It’s that time! Happy June 1st! I am ready for June. I’m ready for warm. I’m ready to swim! Every time I look out the window I’m STILL amazed at just how beautiful green can be…proof of a ridiculously long winter. It also means it’s time for another Project QUILTING off-season challenge. I’m taking the […]
A Lovely Year of Finishes–June Goal
I know I’m a day early for posting my June goal but I have to post the June Off Season Project QUILTING Challenge tomorrow. I also happen to already know what my goal is for the June. My daughter, Capri, will be graduating from Kindergarten in a week and a half. She’s had a fabulous […]
Project QUILTING Measure Up Challenge–Dresden Neighborhood Quilt
I can’t believe I did it! I finished a quilt for the Project QUILTING ‘Can You Measure Up?’ Challenge (and my May Lovely Year of Finishes Goal). Whew! It was a CRAZY busy month and I had even less time in my sewing room than I thought I would – super glad I combined tasks. […]
How to Make a Barn Quilt–2014 Edition
It’s that time of year again – time to paint barn quilts! This year I’ve been commissioned to paint two different barn quilts! One is a 6’ x 6’ quilt and one is a 8’ x 8’ quilt. Jackie ordered the first barn quilt – a 6’ x 6’ to hang on her white barn. […]
Cross Orchard Block Tutorial: 52 Twisted Tradition Block Quilt Along
This weeks block was inspired by the vision of my orchard in blossoms this past week. It was so beautiful to see the orchard in bloom – I look forward to it every year. Cross Orchard Block Tutorial for 52 Twisted Traditional Block Quilt Along Finished Block Size – 15” x 15” I twisted the […]
Mega Quilt Market Sweepstakes from the Fat Quarter Shop
You aren’t going to want to miss out on this! 2014 MEGA QUILT MARKET SWEEPSTAKES This is one big HUGE giveaway !!! The Fat Quarter shop is hosting this great opportunity to win some very incredible swag! The total value of this amazing giveaway retails at over $6,300 and is divided into twelve prize buckets […]
Self Portrait
As the school year is finally coming to an end (yes…it feels like it’s dragging on forever! I’m ready for my summer schedule of lots of time in our little pool!) the girls’ are starting to bring home lots of their art projects. One of the art projects the elementary kids did is a self […]
Weekend in Review, and Please Vote
We have had such a great weekend filled with apple blossoms, friends and new memories! It has not, however, included any actual sewing…but hopefully I’ll get to it a bit later today! Before I get to my reminiscent pictures I just wanted to let you know that it’s time to vote (voting stays open until […]
Tula Pink 100 Modern Quilt Blocks Quilt
I’ve had this quilt done for a bit now…but the weather had been pretty crumby out for so long and this quilt really needed an outdoor picture to do it any sort of justice. And then FINALLY the weather was perfect for a photo shoot – nice light, not too windy, and no rain. Perfect. […]
Parfrey’s Glen
To be honest, it’s fairly rare that we leave the farm to go on adventure’s with our kiddo’s. They do experience a lot on the farm…but still…this summer is going to be the summer of adventures. We had delayed my mother’s day celebration a week (I’m not a huge fan of sharing it with my […]