On Friday morning, we were up bright and early and back on the bus for the long ride home. Have I mentioned that I slept – a lot – on the bus? Well – one of my great new friends found this wonderful eye mask at festival for me! How sweet is she!? AND – […]
Aurifil Block of the Month Up Date
I’ve been on a jewelry making binge or the last 24 hours and I almost forgot to blog today! I have my annual sale – the Hand Crafted Hoedown for the Holiday’s – at my orchard this Friday and Saturday that I’m busy preparing for. BUT – I have also been getting some sewing done. […]
Fen Koan–A Quilt Finish
Well – I’ve been working on this quilt, sort of in secret, for awhile now. It actually all started in 2012 with Fabric Fascination’s BOM quilt blocks. I had a great time making these blocks using fabrics I typically wouldn’t – but look just how beautiful they all look together! My next task was figuring […]
International Quilt Festival
On the fourth day of our journey – we spent the entire day at the International Quilt Festival. Here I am with the critters waiting in the line for the festival to open. I decided to start my day going through booths. I had to snap this shot of Edyta Sitar. Her booth was PACKED […]
Courthouse Thread Block Tutorial
It’s time for the 46th block in the Twisted Traditional Quilt Along! That means just six weeks left until 2015! It’s hard to believe the year has gone by that fast. Are you all starting to get ready for the holidays? We definitely are around here. Okay – enough small chat – let’s get to […]
Houston–Day 3
It took me a little while to get there – but on the 3rd day of our trip we spent the whole day in Texas. We made our first stop at the quilt shop ‘It’s a Stitch’. Not only did they have this amazing see-through Bernina on display but that had these bags of fabric […]
Giveaway and Project QUILTING Winners
Happy Monday everyone! I’ve already had a great morning running errands with Pip. She’s full of spunk lately and it’s been a hilarious time. Let’s start by picking a winner or the Fat Quarter Shop Bundle Giveaway! One lucky person will win a fat quarter bundle of Reverie City Winter Utopia by Frances Newcombe! 305 […]
Local Foods Grow Strong Communities 2.0–Farm to Fabric Challenge
Back in May – my friend Shannon from Fabrics N Quilts added to the original Farm to Fabric Challenge with a little more incentive to join in the fun! Be sure to link up your quilts HERE to qualify for some great prizes. Here is the story of the quilt I made as a result […]
Farm to Fabric Challenge–Time to Link up!
I was thrilled to see the wonderful ‘Farm to Fabric’ Challenge exhibit up at the International Quilt Festival in Houston last week. Here are just a few of my favorites … (I apologize that I’m not 100% sure of everyone who made each quilt – if it’s you or you know who made the quilt […]
November 2014 A Lovely Year of Finishes Goal
It happened for the first time in almost two years – I failed to complete a goal I made for the ‘A Lovely Year of Finishes’ Challenge in October. I forget just how intense some paper piecing patterns can be. Not that I mind the intensity of them – there just wasn’t time for it […]