by Emma Thomas-McGinnis, artist & quilter
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Valentine’s Day Quilties

January 22nd, 2012 | Posted by Emma in All | Quilting - (1 Comments)
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I love hearts, I love pink, I love flowers and roses and all things Valentine’s Day!!!! I just love it! Here’s a few of the fun things I’ve made for this fabulous holiday! This first heart wreath quiltie sold the day after I posted it. Sad to see it go so fast. I love that … Read more

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I’m going to be the presenter at the next Des Moines Modern Quilt Guild Meeting!! The meeting is this Thursday at the West Des Moines Public Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. I would love it if you would join me! We’ll be folding fabric into three-dimensional flowers for quilts, using the techniques in Rebecca … Read more

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The first challenge of the season ended this Sunday, so here’s how it turned out… There were more entries than ever before! Click the collage image at the bottom of the post to be brought to the Flickr Gallery and see them all. The only real direction given was to be inspired by Architecture. So … Read more

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Wow! There’s a lot of action this month in the quilting world. Everywhere I look there’s a new project or quilt-along to join! I’m still deciding what to focus my energies on…how about you?! Project Quilting! Near and dear to my heart, as I’ve participated in two seaons and TWELVE challenges…this is the top of … Read more

More Christmas Gifts to Share

January 4th, 2012 | Posted by Emma in Crafts | Quilting | Uncategorized - (2 Comments)
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Ok, so I had a very productive holiday season of homemade gift-giving! Here are a few more I wanted to show you before moving on… (oh and stay tuned for a wrap-up of the gifts my husband made this year, with a little help from his wife!) This is a package of three little gifts … Read more

Easy Quilt from the DIY Dish

January 4th, 2012 | Posted by Emma in Quilting - (0 Comments)
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I love Kim & Kris at the DIY Dish! They are fun to watch and have great ideas…if you haven’t seen their show yet, you should check it out. Here’s the episode that inspired my brother’s Christmas present (don’t tell him that I made it in a day!!) http://www.thediydish.com/2011/11/how-to-make-an-easy-quilt/ I’m going to try a new … Read more

Composition Book Covers

January 3rd, 2012 | Posted by Emma in All | Quilting - (2 Comments)
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I love this for a quick quilting project that looks amazing! Here’s the tutorial I used, from the Bloomin’ Workshop. It worked so well, I made three this holiday season, and if I had had more time, I would have made more. So, next school supply season, stock up on the plain composition books with … Read more

Maintenance…

December 30th, 2011 | Posted by Emma in Uncategorized - (0 Comments)

Site may be looking a little different for a while until I land on my new look…please don’t be alarmed and thank you for your patience. Oh and feel free to voice your opinion if you like any of the new looks! Thanks!

Christmas Quilties

December 30th, 2011 | Posted by Emma in Quilting | Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
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I had a special custom order this holiday season, for a good friend of mine who wanted ornaments for her family. I was given suggestions as to the interest of each family member and came up with a little embroidery design for each. With a printed greeting on the back, I made mini quilt blocks … Read more

Angry Birds Christmas

December 27th, 2011 | Posted by Emma in Crafts | Quilting | Uncategorized - (0 Comments)
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My boys love Angry Birds this year…what kid doesn’t, huh? Well, I made them a few accessories to fill their requests for Angry Bird stuff. By far the best was these hats!! We had seen some knitted angry bird hats at a gas station and thought I could do a better job with fleece. I … Read more