This past weekend we celebrated Cedi’s 6th recital, Capri’s 5th recital and Pip’s 3rd recital with Miss Erin of Center Stage Dance Academy. It was an amazing (two) recitals and I can’t say enough good things about the girls’ teacher – Miss Erin. She gave an amazing speech before the first recital and my favorite […]
Aurifil Artisan – 2017
Woot! Woot! I’m super excited to announce that I’m officially an Aurifil Artisan for 2017! I LOVE Aurifil Thread and I couldn’t be happier! Check out who else will be working with Aurifil this year on the AuriBuzz!
May I–A May Off Season Project QUILTING Challenge
Hello everyone! Happy Cinco de Mayo! I realized this morning that I completely spaced to post the May Project QUILTING Off-Season Challenge for Project QUILTING. We’re going to keep it simple and stick with the wide open theme… May I? That’s it – May I? Simple. Feel free to interpret “May I” however you’d like. […]
Month 4–Flying Geese–Bella Skill Builder Quilt Along
Happy May Day! When I was a kid we would fill a basket with flowers and treats, leave it on the neighbors doorstep, ring the doorbell and run away. Instead of flowers and treats I’m going to share with you the blocks for the 3rd month of the Fat Quarter Shop “Bella Skill Builder”. The […]
The Promise of Spring–A Quilt Finish
Hello everyone! You may have noticed that I took a few weeks off from blogging. I had my birthday in there, a couple of teaching/talk gigs, and a quilt retreat with 13 friends from all over the US. It was great! But I’m back and I have a new quilt finish to share with you! […]
Cake Mix Recipe Bake Off with the Fat Quarter Shop–Week 2
Happy Monday everyone! (and happy birthday to my dad if he happens to be reading this) There’s a fun “Bake Off” happening at the Fat Quarter Shop for the next few weeks that use the new Cake Mix Recipe books. Of course – I knew I wanted to be one of the “Bakers”. Essentially you […]
Month 3–Pineapple–Bella Skill Builder Quilt Along
Happy April 1st everyone! I don’t have any great “fool” ideas for you but I do have something to share with you today. That little something is a couple of blocks for the 3rd month of the Fat Quarter Shop’s “Bella Skill Builder”. I’d actually never traditionally pieced a pineapple block before! I know! Crazy! […]
Hand Dyed Dresden Neighborhood
Happy Friday everyone! I finally have a Friday Finish to share with you! I’ve actually had it finished for a bit but completely forgot to share it on my blog. Surprise! It’s another Dresden Neighborhood Mini Quilt! This special quilt was made as a sample for Blue Bar Quilts. Blue Bar Quilts is a new […]
Dutch Tulips Quilt Along with the Fat Quarter Shop
It’s time for another great quilt along with the Fat Quarter Shop – the Dutch Tulips Quilt Along. When they asked if I wanted to sew along with it they told me I could use any fabric I wanted. These are my favorite kind of quilt alongs! I love sharing with you all my “odd” […]
Project QUILTING–Late to the Party
Hello everyone! This is my FINAL post about Project QUILTING Season 8 – I promise! This year I added new link ups – link ups that never close. I wanted to add these for those who had something come up and didn’t quite make the deadline. We still want to see what you come up […]