Join me as I open a box of antique glass salt cellars! There are a lot of great pieces in this batch of glass. I immediately made a couple of pincushions using two different salts. Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎

I recently finished a client’s Anna Maria Welcome Home quilt. The original plan was to custom quilt this using digital patterns. Once I measured the quilt, I realized the log cabin blocks would not fit within my surface space on my longarm. I have a large space, however the blocks are big! I shifted the… Read more: Custom Quilting an Anna Maria Welcome Home Quilt

Sometimes a family member gets on my computer to look something up and they are SHOCKED at how many tabs I have open. I’ve got a lot going on and that’s how I work – what can I say? I opened the Ice Cream Soda quilt “tab” in 2017 and didn’t close it for 8… Read more: An English Paper Piecing Finish: Ice Cream Soda Quilt

A few weeks ago, our family spent a week together in the upper part of Michigan around Sleeping Bear Dunes. Have you been there? It is beautiful! Such unique landscaping – the dunes, Lake Michigan, the sand bottom interior lakes, and trees – so many trees! And slightly cooler temps compared to the south in… Read more: Crafting the Moraine Quilt: Inspiration from Nature

Quiltweek in Paducah, hosted by the American Quilter’s Society, was held during the week of April 22, 2025. I attended because my quilt, Sunshiny Day, was juried into the show! I’ve never been to the show or even to Paducah. Many people have asked me about my experience…EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS! Everything was so good – Paducah,… Read more: Learning and Inspiration at American Quilter’s Society Quiltweek Paducah 2025

Have you seen the recolor of Strawberry Thief prints by Kaffe Fassett? The original design was made in 1883 by artist William Morris. The Strawberry Thief has been used in the decorating and fashion industry for decades. The design elements are so good – flowers, leaves, branches, birds, and other nature inspired images. As a… Read more: Exploring Kaffe Fassett’s Strawberry Thief Fabric Recolor

*Not my quilt* but I helped with it!It has been two years since we moved to Charlotte. In the first year here, I had bilateral foot surgery and spent a year recuperating. During that time, I did not leave home often and rarely met anyone new. After a year of healing, I started going to… Read more: Personalizing Quilts: A Creative Journey

It has been one year since I set up my Innova 24 longarm quilting machine. I have learned so much and continue to learn. My favorite part though, is receiving and seeing first hand the utilitarian pieces of art made by all kinds of makers. I am so surprised and happy to discover how much… Read more: My Year with the Innova M24 Longarm Quilting Machine

Lesley’s quilting services offer a range of options to help clients complete their quilts, including edge-to-edge digital quilting, free motion custom, and custom with digital assist. Additional services like batting, binding, and local delivery are available. Lesley continuously expands her digital designs library for diverse quilting needs.

Pincushion Sale! *****Friday, February 14, 2025, at 12 noon, EST*****The pincushions will be available in my Etsy shop – Stortsmarket. Link for the shop is at the top of my web page. I recently finished this set of Valentine’s themed pincushions. There are a lot of hearts and flowers with this batch. Additionally, I finished… Read more: Valentine’s Pincushion Sale on Etsy

Join me as I share salt cellars and other small pieces of glass! Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎

I spent a few days last week in Beaufort, North Carolina. The Beaufort Historical Association has a robust program for residents and tourists. The historic site has 10 unique buildings including two locations where the Warped Weavers work. I was able take a quick tour of their work spaces and see their looms. They use… Read more: Discovering Unique Textiles by Beaufort’s Warped Weavers

The following video shows how to make a pincushion for a deep ceramic dish. In the video, I show how to “fill the space” inside of the pincushion. I have used this method with various types of glass or other containers when making pincushions. Time Stamps for Video1:10 – Making “top” pincushion 2:22 – Sewing… Read more: How to Make a Pincushion for Deep Ceramics

Join me for my 10th video of revealing my glass collection. There are 2 boxes that I unpack in this video. The first box has a collection of glass swans. The second box of glass had been previously matched with fabric, however I couldn’t remember what was in the box. There are so many treasures… Read more: Glass Reveal #10

In this video tutorial, I show how to cover the bottom of a pincushion. This specific technique is used for pincushions that are NOT glued into a vessel. Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎

I had fun creating a pincushion made with a pieced G made by Giuseppe Ribaudo, also known as Giucy Giuce. The letter G is made from the Mini Alphabet pattern written by Giuseppe and Alison Glass. The base of the pincushion is a silver plated bowl that fits into the palm of my hand. You… Read more: Pincushion Make – G is for Giucy

Join me as I open up two boxes of glass! Not only was there a lot of glass in the first box, but a line of fabric by Riley Blake. I’m happy to be cleaning things out along with cataloging the glass (sort of!). Happy quilting and crafting! ▶︎ ▶︎ ▶︎

SpecificationsQuilt Pattern: Cherish Quilt (8″ block version) by Jodi Godfrey – website HEREFinished Size: 70″ wide x 70″ longTotal Blocks: 23 whole, 4 half, 12 partial along edgeConstruction/Piecing: Each hexagon was pieced via English Paper Piecing (EPP)Quilt Piecing: Hand sewn together by Lesley StortsQuilting: Custom quilting by Lesley StortsBatting: medium weight cottonTime frame to completion:… Read more: Cherish Quilt: A Recovery Journey Through Quilting

I’ve been working on a pincushion batch using Bari J.’s Eve fabric by Art Gallery Fabrics. I was torn on which print to use with this interesting piece of glass so I made both pincushions to help me decide. I still liked them both! I did an Instagram poll to see what other people thought.… Read more: Green Glass Pincushion – but which fabric to use?

I’m sharing another box of colorful and interesting glass – YouTube video below. I consider these glass pieces medium to medium/large for pincushions. Also sharing my recently finished Cherish quilt.