Eye of the Beholder

Acute outside points by hand are a challenge. But not an insurmountable one. Getting sharp acute points is a refinement of how one achieves 90 degree outside points. In this blog we are going to discover how to successfully do those really sharp, skinny Acute Outside Points!

Celebrate the red, white and blue with patriotic quilt patterns from Eye of the Beholder.

Find out what inspired these patterns. Be sure to read to the end of the blog for a special 4th of July 2022 pattern offer!

Video blog “ OOPS! I Snipped my Background Fabric. 3 Ways to Repair It” Don’t panic if you cut your background fabric. Watch and learn.

Color, Fabric and Design. It’s a huge topic that overwhelms many quilters, but it doesn’t have to. Putting together colors, selecting fabrics and pairing them with design is the whole fun of quilting. So come with me the fabric store and I’ll share my process as I put together fabrics for a piece, and talk about color, contrast, value, fabric and design. Let’s go….

Gifts I would Give You if I Could. These six gifts have enhanced my life and creativity over the years as I’ve learned to open them and incorporate them into the rhythm of my life. I hope these gifts will enrich your life as they have mine. Gift # 1: All the time you need to do the things you want to do. Open and read the blog to receive all the free gifts I would give you ….

Poinsettia Ornament: FREE Pattern

Make this pretty little reverse applique Poinsettia Ornament with our FREE pattern. Read the blog for directions on how to make the Poinsettia 5" block by machine reverse applique with appli-quilting and how to get your FREE PDF pattern. Make it as an ornament or a coaster. Get creative and have fun.

Hand Sewing Needles: When to Replace them

Quilters have learned when we need to change our sewing machine needles. But have you ever thought about when to change your hand sewing needles and why? Like a sewing machine needle, a hand sewing needle gets dull and worn from use over time. It’s cues, though more subtle than a sewing machine, are important to heed. Read the blog to find out this vital information

Think outside of the box and get Creative with our Patterns to go from table to jacket. We took a reverse applique design from a table runner pattern and used it to repair a hole and add a decorative pocket to a plain store-bought jacket. Read this blog to find out how to use reverse applique to adorn your garments.

Vincent’s Garden SPECIAL EDITION Blog Hop: Day 5

Designer’s Spotlight: Honey Rose

Be sure to enter in the giveaways!

Honey Rose (18” x 18”)

“Taste and See that the Lord is good.”

The 2nd pattern in our Victorian doorknob serries.

Vincent’s Garden Pre-cuts Blog Hop

March 1-5, 2021

11 quilters! Inspiration galore! Giveaways!

Special Designer’s Spotlight blogs on Friday, March 5th

Get creative with FREE Holiday Blooms pattern and make a classic table runner (19” x 35”) to help you celebrate the holidays and all winter long. Kits available in our shop, too. Get the pattern from AQSblog.com.

Get creative with FREE Holiday Blooms pattern and make coordinating placemats to help you celebrate the holidays and all winter long. Kits available in our shop, too. Get the pattern from AQSblog.com.

Are you ready for 3 weeks of quilting fun? Come along with Margaret Willingham, Eye of the Beholder, to AQS Countdown to Christmas and make the FREE Holiday Blooms pattern. Fill your home with reverse applique beauty and poinsettias of Good Cheer . Read more to find out how you can join the fun beginning December 2nd…..

Karen's Hospitality - West meets East blog

I don’t know about you, but I am inspired by fabric to make a particular design. It was the unique Japanese textiles I found at KimonoMomo that inspired this creative journey of remaking Karen’s Hospitality table runner IV. I invite you to join me on the journey.

HOORAY for the Red, White and Blue!

Happy 4th of July! Find Red, White and Blue quilt inspiration to celebrate and decorate your home with Eye of the Beholder. Read the blog and enjoy the wonderful creative play of quilting!

May Day: “May your days be beautiful like the blooms of May”

“We were created to see with eyes of wonder and creative astonishment at the infinite beauty within all things,” says Stephen Roach. It was my eyes of wonder that found that tidbit of beauty that became the quilt pattern May Day (22” x 22”). Read on to find out more…,

Tulips and Lace Quilt XI: “Nostalgic Beauty, Delicate & Strong”

Homemade Valentines….Tatted lace doilies…. tulip festivals. Such are the memories that mingled in my imagination to create Tulips & Lace Quilt XI. These random memories are more than just events from my past, but filled with the intangible feelings that give them lasting meaning. Read the story of this quilt pattern to find out more…..