I realized this morning that I hadn’t shared with you what I gave my mother for Mother’s Day/her birthday. I picked up this fun little ‘Friendship Pineapple’ kit from Fabrications by Doris when I was at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago this past March. My mother’s favorite color is blue so I thought blue […]
Time to Vote at the Blogger’s Quilt Festival
Have you been able to spend some time looking through the Blogger’s Quilt Festival yet? There are quilts of all kinds from all over the world that fit into 11 different categories! It’s definitely worth the time to look around to discover new quilters/designers that you love! And of course … it’s time to vote […]
Monkey Wrench–A Focus Through the Prism Project QUILTING Challenge, May
Can you believe it’s time for the first ‘Focus Through the Prism’ Project QUILTING Challenge!? I know you’ve all been waiting so patiently for this moment and I thank you for all your enthusiasm! To go over the story behind the challenge be sure to check out THIS POST and of course the FAQ post! […]
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Floressence Fabric Feature
I may have a bit of a fabric stash. I’m going to start sharing with some pictures of fabrics I’ve acquired and tell you what caught my eye about them that I thought they should be added to my stash. I rarely buy fabric with a project in mind and I do my best to […]
Elephant in the Middle Quilt
The actual title of this quilt is “Monkey Elephant in the Middle” but they wouldn’t let me put strikethrough text in my title. I’ve found myself sketching ideas a lot more often then I ever used to before I start working on a new design. The ‘Focus Through the Prism’ Challenge block was the Monkey […]
Ballet Recital 2015
My girls had their ballet recital this past Saturday. They’ve been in dance since September and have been working really hard to be prepared for this performance. AND – it was Pip’s very first recital ever! I snagged a group shot of the girls with some of their friends who were also in the recital. […]
Challenge Chaos
I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in the matter I’m about to discuss with you all but please, feel free to let me know if I am. I may take on too many projects all at the same time. Does this ever happen to you? Don’t get me wrong – I love it … but […]
Exhibitor Floor of Quilt Market
I was up early for my last day of Quilt Market – the first day that the exhibitor floor opened. The Exhibitor Floor is where designers and companies have booths set up so you can see all the new things coming out in the industry from patterns, to fabrics, to fun new tools! This was […]
Nominating for Blogger’s Quilt Festival
As you heard last week, one of my favorite online events is happening right now – the Blogger’s Quilt Festival! Amy Ellis of Amy’s Creative Side runs this twice a year – in May at the end of October. You can enter up to two quilts in two different categories. Quicklinks to categories : Mini, […]