Trapunto gives a quilt interest by creating dimension in the quilting.  Text trapunto is an opportunity to communicate with the observer of the quilt in a direct way, as well as giving the quilt a unique look.

Tote your quilt in style with this easy to make quilt tote. Click here to download instructions

Tri-guild Luncheon 2019 hosted by the Santa Rosa Quilt Guild Video by Toni Anderson

Below are three videos featuring Santa Rosa Quilt Guild members, Linda Hooper, Genellee Voorhees and Jan Nilsen talking about their quilts during the pledge breaks on Quilts of Valor.

Good and Important Work The Haitian School of Blessings is continuing their mission to lift people out of poverty by providing tools and education to women. There are 4 women in the program who are now trained and making beautifully crafted hand made purses and bags that will be sold on a website that is […]

Helping Hands in Haiti   We recently received an email from a school in Haiti appealing for help with supplies for their vocational program. The purpose of the program is to give the students a skill that could raise them out of poverty, and contribute goods and services to their community.   The concept of […]

Lebkucken (German Cookies) 1 ½ lbs brown sugar 3 eggs ½ cup dark molasses ½ cup honey 1 Tbsp cloves 1 Tbsp allspice 2 Tbsp cinnamon 1 teas salt 3 cups chopped walnuts ½ lb (8 oz) dried fruit blend (King Arthur) 6 cups flour Dissolve 1 ½ Tbsp soda with ½ cup water. Cream […]

At a recent guild meeting I mentioned that if someone liked a pattern but it was the wrong size it could easily be enlarged or reduced with the help of a copy machine. I am attaching a primitive chart that I made showing the “math” (a four-letter word for some). Examples: If you have a […]