Yes, it's true. Most of us are under what I call House Arrest. And because we are quilters and are sitting on quite a stash, we are making quilts, right? I've been home for 2-1/2 weeks with 5 teaching contracts cancelled. Am I twiddling my thumbs? No! I've been sewing and quilting and finishing quite a few quilts. I created a Facebook Page called House Arrest Quilts . It's open to the public (until someone misbehaves). It's for YOU to also share any quilts you're working on. Here is my Minton Elephant that I haven't seen in about a year. I tore my sewing room apart last week looking for her. And then I heard a little whisper from my desk: "In here, Miss Debby. Look in this folder." And there she was in the plastic sleeve I placed her in to keep her safe. Minton Elephant in the protective binder sleeve I cut this out a few years ago and auditioned it on a lovely cream background: Minton Elephant from 2016 Since the elephant left th...

I have had a personal Facebook page for several years. How else would I see and hear what's happening with my grandkids without a phone call? But I started getting dozens and dozens of "friend" requests from people I never met. I guess they heard that I was a quilter who puts dozens and dozens of quilt pictures on my page (it has a different feel than this blog). Just last week I had almost 100 "friend" requests from total strangers. My wise daughter said, "Mom. You need a professional page. It's got to be open to everybody. This way anyone can see your quilts, your tutorials, what you're working on day to day and you save your personal page for your family and real friends. That's what I did: As you can see, the background quilt is the one appearing in the current issue of McCall's. My photo? Well, old age stinks, right? Type in Quilter by Design (if you are on Facebook; I know some of you don't do Facebook and I totally unde...