Melody Crust - Fiber Artist

I'm all about the quilting. I make lots of small very simply pieced quilts just to see the straight lines I can stitch. Here are a few. ...

QuiltWorks Northwest located in Bellevue, is a great destination for all things sewing, quilting, and beading!  From fabrics and notions t...

I love to quilt, I especially love dense stitching. I have some tips and tricks to make your machine stitches, quilts the best ever. Batt...

Red is one of the primary colors of visible light, along with green and blue, which in Red Green Blue (RGB) color systems are combi...

Should I say it? Christmas is just around the corner. Need to finish those gifts?  Stitching Through the Layers: The Art and Elegance of S...

I have been sitting behind my sewing machine this week piecing my next creation and thinking about Thread for piecing what makes...

The purpose of judging a quilt show is twofold: one is to award excellence, and the other is to give critique. ‘Critique’ is not critic...

The Rialto I don't enter very many competitions, but once in a while I want the feedback I can only get from a judge. So I entered o...

Now it is my studio's turn.  Things to toss/delete or just plain remove from my life UFO’s Bits and pieces of stabilizers Qui...

I d on’t know about you, but I often feel the need to recharge my creative juices. You may be inspired by a walk in nature, or writin...

I love summertime. The sun shines. It's true the sky is bluer in Seattle. One of my favorite ways to celebrate summer is a quick visit t...