuster for 2011.

Also hanging on the wall for Valentines is my favorite red cat quilt. I finally finished this last year and have enjoyed it on my wall ever since. I tried to find my original pattern so I can give the author credit, but did not succeed. I bought the kit at Quiltique in Las Vegas. If anyone knows the name of this quilt please contact me.

Sighting at Thimbles and Threads

While shopping at Thimbles and Threads in Salt Lake City I saw my quilt "Nature's Flurry" quilted in the red fabrics. I loved it and it looked wonderful in those colors.

This is one of my favorite stores and it's owner Cathie Zimmerman does a great job with new displays, fun fabrics and great classes all the time. To find her store or look for store hours visit http://www.thimblesandthreads.com .

I can't believe it is mid November and the trees still have so many beautiful colors on them. Usually the wind would have stripped off all the leaves but not this year. I don't think I've ever seen a prettier fall. This is the view out my back window of the trees and the Provo River.

Fall Quilt Market

Market was wonderful this year. I had 6 quilts on display in the Riley Blake Designs booth. I met lots of interesting people and saw an incredible quantity of beautiful quilts. The spring market is in Salt Lake City and I'm looking forward to that.

Summertime quilt pattern featured at Houston Quilt Market

Spring quilt market and my quilt Summertime (center)  was displayed in the Riley Blake Designs Booth.  It features 12" 8 point stars in the border.  It is especially suited to beautiful large print designs you want to feature.