We have a few cats at our orchard. They can commonly be found all in a pile in one of the chairs in front of our shop. It seemed only fitting to share this photo with you to go along with today’s block tutorial. Odd Fellow’s Cats Block Tutorial for 52 Twisted Traditional Block Quilt […]
Tactical Quilt Show Travel Techniques from Guest Blogger, Trish Frankland aka QUILTchicken
I’m very excited to be welcoming guest blogger Trish Frankland aka QUILTchicken on my blog today! She attended the Quilt Festival in Houston last year and the AQS show in Chattanooga, TN, earlier this year and has some great tips to share with you all on what to pack and expect! Are you going to […]
Road Tripping on a Quilting Bus
That’s right folks. One week from today (actually one week from 12 hours ago) I will be boarding a bus in Madison, WI to travel down to Houston, Texas for the Quilt Festival! I can’t wait! I know many think I’m crazy for taking a bus – but seriously – this is going to be […]
Scrap Quilt Challenge Winner
107 scrappy quilts were submitted to Fabric N Quilts Scrap Quilt Challenge. Be sure to head over to this flickr group to check them all out! I just want to share a few of my personal favorites … they are all amazing … these are just ones I may try with my scraps someday … […]
Blogger Quilt Festival–Reminder
I love the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! This is just a reminder to myself and to you all to get thinking on which quilt(s) you want to enter for this round. It starts on October 24th! Find out more here - http://amyscreativeside.com/bloggers-quilt-festival/
Globetrotting Mystery Quilt Along with Pat Sloan–Center Finished!
Here are all nine blocks from Pat Sloan’s Globetrotting Mystery Quilt Along. I decided that ‘Venice’ didn’t quite fit in like the others so… I made up another block and made three more ‘Venice’ blocks for the corners. Here is a mystery block that I made myself. I think I’m calling it New York since […]
Resolution Bat Block Tutorial–52 Twisted Tradition Block Quilt Along
Happy Wednesday! I have a great tutorial for you today that is completely fitting for Halloween coming up at the end of this month! Make a few of these batty blocks into a pillow, a table runner, or incorporate them into fabulous Halloween Trick or Treating Bag! It’s easy peasy and super fun! Resolution Bat […]
RIBBONS!
I was thrilled to see that the quilts I had in Janesville, WI at their show ‘Superstars – Tradition to Modern Quilt Show’ received ribbons! My ‘Amazing Technicolor Dream Heart’ won 2nd Place in the Art Quilt Category! AND … my ‘Modern Log Cabin’ quilt took home a Judges Choice Ribbon! I honestly hadn’t even […]
100,000 plus Giveaway
I switched blogging platforms at the end of April … and in the less than six months since I’ve done this – over 100,000 folks have visited my blog! I love that number!!!! And to celebrate it – I’m going to have a giveaway! One lucky winner will win … Two hand-dyed fat quarter bundles […]
Mosaic Trees Block Tutorial
I’ll admit – this is a bit of a cheater block tutorial for the ‘Twisted Traditional’ Quilt Along. Earlier I twisted a traditional Dutchman’s Puzzle block into the twisted Dutchman’s Trees block – which is almost the same as the traditional Mosaic I block twisted into the Mosaic Trees block – just a different orientation. […]