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In the 52 prompts series, this week, we are going to talk about our favorite fabrics!For a very long time, I have been totally in love with Echino! Thats always been my favorite fabric EVER… Read More

Today is Week 7!!! Yay! And I'm still doing these posts! I am happy that I am sharing with you guys! Do leave a comment to let me know if you are sharing them too!!!Today we are going to tal… Read More

Around QuiltCon, I'm always inspired to create quilts that are strikingly modern. Today I finished one such quilt.My idea of a modern quilt is a quilt that challenges the basic 'rules' of tr… Read More

In the 52 prompts series, we will be talking about Quilt shows today!!!Tell us about a quilt show that you have attended!!!For me, the last (and only) quilt show I attended was QuiltCon 2015… Read More

Aha ! my favourite this week, the favourite  FMQ design...And a favourite from my favourite thing would be a difficult choice to make. However, I would like to go with paisleys! Its my… Read More

I am a self taught quilter. There are techniques that I have learnt myself, ones I have learnt from the net, ones learnt from others at quilt meets and Quiltcon, some I have dreamt about and… Read More

I have some news! And the most exciting news of all!!!I will be speaking at QuiltCon 2017!!!I'm over the moon about my lecture!And I simply love my topic : "Quilting in India : A review of S… Read More

In the 52 prompts series we are talking about favorite fabric today.My favorite fabric line for  a long time has been the Echino, designed by Etsuko Furuya of Japan. I have bought sever… Read More

I’m still buried in book stuff. I feel like I’m making good progress but I have two more quilts to make (well, three minis and a full one) and more writing to do and five weeks t… Read More

I’m thinking of doing some craft fairs just before Christmas. Just one or two, selling purses and bags and maybe some of the other stuff like resin jewellery I’ve been meaning to… Read More

It’s a cliche, but this year has flown by. It’s the last quarter of the Finish Along already! I’ve booked to do a craft fair and thinking about booking another, so my list… Read More

My new job starts at 7.30am, leaving no time for pre-work sewing unless I want to get up before 6am (which I don’t – and only will have to if I need to do the morning dog walk fo… Read More

At the very last minute I submitted some quilts for Quiltcon 2017. I was a recipient of a Michael Miller challenge bundle, so I was obliged to get my act together and send it in. I finished… Read More

When I told you I will be speaking at QuitCon, I did not know that the topic that I had taken up would consume me with a wanderlust like never before!So this year, as we headed to Goa for ou… Read More

You know when you’re doing fun stuff and the boring stuff keeps piling up and piling up… (like vaccuuming, putting laundry away, etc)? Well, I probably have a full weekend of cl… Read More

Aloha all makers! We hope that you are having great Holiday Season. The year ends and we are ready to make summary of all the exciting things we have done in 2016. Stay tuned for the next p… Read More

Hey there makers! We have a special announcement to make! In the next few weeks we’ll be attending Quiltcon East in Savannah, GA! Yay! For those of you who aren’t familiar… Read More

Hi there, Quilters and Makers! With spring around the corner, it’s time to make bright and colorful quilts for the upcoming season! This is why we’ve prepared a challenge for yo… Read More

Hello crafty friends! We just came back from QuiltCon and we are still under the impression of all of the amazing quilts we saw in Savannah, GA. We especially loved all of the contempor… Read More

Hey there, quilty friends! I hope everyone is feeling fabulous! Believe it or not, it’s already been a week since we came back from Quiltcon in Savannah, GA! Time went by so fast, and… Read More

Hey there, makers! How’s spring treating you so far? The weather is getting warmer, the flowers have starting to bloom, and it’s time to start sewing with all the bright fabrics… Read More

Hey there quilty friends! Today, I’m going to keep it short and simple but exciting. We recently received the May/June 2017 issue of Modern Patchwork magazine and I’m happy to… Read More

If you have been following me for a while, you must have realized I haven't been posting much on the blog lately. That's the reason I jumped and said yes when Cheryl announced the blog… Read More

Hiya there!!!Its my turn on the color wheel!!! And I am super excited. Especially since my color is my favorite - actually my brand color - Orange!!!Head over to Auribuzz to read my intervie… Read More

The end (of the year) is nigh! So what do I want to achieve by December 31st? I’m not including Banana Candy here because that quilt despite being on my last quarter list is only a cou… Read More

This is Banana Candy all done! It’s all raw edge applique, appliqued onto Kona Parchment at the quilting stage. That is pretty much how I roll with applique always, whether turned ed… Read More

Here’s the latest update- a quick vlog with my Quiltcon progress, bench progress and my next pattern release! I asked my Instagram followers what pattern I should come out with next, i… Read More

Here’s the latest update- a quick vlog with my Quiltcon progress, bench progress and my next pattern release! I asked my Instagram followers what pattern I should come out with next, i… Read More

This quilt is Paraffin, and it was designed to look like a lava lamp. I learned about how they work while making this quilt – that carbon tetrachloride is added to the paraffin to mak… Read More

Winter trees paper pieced block make a stunning simple diamond quilt with jenny doan of missouri star co you saw the ropriate tools and other stuff needed for basic quilting in part 1 lean… Read More

You may not have noticed, but I disappeared for a little while there. My blog has been rebuilt as a larger part of www.pennydog.com – yes the www now exists so I can have an all in one… Read More

I have been working on this quilt for months, which slowed down making anything else and also my video creation because this one I definitely had to keep a secret, under the MQGs orders! It… Read More

I was in two minds about whether I link up for this quarter or not. I have lots of new things I want to make, and I know it won’t be a finishing kinda quarter – a bit like the la… Read More

I designed this quilt solely with the intent of entering Quiltcon. I did enter two other quilts too (Scallops and Arlecchino) but this one was the only one with that agenda from the start. E… Read More

Opening image is a quilt by Catherine Croucher. Originally published in Popular Patchwork in 2015, I thought this was still relevant today, the day when many people find out if they’ve… Read More

“Illusion is the first of all pleasures.” -Voltaire Lisa’s two-color quilt has been juried into Quiltcon Presented by The Modern Quilt Guild in Nashville in February… Read More

It only took three weeks from start to finish, I dropped everything and made my latest animal portrait, Potato Hank. Here is the original photo it is based on, Hank in his tightest curled up… Read More

Today I want to talk about juried quilt shows, specifically, being rejected. It wasn’t that long ago I got my rejections for Quiltcon, and to be honest, I always expect to fail there… Read More

I have been quilting for many years now so I have seen more than a few trends take place. I remember when I started quilting, Celtic knotwork was very popular and I took a class to make a s… Read More

I have had my dream sewing space, twice. And both the times I had the PERFECT fabric storage solution that I wanted.This is from my old studio.My fabric as first sorted by Indian and designe… Read More

It was at QuiltCon 2015 - my first QuiltCon! I was  ready to sign up for a bunch of lectures and classes, but by the time I went online to select what I wanted, everything I wanted was… Read More

I represent three popular brands as an ambassador at this moment – BERNINA, AURIFIL and HAVELS SEWING and I have very strong reasons to do that.The first brand… Read More

In our life, we meet many people. All of them touch our lives in some way or the other. But some stay on more and actually make a huge change in your life and there comes a moment that you r… Read More

I have always loved Angela  Walters!!! I was in love with her quilting even before I went on my maiden solo trip to the other side of the world in 2015 for QuiltCon.And then, I met her… Read More

Today's prompt is so interesting. I could actually apply it in two different ways, so I will.1. "If I could sew with ..." What version :I wish I could sew with a bobbin that would not need r… Read More

2019 has been my year of achievements. I have had so many wonderful opportunities in this year. First I thought that finishing my 210" x 86" quilt would be my proudest achievement. But when… Read More

This is usually the time I start making my wish list. My birthday is coming in about 10 days and I like to make this list every year. Sometimes I put it on my blog, sometimes it stays in my… Read More

Its day 22 of the 31 day blog writing challenge hosted by Cheryl! And I'm still going strong.Today's prompt is about what I listen to / watch.What I am listenign to or watching usually depen… Read More

2019 has been a phenomenal year. Its been an year in which I have shone! But yes, I'm totally ready to rock 2020 too!!! What am I planning in 2020?Here are my sewing goals for 2020Get the AB… Read More

In my last post I spoke about how I plan my new year and shared my personal goals for the year. In this post I'm going to share the 10 business / work goals that I have set for myself.I have… Read More

It was on my way to the airport for my 2019 QuiltCon trip that I met Shilpa at my uncle's home and a new experience began. Shilpa had tried to reach out to me earlier, but somehow we never c… Read More

As I am getting ready to board my flight (an excruciating 26 hour long journey - not counting the 10 hours that I have to drive to reach the airport) to take me to the other side of the worl… Read More

This is the second edition of people who inspire me. To read the first one, you can go here. This one is the QuiltCon edition!!! I met all 5 of them at QuiltCon. They are brilliant and inspi… Read More

If you watched the Craft in America episode on Quilts, and you paid close enough attention during Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s portion, you would have seen her working on a quilt on her de… Read More

On this blog, from time to time, I  share some of my experiences while I was converting my passion of quilting into a profitable business. Today I will tell you about the 10 t… Read More

Hi Makers, One of the most amazing things about being a part of the quilting community is that we inspire each other! Thanks to social media, we creators get to share our art with the world… Read More

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In 2009, after having her baby boy, Shruti Dandekar (44) had a decision to make.  Though the answer to the choice between her job and family seemed easy, the making of the decision w… Read More