Continuing on in the sashing tutorials for the Home Sweet Home Quilt Along – Diane has come up with a few really fun additions. Here’s the first one from her: String a Flower Garden Sashing from Diane Lapacek I chose a wide variety of bright fabric strings to make this Flower Garden sashing. Cutting Instructions: […]
Home Sweet Home – BONUS Block – Rippling Pond from Marcia’s Crafty Sewing & Quilting
Happy Monday everyone! Today is going to be my ‘Monday Birthday Celebration’ and I plan on quilting all day! The girls are heading to the sitter and I’ll be in my room playing away and I can’t wait!!! One of the things I’ll be working on is this fabulous new bonus block from Marcia’s Crafty […]
I’m 30!!!!
I know some people dread the big milestone birthday’s but I have to say – I pretty much LOVE all birthdays! It’s a great way to celebrate and a wonderful excuse to spend time with friends and family you may not get to see as much as you would like. And that’s exactly what I […]
What’s Your Style: Boho
From Wikipedia: Boho-chic is a style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences… “Boho” is an abbreviation of bohemian. This is personally one of my favorite styles and if I only had smaller hips I would completely be a Boho Chick. ‘What’s Your Style: Boho’ by KimsCraftyApple Boho Ruffles Floral Print Bl… […]
BOM’s & QA’s – Monday Update
Hi all! I haven’t been around in the computer world for much of the last week. On March 31st I had PRK Surgery on my eyes and they’re still in recovery mode. It’s amazing that I can see without the aid of contacts or glasses but things are still a bit blurry and my eyes […]
BONUS Block – Home Sweet Home Quilt Along: Marcia’s Crazee Patch House from Marcia’s Crafty Sewing & Quilting
I have adored Marcia’s skills with Crazy Quilts for quite awhile and one night I dreamed that a Crazy Quilt House would be a super fun block as a *BONUS* block for the Home Sweet Home Quilt Along. Luckily, Marcia was more than happy to come up with a block tutorial for the fun! […]
Block 16 – Home Sweet Home Quilt Along 'Branch Sweet Branch' from Sally’s Angelworks
I can’t believe that it’s the 16th block already! After this block you’ll havea beautiful quilt! If you want to add more though, 3 more *bonus* blocks will be posted in the next week or two along with LOTS of ideas for sashing and cornerstones. In my mind – the more this quilt has the […]
Home Sweet Home Sashing BONUS – 36 patch
Cutting Instructions (this is for 1 sashing – you could easily make an extra 9 patch for a cornerstone as well) Fabric 1 (light)– 3 strips: 1.5” x 10” Fabric 2 (dark) – 3 strips: 1.5” x 10” Sandwich one dark strip between two light strips and sew together. Sandwich one light strip between two […]
Block 15: Home Sweet Home Quilt Along – Home for Hoot from Samelia’s Mum
Now that the 3rd season of Project QUILTING has come to an end we’ll be getting the last of the blocks much quicker. Before we get the 15th block I’m happy to share with you a bit more about our block designer, Anorina Morris from Samelia’s Mum. What is your crafting style? I love […]
Project QUILTING: Ziggin & A Zaggin – A Closer Look, Welcome to the Village of Zig and Zag
What a bittersweet ending to the 3rd Season of Project QUILTING. Part of me is relieved to have a breather for a bit but a bigger part of me is going to miss all the challenges, camaraderie, inspiration, and FUN I had while doing them! I’m still enjoying working on Quilt Along’s and I’m sure […]