“In the Garden” pieced by Kim Lapacek and quilted by Frank Palmer is officially a #quiltconreject. I’m sharing this not because I’m disappointed. But because it’s important to see that even when you make something you love and are proud of, it doesn’t mean it will be accepted by all. Does the rejection make me […]
Snail, I Love You
A friend I’ve made over the years through Project QUILTING and the Focus Through the Prism Challenge, Becky Grover, recently had her illustrations published in a children’s book “Snail, I Love You.” Now available! “Snail, I Love You” is a 32-page, full-color picture book written by Tevah Platt and Willa Thiel, and illustrated by Becky […]
Yo-Yo Christmas Tree
Some people collect Santa’s, some collect snowmen, and I collect Christmas Trees. I like collecting the trees I think because trees have always been so inspiring to me. You’ll even often find them in quilts I make. Last year my mother-in-law made me a super cool Christmas Tree out of fabric yo-yo’s for my collection. If […]
Dresden Neighborhood Sew Along Wrap Up
This year I gave myself a challenge to come up with twelve different themes to use in my Dresden Neighborhood pattern. In 2019, my challenge will be putting these twelve, twenty-four inch blocks into one “cohesive” quilt. I have a few ideas floating around in my brain but I’m not sure what I’ll finally go […]
Needle & Foot Blogger Bundle Giveaway
This year I was honored to be one of the eleven bloggers who curated a special bundle of fabric for the online shop – Needle and Foot. To celebrate these fabulous bundles, Bernie is hosting a “Reader’s Choice & Giveaway” on her blog right now. This is seriously an amazing giveaway! You could win 11 […]
Wednesday Wish List– For the Person Who Has Everything
Often these days we are shopping for special gifts for a special person that already seems to have everything. The trick to shopping for these kinds of folks is to find something cool and different but not completely useless. It’s to find the gift that they never knew they wanted until they saw it. Here […]
Week 9 of the Perfect 10 Quilts Along–the Final Quilt Top
You have all patiently waited over the last ten weeks (we took Thanksgiving week off) as I built the blocks I needed for the Perfect 10 Quilt book sampler. Today you have to wait no longer. This is what my final quilt top in this quilt along looks like. It was a bit windy taking […]
Countdown to Christmas at the Fat Quarter Shop
Today was the first day of the the Fat Quarter Shop’s special “Countdown to Christmas!” This is a such a great opportunity to watch their sales for the next 12 days and stock up on some amazing deals! This is the sale that really helped me improve upon my stash of Aurifil Thread … I […]
Month 12: Around the World for the Dresden Neighborhood Sew Along
It’s hard for me to believe that we’re at the twelfth and final month of the Dresden Neighborhood Sew Along. It has definitely been a challenge coming up with twelve different themes for the Neighborhoods – not because I couldn’t figure them out – but because there are just so many possibilities. I hope that […]
New Hobby – Weaving
I don’t know if this was a good idea or not but I’ve taken up a new hobby – weaving. I’m just starting on my first project and I’m loving every minute of it. If quilting is like painting with fabric then weaving is like painting with fiber. I’m playing it fairly safe for this […]