another long overdue project finished up! Each person in our charity quilting group sent me two rainbow stripe blocks. These blocks sat in the cupboard for a long time, and when I pulled them out, I knew I wanted to put them…
sparkling weekends
quilt pattern – Sparkling Cider, available here (i added an extra row to make it 80″ square) fabric – Weekends by Erin McMorris a fat quarter pack of this entire collection is plenty to make this quilt plus you’ll need…
Simple Patchwork
Thanks so much for all your encouraging comments on my last post! I If there’s one thing I HAVEN’T been doing much of the last few months, it’s quilting! Which means I have a massive backlog of quilt ideas in…
on how to make the chevron quilt and fabric destash
So I kinda thought I was done popping in here, but since I’ve had a lot of people wondering about this chevron quilt, I thought I might be best off to write a short post about it here. So, folks…
Remix {Girl}
I’ve got this one last quilt to show you here. Made mainly with Ann Kelle fabrics, plus a few solids and other basics added in. When I looked at this yummy stack that Kelle sent me, I had quite a…
Remix!
Lucky me! I got to work with some Remix fabric from Ann Kelle. I adore these fabrics, since they’re just the perfect modern kids fabric! They’re so bright and fun, yet not just for the kids either. I added a…
a goodbye {of sorts}
I have been writing this blog post in my head for quite a while… and if this computer screen was a piece of paper, these words would be smudged with a few tears… but if life is a journey, and…
Brrr…Triangles
Laurie Wisbrun sent me some of her upcoming fabric line called Brrr… (it will be available in a couple of months) These are such fun fabrics, with a mix of polar bears and snowflakes and Scandinavian inspired flowers. Somehow these…
My Swoon Story
FYI – {Swoon} refers to a quilt pattern designed by Camille of Thimbleblossoms. It’s a stunning quilt with nine super huge blocks. The quilt ends up being about a queen size, so you can imagine how big each block is!…
Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial
Well, you may have heard about it, but Rachel over at Stitched in Color is having another party! (she’s good at those!) This time it’s all about scraps! It’s called the Scrap Attack Quiltalong and you can read more about…
do.Good Stitches quilt
Every other Thursday during winter, my church has “Sewing”. It’s a day where we’re all welcome to come together and do a variety of sewing related activities, all for charity. I normally enjoy going, but this last Thursday, my four-year-old…
Untitled Post
After Christmas, and taking some time off the relax with my little family, I’m back with a big mental backlog of quilty stuff to talk about! Not sure where to start, and usually what happens is that it all floats…