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Quilting Waves: A Little More Time, a Lot of Texture


Some quilting designs take a little more time, but when I see the texture they create, I remember why they are worth it!!

This wave design is one of those.

The flowing lines add movement to the quilt, but the TEXTURE is what really makes me smile. Something about those repeated curves makes me want to run my hand across the surface!

It does take a bit longer to quilt. This isn’t a design that I can rush through, so I settle in and enjoy watching the waves develop.

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And as the quilted area grows, the payoff becomes clearer. Those individual lines work together to create a surface with wonderful depth and movement.

Would I use it on every quilt? Probably not. But when I want the quilting to add outstanding texture, this wave design is definitely one to remember!

Sometimes a little extra quilting time makes a BIG difference!!

Do you have a quilting design that takes longer but is always worth the effort?

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“I REMEMBER” has Returned Home

My quilt “I Remember” is home!

I was excited to receive this notification….

…and even more excited to carefully open the package and catch a glimpse….

I made this quilt as a tribute to my father’s time in World War II, and it became part of the 2024 “Poppy” Challenge from Cherrywood Fabrics.

Since November 2024, it has traveled to quilt shows around the country. The last time I saw it in person was at AQS in Paducah in 2025.

Its final show was the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. I never imagined that this tribute to my father would travel so far or be seen by so many people.

It came with a Finalist ribbon and a quilt “Passport”…

It was such fun to see all of the places it had been since I last saw it…

Opening the package and seeing “I Remember” again was a special moment. I’m grateful it had such a wonderful journey, and I’m thrilled to have it back home.

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A Fresh Look At Moda Blockheads

There has been some controversy this week about Moda Fabrics and its Blockheads program. The conversation made me curious, so I went to see what the program was all about.

Moda Blockheads is a free quilt-along from Moda Fabrics. Moda designers create individual quilt blocks, and quilters can download the patterns and make the blocks at their own pace. The designs offer plenty of room to choose your own fabrics and colors, and you can arrange the finished blocks into a quilt or use them for smaller projects

I’m glad I checked them out, as I found some amazing block designs and wanted to share a few that caught my eye. Here are six from Blockheads 6…

…and here are a few more from Blockheads 5:

I love looking at quilt blocks and imagining how different they could look in my own fabric choices. A design that catches my eye in one color palette might inspire something entirely different from my scrap bins!

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You can find these designs and many more free patterns at Moda Fabrics. That includes the free Celtic Knots pattern, which I’m currently making.

Which of these blocks is your favorite?

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