Category Archives: Quilting

Zaggy Squares Quilt

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Inspired by Paula McKinley’s quilt, I came home last week and started pulling fabric to make one of my own.  Oh, my, I love pulling fabric for a new project!! I’m going to fast forward a bit and show what … Continue reading →

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Paula McKinley: “Stolen Moments and Scraps of Time”

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

When I heard Paula McKinley was giving a trunk show today at the Utah Valley Quilt Guild, I made sure I was there.  Paula and I are like-minded quilters and soulmates.  We also share a love for family history–she was … Continue reading →

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Passing on the Love

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Josie loves sitting on my lap while I sew.  She’s 3 now and very interested in the different fabrics I’m using, especially the PINK ones. She and Clark especially loved arranging all the pins in my various pin cushions.  When … Continue reading →

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Building Dresden Plates

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve cut, sewn and pressed more than 600 Dresden blades or petals these last couple of weeks.  Today I organized them by color so I could start building each block. This quilt will have 30 finished blocks, with 20 blades … Continue reading →

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Quilt Retreat at Sundance

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’ve just returned from a heavenly week with my dear friends at a quilt retreat.  I can’t think of many things I’d rather do that sit with my quilt group and sew all day and into the night.  You’d think … Continue reading →

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Pressers and Clappers

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Just when you think we’ve figured it all out, some new gadget or ruler or method shows up in the quilting world.  At the quilt retreat a couple of weeks ago, I learned about wool pressing mats and clappers.  I’d … Continue reading →

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Doll Quilts for Josie and Margot

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I had a few scraps leftover after making a princess pillowcase for Margot and a unicorn pillowcase for Josie.  I thought I’d throw together a couple of simple little doll quilts for them to match the pillowcases.  I cut some … Continue reading →

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160 Women, 160 Sewing Machines, 1 Room

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This week I and 160 other women showed up at the Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah for Amy McClellan’s Under the Garden Moon Retreat 2022.  I’ve been looking forward to this for a long long time! I didn’t miss quilting … Continue reading →

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My Soul is Fed by Needle and Thread

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I am sad for any woman who doesn’t have a group of quilting friends.  Oh, how I love being with my quilt group every Wednesday!  We visit and stitch and counsel with each other about life, about our families, about … Continue reading →

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A Sewing Sort of Week

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

It’s been a sewing sort of week.  I’ve been sewing and pressing these little half square triangles out of scraps and strips and leftovers from other projects.  I’m afraid my FTC (failure to count) problem has kicked in again.  I … Continue reading →

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