Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction

Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction Charlotte & Elizabeth teach sewing, quilting, & do quilting for the public, etc. By appointment only.

Tonight at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction: Tahhh dahhhh! Quilting is finished! 👏🎉 Now for the cleanup, m...
09/02/2026

Tonight at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction: Tahhh dahhhh! Quilting is finished! 👏🎉 Now for the cleanup, making the the label, and putting on the binding… Stay tuned!

Currently at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Brooklyn is sewing tiny patchwork pieces to make baby chicken...
09/02/2026

Currently at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Brooklyn is sewing tiny patchwork pieces to make baby chickens. I am nearing completion on the quilting portion of making this momentous tshirt quilt. It has been a good day!

Tonight at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Charlotte continued to lead students through the process of mak...
09/01/2026

Tonight at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Charlotte continued to lead students through the process of making quilted sneakers. They are working diligently to get their sneakers ready for grommets. Stay tuned!

Oh, and we migrated into the conference room so we had enough room for our charcuterie supper. A good time was had by all!!

Currently at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, I nearing the finish line on this MASSIVE T-shirt quilt proje...
08/31/2026

Currently at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, I nearing the finish line on this MASSIVE T-shirt quilt project. I have the strips for the binding ready to sew together, the backing is prepped for the quilting frame, borders are cut to the right length, and I am sewing them on now. Stay tuned for updates! 

Currently at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction: VICTORY! 🎉💥👏 Never let it be said that I backed down from a...
08/31/2026

Currently at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction: VICTORY! 🎉💥👏 Never let it be said that I backed down from a challenge. There were people in my close circle of friends who, motivated by their compassion for me and wishing to minimize my frustration, tried to talk me out of remathing and recalculating this patchwork border.

But no. I am stubborn; I wanted to stay true to my original idea. And I did. I am very pleased with this result. One outer border to go (mostly to stabilize all this patchwork which is prone to distortion and fraying), and this will go onto the quilting frame.  I think I’ll hit my Labor Day deadline! 😁

This afternoon at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Kim and Lisa put framing borders onto their woven quilt ...
08/27/2026

This afternoon at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Kim and Lisa put framing borders onto their woven quilt tops. These are now ready for quilting. I’m very proud of their accomplishment! 👏🎉⭐️

At some point in the future (still TBD), I will offer a class on Quilt binding. They will do it, but there will be slots for other people as well. Stay tuned for updates! 

This morning at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, I did a consultation with Julie, who brought in a wide var...
08/27/2026

This morning at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, I did a consultation with Julie, who brought in a wide variety of quilts (at least a dozen) that she has made or inherited. I regret that I did not take pictures of each of them. Every one of them needs a label, so we discussed various ways to make labels, display the quilts, and so forth. We covered a lot of territory and did a lot of brainstorming.

I can’t wait to see how she decides to add provenance and tell the unique stories of these beautiful quilts.

In my opinion, every quilt deserves a label. Why? Because it’s highly likely the quilt will outlive the maker, the recipient, and possibly their descendants. Every quilt has a story, and almost every quilt TELLS a story.  Those stories should be preserved.

We ALL have quilts—stuffed in cedar chests or storage boxes—that were made by family members. Most of the time, we don’t know anything else about the quilt. What a tragedy. Someone(s) worked for weeks or months to make that quilt. Often, it was made as a gift or to commemorate a special occasion. All of that information can be preserved if we put a label onto the quilt when it is made.

Otherwise, quilts often become “old things” that have been “in the family” but nobody has more than the vaguest idea about them. Sadly, they usually end up (woefully under-appreciated) in garage sales or thrift stores. What a terrible fate for a beautiful piece of usable art!

Put labels on your quilts, people! Write down the stories before the people who know the stories are inaccessible. 

By the way, my favorite of Julie’s quilts is the one she made from her mother’s and grandmother‘s handkerchiefs/jewelry. She turned those pieces into appliquéd ladies’ dresses. The resulting quilt is a veritable masterpiece. 💯

This afternoon at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Sylvia and Emily finished Sewing Basics 102 with a great...
08/25/2026

This afternoon at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Sylvia and Emily finished Sewing Basics 102 with a great project: a quilted tool basket/thread catcher. We were fortunate to have Trish crash the party, too! There was much learning fellowship and talking about how much we love God. What a blessed afternoon!

It was an exceedingly FULL HOUSE tonight atQuilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction! Charlotte began her 3-meeting ...
08/25/2026

It was an exceedingly FULL HOUSE tonight atQuilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction! Charlotte began her 3-meeting class on making quilted tennis shoes. Janine, Jenny, Brooklyn, and Crystal were all very willing participants.

I wanted to join them, but I just have too many other things to work on. Brooklyn’s boyfriend, Nathan, was also there to keep us company. We had a great time and everybody got a lot done! 

This afternoon at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Julie and Tommie made extraordinarily good progress with...
08/24/2026

This afternoon at Quilting Inspirations and Sewing Instruction, Julie and Tommie made extraordinarily good progress with assembling their Fall-themed table runners (last photo is my finished piece).

Tommie had a lot more work to do than Julie did, but Julie had some 45° angle bias cut challenges that Tommie didn’t. So they both got to learn both things. That makes this Teacher very happy! Stay tuned for photos of the finished pieces.

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