Hi – this is Trish Frankland (AKA Quiltchicken) and I’m taking over Kim’s blog to tell you about something very exciting starting Saturday, July 1. I’m nuts about skulls for myriad reasons and I’m so, so happy to announce that I’m participating (right here on Kim’s blog) in the Fiesta de Azucar 2017 blog hop. […]
Snail’s Trail Quilt–Classic and Vintage from the Fat Quarter Shop
Happy Friday everyone! I’ll be spending the day at my daughter’s softball tournament and I can’t wait! But before I head out … here’s my latest quilt finish – a Snail’s Trail Quilt for the Fat Quarter Shops Classic and Vintage Series. I always have a good time with the Classic and Vintage Series from […]
Cherrywood Fabric Dresden Neighborhood
I’m so excited to share with you a new finish – my Cherrywood Dresden Neighborhood Mini Quilt! I had so much fun picking out the fabrics for each of the houses. The Cherrywood grab bags are perfect for the houses, doors, windows and roofs! I just love how the Cherrywood fabrics look like suede! The […]
Caravan of Geese–New Pattern Release
Good morning everyone! I’m super excited to share with you a new quilt pattern I’ve just released – TODAY. It’s a fun and easy pattern that I hope you check out. It’s for my quilt “Caravan of Geese.” This quilt is pieced by me, quilted by Barb Raisbeck of Quilts by Barb and it uses […]
Hand Print Owl Quilt–Kindergarten Graduation
Last week was a whirlwind around here. The last day of school was on Wednesday, June 7th so of course I spent the first few days of the week finishing up teacher gifts and mentally preparing myself for the girls home for the summer. The last half of the week was spent enjoying the first […]
Month 5–Half Square Triangle–Bella Skill Builder Quilt Along
Happy June … 2nd! Whoops! I completely spaced and forgot to share with you my blocks for the 5th month of the Fat Quarter Shop “Bella Skill Builder”. I used a lot of different scraps of my bella solids to make my half square triangles. It was a great way to help bring unity to […]
June Buggy–An Off Season Project QUILTING Challenge
I can’t believe it’s already June! My girls have 3.5 days of school left so I have 3.5 days left to sew and write uninterrupted! Right now I’m rushing to get teacher gifts made. You can watch the progress I’m making on the handprint quilt for Pip’s teacher in my Instagram Stories and photos. (I’m […]
The Chaos of Spring–A Finished Quilt
I didn’t think I would make the deadline for the Modern Mini Quilt Challenge. Two weeks ago I came down with a decent cold. One week ago I was in PAIN with an ear infection. Man – adult ear infections are the worse! Once the pain was under control I was left with a plugged […]
Scrap Quilt Challenge–Prizes Up for Grabs!
It’s about time! Let’s see what great prizes are up for grabs for randomly drawn winners of the Scrap Quilt Challenge. Haven’t started your quilt for the Scrap Quilt Challenge yet? No worries! You still have plenty of time! Go HERE to find out all the details. ~~~ This post contains affiliate links and I […]
Baby Lock Lyric WINNER!
Last November I finished my quilt “Sake Bomb” for the Modern Quilts “Unlimited Everything Old is New Again Challenge”. There was voting and I hounded everyone for their votes, and my friends hounded their friends for votes for me and then their friends hounded their friends for votes and so forth. The team effort paid […]