I made it by the skin of my teeth! My ALYoF goal for February was to finish my ‘Grunge’ Bear Paw Quilt blocks. I started the month with 14 blocks … my final goal was 25. And with just one day to spare I finally did it! One of my hang ups is that […]
TGIFF–Flurry is Finished!
I’m super excited to once again be the host of TGIFF! (Thank Goodness it’s FINISHED Friday!). When I signed up for this Friday I figured I’d have a Project QUILTNG Piece to share with you all but it turns out it was an off week for the challenges (the next challenge goes up on […]
Layout 8 for the #scrappycrownalong
Pip and I have a super busy day. I’m not sure about you but if I have to leave the house and drive into town I try to get as much done as possible. This morning we’re heading to the post office so I can apply for a new passport (mine expired). This year is […]
Quilt Talk and Fancy Pants Ferments
I very rarely say yes to a commission piece. At this time in my world I hardly if at all find the time to sew all the things in my head … so it’s hard to take away from that time to do commission piece. Every once in awhile though I’ll say yes. My friend […]
A New Seven Year Old–Happy Birthday Capri
It’s been just under three months since we’ve had a seven year old under a roof … but today is the day that I can say I have an 8, 7 and 3 year old! photo by Karmen Lindner Photography Capri is SEVEN today and she’s super excited! I’m pretty excited although it’s slightly hard […]
Layout 7 for the #scrappycrownalong
It is once again super cold here. The temperature read –11 as I put the girls on the bus. I’m beyond happy that I don’t have to drive them to school! Today I’m going to share with you the seventh block layout for the #scrappycrownalong. To make this block – you need to make 8 […]
Have A Heart Project QUILTING Challenge–Time to Vote
TIME TO VOTE! Choose your FIVE Favorite Quilts below that were created for the Project QUILTING Challenge – Have a Heart and click on the heart to vote (upper right corner)! You can click on the photo’s themselves to read the ‘story’ behind the quilt – my favorite part! Vote by clicking on the heart […]
The Second Bloom
In 2012 I made this epic ‘Bloom’ quilt inspired by Amy Butler’s Bloom Pattern. And then it sold. I’m happy to say it went to a very happy and very appreciative home but it was definitely a hard one to part with. I’ve been thinking about starting another one for quite awhile now and with […]
Have a lot of Hearts–a Quilted Pillow
I decided I wanted to make a nested heart pillow for the Project QUILTING ‘Have a Heart’ Challenge. I drew my design up on EQ7 and decided to paper piece it together. I printed out all the templates which I then had to tape together since the paper wasn’t big enough. Then – to keep […]
some quilting fun
I have a couple of things I’d like to share with you that I’m excited about in the quilting world. First … Michele Foster of the Quilting Gallery has a new ‘Aiming for Accuracy’ Quilt Along. I’m a big support of quilt along as I really do feel it helps hone one’s piecing skills. If […]