The second block for the Block A-Palooza was posted yesterday. I managed to get my paper work done for taxes and the Sun Prairie Farmer’s Market AND managed to do the hand work on my Project QUILTING challenge piece so I decided to tackle the new block right away. Here the instructions for the second […]
Be Inspired!
Is all this cold and snow causing you to have a case of the winter doldrums? Well…this is the perfect time of the year to be inspired. Things might be slowing down a bit after the holiday rush so now’s the time to be inspired to create something fun, new and innovative. So how do […]
Iron Craft Challenge #4 – Get Cozy
When I saw this weeks Iron Craft Challenge – Get Cozy I knew that if I could find the time I would participate. I’ve seen coffee cozies everywhere – I’ve even bought one for myself – but I hadn’t played around with making them. I thought about how to put a ‘twist’ on my cozy, […]
My Ruffler Foot!
For the Log Cabin Challenge in Season 1 of Project Quilting, AllthingsBelle made this adorable log cabin quilt using her new ruffler foot. As soon as I saw it – I knew I had to add a ruffler foot to my Christmas List. Well, my quilting mother-in-law was kind enough to fulfill this particular Christmas […]
Bloggers’ Block-A-Palooza…waiting for spring
Because I don’t have enough on my hands with participating, organizing and running Season 2 of Project QUILTING and enjoying the inspiration from the Iron Craft Weekly Challenges – I’ve decided to participate in the Bloggers’ Block-A-Palooza. Check out QuiltDad’s Blog here: http://www.quiltdad.com/p/bloggers-block-palooza-quilt-along.html to read more of the details. It’s also not too late for […]
Project QUILTING – Guest Judge QUILTDAD!
I am super excited to have some fun new guest judges this season! The first is one that I’ve been watching on Twitter – QuiltDad! QuiltDad will be the guest judge for the second challenge going on NOW! Here’s his bio: John Adams is a husband and father of 3 who enjoys sewing and quilting […]
Project QUILTING Season 2 – Challenge 2 – What’s in a Name?
I’m delighted by the number and the quality of the entries for the first Challenge. Judging is really difficult. I haven’t seen the critiques from the other judges, except those posted to the blog, but I know I’ve committed myself personally to including both positives and negatives in my comments. Please don’t be discouraged by […]
Helpful Links for Quilters
Here are a few links that will help you on future quilting projects and photographing those projects. Please share with me any links/tutorials you think should be added to this list! I’ll continue to update as I receive more input from you all!Beginning Quilting and Further: The 3 B’s – Borders, Backing and Binding Easy […]
Project QUILTING Random Winners and Public Comment Winner
So, I could just write everyone’s name down, assign them a number and use www.random.org to pick the random winners – but what fun is that? Just like last season, I wrote everyone’s name down (minus my own, the public winner, and the judges winner), folded them up, put them in my favorite hat and […]
Project QUILTING Primary Color Winners – Public and Judges Choice
I think that I’ve started all of my Project QUILTING posts with ‘WOW’! But, seriously, WOW! I am completely blown away by all the participation from quilters and fans of quilters. It’s really truly just amazing me. I’m here now to announce the first batch of winners – the Public and Judges Choice winners. We’ll […]