A Bit of Yellow

All quilters owe a big Thank You to so many individuals who inspire and teach us. This tiny quilt, smaller than a placemat,was made sever...

My "Happy Chappy" rose. I have two of these bushes. "Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower could...

Here's another "oldie but goodie" -- a Carolina Lily quilt, machine pieced and hand quilted. Plain fabrics really show off...

Made in 1989, Splendor of the Rajahs (designed by Joyce Schlotzhauer) is one of my few hand quilted pieces. Although I love the look of hand...

Earlier in my yard . . . the beauty of blooms . . .

Happy Easter! Arms of Love is my "Holy Week" quilt as it reminds me in symbols of the death and resurrection of Christ. He is the...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week in Christianity, commemorating Christ's entry into Jerusalem as the crowds waved palm branc...

When choosing quilting motifs keep in mind the use of contrast to create interest. Here a curvy meandering style is juxtaposed against an a...

There's much to see in a tree . . . The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tre...

Tropical Radiance is featured on Joen Wolfrom's informative color blog . This post discusses the strength that dark shades add to a de...

Please visit the latest AQS blogpost: Stash Talking to learn more about The World and my fabric stash.

Here's another clever title and blog from Jan Magee on the AQS blog about my quilt The World .

My quilt, The World , is the subject of this cleverly titled (The World According to Rachel) short blog today on The AQS blog: Quilt Views a...

This image on a ceramic tile in my studio brings to mind a lifestyle and perhaps an era far distant from mine. I imagine one of my grandmoth...

My husband suprised me with this smiley guy several years ago when I was going through a bit of a rough patch at work. He actually does mak...

The theme of the February 2012 issue of The Quilt Life is "where in the world?" I was so pleased when the editor contacted me abou...

Looking ahead to the new year, I have stacks of fabrics waiting to become quilts. I have oodles of spools of colorful thread. The quilt poss...

Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Tomorrow the daylight begins to lengthen every so sl...

The annual tradition of decorating the house for Christmas is a time-consuming yet satisfying task. Right after Thanksgiving we crank up th...

What would we do without our rotary cutters? "Back in the day" we cut each piece with a scissors, and often not too accurately. ...