Archive for the Accuquilt GO! Cutter Category

GATHERINGS, Cherrywood Version

By Kimberly on August 17, 2018 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, American Quilter Magazine, Cherrywood Fabrics, Gatherings / 11 Comments

I’ve been waiting to share this new version of my GATHERINGS quilt design for a long time but there was a delay in the quilting process. Sometimes, life happens and it is completely out of our control and also totally understandable. The quilt arrived yesterday, beautifully quilted

Welcome to my mountain studio

By Kimberly on July 20, 2017 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Cabin, Family, Friends, Fun, Guests, Lake Arrowhead, Studio tour / 22 Comments

You might have read here on the blog or on my Facebook page that my husband and I bought a cabin in the mountains two years ago. It was a long-cherished dream of ours to own a mountain retreat and future retirement property and we searched for

Gather your favorite fabrics…..

By Kimberly on June 26, 2017 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, American Quilter Magazine, EZ Flying Geese Ruler, Gatherings / 5 Comments

…..and join me to create your own version of Gatherings! I’ve designed another series quilt for my favorite quilting magazine, American Quilter Magazine. Like last year’s series quilt, Pleasantville, this is a row-by-row-style quilt but the blocks in Gatherings are set on the diagonal. There are six

Generosity personified

By Kimberly on June 30, 2016 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Dave LaValley, Janome, Vermont Quilt Festival / 16 Comments

For those of you who don’t know Dave LaValley, you should. He is one of the most kind, compassionate and generous men I have ever met in my life. Period. Allow me to introduce you to him. Dave is the owner of Bittersweet Fabrics and has carried on

The Paris Stitch Project, MQX, and other newsy updates

By Kimberly on April 12, 2016 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Amazing Applique, Aurifil, Birgit Schuller, Cousins, Craftsy, Family, Janome, MQX 2016, Spring break / 6 Comments

(Disclaimer: LONG update ahead. I recommend pouring yourself a cup of tea or something cold to drink and pulling up a comfy chair because you won’t want to miss any of this post!) There’s a lot to share so I thought I’d highlight a few of those things in

A friendly challenge

By Kimberly on January 29, 2016 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Cherrywood Fabrics, Craftsy, Friendly Challenge, Fun, Sewing Friends, Susan Stewart / 10 Comments

More than 10 years ago I had the extreme good fortune to meet Susan Stewart at an industry event. To say in that moment I was star-struck is an understatement. I had been a huge fan of her column, “Sue Says” in Sew Beautiful Magazine for many years

GO! BIG — and stay home

By Kimberly on April 16, 2015 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Family / 20 Comments

(ATTENTION: Long blog post with lots of fun and inspiring photos to follow……..) Spring break arrived the week before Easter for my son in high school but the difference this year was that we were not able to make plans to travel or go somewhere exotic and

It’s freezing outside. What to do, what to do?

By Kimberly on February 20, 2015 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Amazing Applique, Aurifil Threads, Chain of Stars Mystery Quilt, Craftsy, Craftsy Quilting Class Giveaway!, Fun, Jelly Roll Quilt Magic, Magical Blocks: Out of the Box!, Quilting Classes, UFO's, Winter / 1 Comment

LEARN SOMETHING NEW! The extreme weather seems to be affecting much of the nation — and perhaps much of the world — right now and many folks, like myself are stuck indoors. Sure, there are plenty of quilting UFO’s (unfinished objects) piled up waiting for you to finish

A Craftsy collaboration, a fun mini blog hop with Leah Day, and a giveaway!

By Kimberly on October 29, 2014 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Amazing Applique, Bernina, Blog Contest, Blog Hop, Craftsy, Craftsy Quilting Class Giveaway!, Fun, Giveaway, Jelly Roll Quilt Magic, Jelly Roll Quilts & More, Leah Day, Modern Quilting, Modern Quilts & More, Mystery Quilt, Quilting Classes, Quilting Star / 84 Comments

ATTENTION: Long post ahead…… But it is totally worth it to read all the way to the end! One of the best things about Craftsy has been the opportunity for me to meet so many talented industry professionals. Not only have I had the chance to meet

A fun, fall project with a mini tutorial

By Kimberly on October 10, 2014 / Accuquilt GO! Cutter, Amazing Applique, Aurifil Threads, Craftsy / 3 Comments

Happy fall, y’all! I just love that phrase. Autumn is truly my favorite season of the year! There’s so much to enjoy. And so just for fun, I took the day off from my regular deadlines and a long list of things to do and I spent