I'm still alive!

Finally, I am back blogging and ready to go!  It has been a tough year for my husband and I.  He is doing much better and I am so thankful for that. 

I am still sewing, creating and traveling.  I have been to Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa in the last few months.  I have met a lot of great quilters and had a great time. 

The most exciting news is that my third fabric line, Royal Gardens is in stores!  I love the colors and the prints.  It has my favorite reds, blacks, greens and creams and this time we added purple.  So beautiful.  If you want to see the entire line, click on the Maywood Studio link and it will take you to it.  Meanwhile, here is some samples of the fabric:








I am thinking about offering fat quarters on my website, what do you guys think?  Would anyone be interested?  If so, let me know.

In the next few months, look in your favorite magazine for quilts featuring Royal Gardens.  I have been busy creating and making quilts for several magazines.

Don't forget that I have my new ruler out, Fit to be Quarter 6.5 and Companion.  It is an accurate way to trim flip corners, quarter square triangles and combination units. 


Thanks for stopping by and will blog again soon.  I promise!

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Sherri said…
Glad you are doing well...I was thinking about emailing you just the other day...after realizing I hadn't seen you at market!
November 5, 2012 at 6:17 PM
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