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My heart skips a beat….

By Kimberly on May 29, 2013 / Uncategorized / 4 Comments

……at the sight of these! Perfectly trimmed blocks ready to be sewn into a beautiful new quilt! It is always worth it to take the time to square-up your blocks. In this case, all 42 of them. Do you true-up your blocks before sewing them into a

My Judge’s Choice Award Winner

By Kimberly on May 24, 2013 / American Quilter's Society, AQS QuiltWeek Paducah, Judge's Choice Award to Janet Knapp, Libby Lehman, Uncategorized / 3 Comments

2013 AQS Judges for the AQS Quilt Contest, Paducah Kimberly Einmo, Libby Lehman, and Velda Newman I had the great privilege of judging the AQS Quilt Contest in Paducah this year. What an honor it was! I judged the show with Libby Lehman and Velda Newman. It

Honored…..

By Kimberly on May 21, 2013 / Bernina, Bernina 820 QE / 1 Comment

…..to be featured on the Bernina Blog! I L-O-V-E my new Bernina 820QE!

GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY! UPDATE — A WINNER!

By Kimberly on May 16, 2013 / Craftsy, Craftsy Quilting Class Giveaway!, Giveaway, Quilting Classes / 2 Comments

UPDATE! A random winner was chosen today and I’m happy to say that Sharon M. is the lucky winner!!! Thanks to everyone who registered to win the free class. Guess what? I’m hosting a special Craftsy class giveaway! Who’d like to win a FREE class? All you need

A most awesome, amazing, Jelly Roll Round Robin Challenge!

By Kimberly on May 14, 2013 / Jelly Roll Quilt Magic, Jelly Roll Round Robin / 3 Comments

I’ve been wanting to share this very special story with you for quite some time. But it is so exciting that I’ve been waiting to make sure I had time to write it in such a way that would give these amazing gals the recognition they truly

Quilting For The Rest Of Us — Podcast interview!

By Kimberly on May 8, 2013 / American Quilter's Society, Podcast, Quilting for the Rest of Us! / 2 Comments

While I was at QuiltWeek in Paducah recently, I had the privilege of being interviewed by the wonderful, witty, Sandy Hasenauer, who writes a blog called Quilting For the Rest of Us, and she also produces some fabulous podcasts! She and I met early one morning in

Introspection

By Kimberly on May 7, 2013 / American Quilter's Society, Libby Lehman / 5 Comments

Its pouring rain today, which is actually soothing since it seems to fit my quiet and reflective mood. One week ago today, I lost my oldest and dearest friend, Beth Bowman Russell, after a long battle with cancer. This is the second dear friend I’ve lost in

Lovely Chain Saw

By Kimberly on May 1, 2013 / Uncategorized / 4 Comments

Marcy Cady, one of my amazing students who took my Chain Saw class at the Road to California Show this past January, sent me this photo of her completed quilt. It is beautiful and I LOVE it! Marcy, I’m so proud of you — you did an outstanding job!!!

Hello, Paducah!

By Kimberly on April 19, 2013 / American Quilter's Society / 9 Comments

What a travel ordeal I went through on Thursday traveling from Washington DC to Paducah, KY! Due to the severe storms in the Midwest, my flights were delayed, cancelled, and delayed some more. So my trip began at 8am and I finally landed in Paducah at almost 11pm

Just because

By Kimberly on April 17, 2013 / Aurifil Threads, Family / 6 Comments

Even with a new book in the works, the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah on the near horizon, and a dozen or so other deadlines looming…… Sometimes, I just want to quilt. No, I just need to quilt. Just because. For no particular reason. Call it a case