February 2015 - Kate Colleran Designs

Quilting Tips & Tutorials ► February 27, 2015

The Process

Yesterday I had paperwork to do. And 2 quilts to bind. Now normally quilting takes precedence over paperwork, at least in hierarchy of which is more fun to do, but not when it is attaching...

Quilt Community ► February 25, 2015

QuiltCon was fun. Understatement. When we first saw the room we thought, this is it? There is not much here. We were wrong. There were more quilts displayed than we originally thought. And what quilts!...

Quilt Community ► February 17, 2015

Guild Lecture

Last week I went down to Colorado Springs and did a trunk show at the Colorado Springs Quilt guild meeting. What fun! They are a great group and everyone was so nice and welcoming. I...

Quilting Tools & Books ► February 10, 2015

Book Review

I recently received a copy of the new book, All About Strips by Susan Guzman. I am sure many of you know who Susan is- she has been a regular contributor to McCall’s Quilting magazine...

Quilting Giveaways ► February 8, 2015

Magazine Giveaway Winners

What a weekend! We started off with a beautiful day here; sunny and we broke a record at 74 degrees on Saturday! Wow. Is this really February? I won’t complain. It allowed us to take a...

Bags & Small Quilts ► February 6, 2015

Quick Valentine’s Table Runner Tutorial

Hi friends! As promised, here is the tutorial for a cute heart runner you can whip up this weekend and have on the table for Valentine’s Day. To get started, you need either 3 or...

Quilting Giveaways ► February 3, 2015

Magazine Giveaway

Don’t you just love quilt magazines? I love to look thru them and get inspired. Sometimes I am inspired by the pattern of a quilt, sometimes by the color palette and sometimes by the scene...