Author: Sandra Colwell

  • What To Put In An EPP Travel Kit and Studio Happenings

    What To Put In An EPP Travel Kit and Studio Happenings

    Do you EPP? English paper piecing or EPP as it is affectionately known to quilters, is a fabulous way to to make fun appliques using scrap fabric and small templates. One of the most popular shapes to create is the hexagon. It’s definitely my favorite and I love to make flowers out of them. One […]

  • Best Turkey Chili and Quilty Stuff!

    Best Turkey Chili and Quilty Stuff!

    Best Turkey Chili?  I live in Massachusetts so you know I’m going to say, “They did it again!” It is hard to believe that another Super Bowl is in the books. We had our friends over for a fun night of football, food, and a little bit of crocheting! I’ve been trying to stick to […]

  • What Is A Pantograph In Quilting?

    What Is A Pantograph In Quilting?

                  Have you ever wondered what the heck a pantograph is in quilting? Before I became a long arm quilter, I really had no idea. I didn’t know that a pantograph was how you achieved beautiful edge to edge quilting until I started poking around the internet to try […]

  • Quilting Podcast On Itunes

    Join me for another fun episode of Quilt Cabana Corner! We’re on episode #51 and growing! If you don’t have access on iTunes, feel free to use this link directly to it. https://quiltcabanacorner.podbean.com/e/quilt-cabana-patterns-episode-51-quilty-fun/ I’m always looking for ideas on topics for the blog so leave me a comment with your suggestions!  

  • Top Reasons to Attend A Quilt Workshop

    Top Reasons to Attend A Quilt Workshop

                Have you wondered what the top reasons to attend a quilt workshop might be? As I was looking through all these photos I took last week at the rope bowl workshop that I had at my house, I realized I’ve spent a considerable amount of time lamenting that I […]

  • Art Challenge, Finishes, Cheese and More

    Art Challenge, Finishes, Cheese and More

    Oh my word, it has been a crazy busy week. There were finishes, teary goodbyes, weather issues, and also….some cheese. I’ll start with cheese because I know you’re wondering what in the heck is she talking about now? Today is National Cheese Lover’s Day and in our house, Amanda is our fearless cheese leader. Her […]

  • How January Is Going

    How January Is Going

    I’m really hurting today for a blog post title, can you tell? Lol!  So we’re cruising right through January. All the decorations are down and the long arm is back up and running. Today I’m working on Sharyn’s beautiful pinwheel quilt. I am in love with the choices she made for thread and the pantograph […]

  • Episode 50 of Quilt Cabana Corner is Up

    Happy New Year Everybody!!!!! I hope this is the start of a beautiful, healthy, happy, and productive new year. Last night I recorded a short podcast and it’s available on itunes right now and also on podbean. Here is the link: https://quiltcabanacorner.podbean.com/e/episode-50-that-new-years-one/ Have a great night!

  • Winding Down 2018

    Winding Down 2018

    Today is the last day of 2018 and I’m ready to ring in the New Year! How about you? We had a wonderful Christmas filled with family, friends, and fun! This was our Christmas morning selfie…               I received a few crafty Christmas gifts including sewing machine inserts for […]

  • How Do I Find Craftsy Patterns Now?

    Breaking up is hard to do… You might have heard by now that yesterday Craftsy sent emails to small business designers that due to a reorganization, they will be closing our Craftsy pattern stores as of 12/28. If you are looking for patterns from me under my company name of Quilt Cabana Patterns, you can […]