Archive for the Cheeto Category

New friends

By Kimberly on November 18, 2020 / Cats, Cheeto, Family / 45 Comments

Our family has grown again. As hard as it was to lose our beloved little Dodger, we knew we would adopt a kitten again. Everyone felt the void left when Dodger passed away; most especially Cheeto. The foster moms at A Pawsitive Approach were so helpful and

Heartbroken

By Kimberly on October 13, 2020 / Cats, Cheeto, Family / 69 Comments

I have heartbreaking news to share with you. Our sweet little bundle of kitten cuteness, Dodger, passed away suddenly in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. We were awakened to strange sounds and when we found him, it became quickly apparent something was terribly wrong. In the

Snowflake Stars Virtual Class

By Kimberly on October 12, 2020 / Cheeto, Continental M7, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson, Zoom Virtual Class / 9 Comments

I was privileged to virtually teach an enthusiastic group of quilters this past Saturday on the ZOOM platform. It was an amazing day with so much learning, sharing and interacting across the miles! There were attendees from all across the USA, including two students joining from Alaska,

A thorough and honest review of Janome’s Continental M7

By Kimberly on August 20, 2020 / 9450, Cheeto, Continental M7, Janome 15000, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson / 77 Comments

I have wanted to write a complete and thorough review about Janome’s newest sewing machine, the Continental M7, for many months. I was first introduced to this machine before the official launch during the summer of 2019 and then a new M7 arrived in my studio last

BOM Blitz Classes

By Kimberly on July 10, 2020 / 9450, Cheeto, Continental M7, FREE Pattern, Janome, Janome 15000, Janome 9400, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson, Precision Flying Geese & HST Ruler, Precision Jelly Roll Ruler, Precision Precuts Ruler / 6 Comments

Many of you have been following along on the Janome Facebook pages these past several months where the talented Janome educators and I have been presenting LIVE events, demos, tutorials and classes. If you haven’t been watching, well…..oh my goodness — what are you waiting for? Since

Cogitating

By Kimberly on July 7, 2020 / Cheeto, Continental M7, Family, Flying Geese, FREE Pattern, Friends, Fun, Janome, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson / 14 Comments

The definition of cogitate is: “To think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.” I’ve been cogitating. It’s hard to believe the last time I wrote a blog post was in May. The Covid-19 pandemic, turmoil, social unrest, and changes in our world have been truly mind-boggling in the

My first-ever, Facebook LIVE event!

By Kimberly on April 6, 2020 / 9450, Cheeto, Continental M7, Janome, Janome 15000, Janome 9400, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson / 7 Comments

I’ve been in the planning process for this Facebook Live event for a couple of weeks. While I love teaching classes or sharing tips and techniques on camera, going LIVE brought with it a whole different set of things for which to plan and prepare. And I

Won’t you please join me?

By Kimberly on April 5, 2020 / 9450, Cheeto, Janome 15000, Janome 9400, Janome 9450, Janome M7 / 3 Comments

I’m back after a brief hiatus! I took a few days last week to work on some creative projects and it was a wonderfully refreshing, productive time. Now I’ve got some really fun and clever things to share with you all in the coming days. Starting with……

Something new to share!

By Kimberly on March 27, 2020 / 9450, Cabin, Cheeto, Continental M7, Home, Janome, Janome 9400, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson, Solidish / 36 Comments

UPDATE! My PERFECT PINES pattern is now available as a download on my website! My Precision Flying Geese Ruler is required to make this pattern (you’ll need it to squeeze out cutting the little triangles from the leftover bits to make the pieced border trees!) I’m excited

A studio mini-makeover

By Kimberly on February 13, 2020 / 9450, Cheeto, Continental M7, ElnaPress 850, Janome, Janome 15000, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson, Quilt Studio / 14 Comments

Some changes have been happening in my sewing room lately and it’s finally time for me to share what we’ve been up to! You might remember when we moved into our home almost two years ago and I took over the living room of the house and