Nancy Rink Blog

 The responses to last week's post included MANY great tips for how to improve sewing accuracy. Thank you to everyone who posted a comment--it was fun to read through them and hear about how you are coming with our Friend & Companions SEW-ALONG. This week's three winners will receive Five fat quarters from my Color Love collection along with Playa Del Sol, a pattern perfectly suited for fat quarters! Here are the winning comments: Heather Gunter...

  Thank you for joining me and the other Marcus Fabrics friends and designers in our FIRST ever sew-along. By now you are probably itching to see what the final quilt is going to look like. Let me just say that you will not be disappointed. When I saw the quilt I was thrilled with how great it looked--and it had not even been quilted yet! So, a bit about Nancy Rink Designs.  Obviously, my company...

First up is a remake of our pattern called Kris Cross. This is a great pattern for a collection of fat quarters. The pattern comes with instructions for quilts in three different sizes. The finished block size is 9". Cindy DeUnger did the sewing for me. Didn't she do a great job? I sent her 15 fat quarters in an assortment of red, green, cream, and beige fabrics. Right now, the quilt has moved from the...

We, or should I say "you", are now at the half way mark of the Marcus Fabrics Designer Friends and Companions SEW ALONG. This week's block is brought to you by the team of Gloria Parsons, Vicky Ianuucci, and Heather Lynn at The Olde Green Cupboard Designs. These three talented ladies design some gorgeous quilts along with other great patterns for decorating items like pillows and runners. They also coordinate the Camp Blanding Retreats which I...

    I am sharing this from Pat Sloan's blog  . . . . Join us today or any time! Pat Sloan: Nancy Rink, Latifa Saafir, and Terri Degenkolb Join me on my All Quilting Podcast Be sure to CLICK HERE to catch up on Pat's prior podcasts!   Author, fabric designer, and amazing quilter Nancy Rink is back with me today to share her story about her book El Camino Real and the quilts in it.  Plus...