I hope everyone had a nice Sunday! Mine was great – I sewed all day…I think I’m actually going to get my scrappy trip along all pieced and ready for quilting by tomorrow night! We had a few ‘big’ days in June with the family and I wanted to share with you some photo’s from […]
Quilt Alongs Combined
I have a really hard time saying no to quilt alongs…espeically when prizes are involved. I just couldn’t resist the Aurifil Designer Block of the Month any longer…especially with potential to win some amazing Aurifil thread! I finished the June block and I’m in love with the fabric combo I picked out of my stash […]
Photo’s from Pip’s 2nd Birthday
I just realized I never posted pictures from Pip’s 2nd Birthday celebration…so here are a few…just super late… Before we get to too many pictures of the day I have to show you my montage of PIp and I… Here I am very early in the morning the day I had Pip…Jared couldn’t believe that […]
School of Fish Quilt for Teacher
My oldest child, Mercedi Rose, just finished up Kindergarten last week. I can’t believe she’s already going to be in 1st grade! (which means Capri will be in Kindergarten and 2 of the 3 will be in school full time – yikes!). Anyway – she had a wonderful experience in Kindergarten including learning to read […]
A Lovely Year of Finishes; Mid June Check In
I love ‘checking in’ on my goals I made for ‘A Lovely Year of Finishes’ in the middle of each month. It really helps me gauge what I need to do and refocuses my efforts. So…let’s take a look at the goals I made for this month and see where we’re at. Goal 1. Scrappy […]
Project QUILTING–Winter Tree Quilt–A Closer Look
I just realized that I haven’t shared with you the story behind my entry ‘Winter Tree’ for the Project QUILTING Fat Quarter Shop Bundle Challenge – Tradition Times Three. So – before I forget any longer, let’s take a look at how this quilt was created. I had many ideas go through my mind until […]
The Outer Banks of North Carolina–Part 6
This is my final post with photo’s from our family vacation – I promise. Going Home The last day of our trip arrived and we decided that before we left on our 18+ hour journey in the van home, we would watch the sunrise over the ocean at the beach we spent so many hours […]
Modern Mini Challenge–Local Foods Grow Strong Communities
It’s time to link up our Modern Mini Challenge pieces over at Ellison Lane’s blog. I decided to share a quilt I made for a Project QUILTING Challenge – my ‘Local Foods Grow Strong Communities’ Quilt. This quilt measures 24” x 24”. By combining raw edge applique, painted fabric, wavy free motion quilting, and a […]
The Outer Banks of North Carolina–Part 5
I think this will be my last photo post thought this would be the last photo post of our incredible trip to North Carolina. But – I got so many great shots of our last night on the beach I’m saving a few shots from our trip home for a sixth post. Sorry about that! […]
Impromptu Along
In May, I saw that I’m A Ginger Monkey was organizing an Impromptu Along. Looked like fun to me – I was in! You need the impromptu pattern by Rachel Griffiths. Available here. Fabric requirements are a layer cake and 6.5 yards of background fabric. This is to make a bed size quilt…90.5” square. I […]