New Year Refresh!

New Year Refresh! A brand new year is a good time for an introduction refresh.  My name is Kathie Beltz, and I am a professional quilter, teacher, quilt judge and pattern designer. I bought a sewing machine at age 15 with money from my first job, and made clothes and...

Color Dance

I’m finally able to sit down and sew.  Yay!  I’ve been working on a Block of the Month from QT Fabrics called Color Dance.  This week I made the blocks for Month 2. Color Dance has two colorway options:  Bold and Shy.  The Bold has brighter, bolder colors,...

Hunter’s Star Table Runner

Yay!  I finally got to sneak in some sewing time.  I have a new class coming up at Aunt Mary’s Quilting, actually several new classes, and need to make some samples.  This time I’m working on a Hunter’s Star table runner. With the Rapid Fire...

Pincushions!

Pincushions! I’m on a pincushion binge! I took Kelly Cline’s “Create Your Own Vintage Pincushion” online class, and now I’m hooked.  Using vintage linens, I’m sewing and quilting on pincushions and having a ball. You all probably...

Can you say Bargello?

Can you say Bargello? I was asked by members of my guild to teach a Bargello class.  I haven’t made a Bargello quilt in years, so I had to brush up on the technique. Traditional Bargello quilts imitate bargello needlepoint embroidery in their design.  Multiple...

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