I recently posted about the completion of my Craftsy BOM blocks (nope – I still haven’t decided on what to do about sashing). Well – I’ve finally taken a few hours to complete the blocks of two other quilt alongs and a personal project of mine for my 8 inch scrappy sampler. First I’m going […]
Sunday Sewing Haiku
Mariner’s Compass paper pieced block fun today blocks for my sampler
Project QUILTING Off Season Challenge, Happy Holidays
Happy Sunday everyone! I have been itching to have some challenges to motivate me into creating something super cool again so I’ve decided to hold an ‘Off Season Project QUILTING’ Challenge. It’ll be a great warm up for us all to get ready for the start of Season 4 of Project QUILTING in January. You’ll […]
Project QUILTING It’s Never too Late
The other day I was starting to get things organized and ready for Season 4 of Project QUILTING to start in just over a month. I had some housekeeping to do since I recently rebranded myself from KimsCraftyApple to Persimon Dreams. I was fixing the Project QUILTING Flickr Group and renamed it to Project QUILTING […]
My Favorite Block Quilt Along – Recruiting Designers *FULL on 11/24
It is time for me to announce the next Quilt Along that I’ll be running via my blog. This past year I once again fell in love with Quilt Alongs. It’s been a great way for me to use up my scrap stash and I’m having lots of fun learning new techniques and honing the […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I want to wish you and your family a wonderful day! I’m hosting my very first Thanksgiving this year. The turkey and the ham (I don’t like turkey) are in the roaster ovens cooking right now. I made the buns on Tuesday and just need to heat them up before we eat […]
2012 School Photos
I just had to share with you the girls school photo’s from this year. We’ve had Cedi’s for awhile but Capri’s just came home this week. Capri’s 4K picture – wearing a dress from the Measure Cedi’s Kindergarten picture – wearing a dress from The Measure *squeak* they’re just getting so big!
Nohr Gallery Quilt Exhibit ‘Eclectic Visions’ UW Platteville
This summer a friend of mine, Tisha Sandberg, an incredible quilter and fiber and textile artist, asked if I would be interested in having a few of my quilts in a show she was putting together. I immiediately said ‘YES! Of course!” She asked if she could hang ‘Owl Be Yours’ and “Bicycle Race’. They […]
Home Sweet Home Sashing Tutorial – Tall True North Tree Sashing Tutorial (14)
Since I started these paper pieced tree sashing tutorials for the Home Sweet Home Quilt Along. we’ll be using the template in the lower right of the Compass Tree PDF Pattern for Paper Piecing pdf. Cutting Instructions: True North Tree For triangle (1): Cut one ‘light’ 2” x 4”, cut one ‘dark’ 2” x 4” […]
Home Sweet Home Sashing Tutorial True North Mini Tree (34)
For this next sashing tutorial in the Home Sweet Home Quilt Along. we’ll be using the template in the upper right of the Compass Tree PDF Pattern for Paper Piecing pdf. It should measure 3.5” x 3.5” when you print it. True North Mini Tree For triangle (1): Cut one ‘light’ 2.5” x 4”, cut […]