Happy 15th of the month! It’s a great day on my blog … time for another guest blogger for the Scrap Quilt Challenge! Today we’re going to meet Mandy Leins of Mandalei Quilts. You can find Mandy on instagram: @mandaleiquilts and on facebook: Mandalei Quilts. ~ K: Why do enjoy using fabric scraps for quilting? […]
Foiled Watermelon Block
The tenth Mystery DecoFoil Block for Therm O Web has been revealed! One of my (and my children’s) favorite things about summer is of course all the delicious watermelon we get to eat! There’s nothing better on a hot summer day than to take the melon to the porch, slice it up and enjoy! I […]
Modern Stitching Affair–Sign Up Today
Hello! Trina Peterson and Wendy Franczak here. Kim has invited us onto her blog to tell you about the newest and coolest retreat happening in Madison, Wisconsin this fall! Wendy and I founded the Modern Stitching Affair sewing retreat to bring stitchers together for a long weekend of fun projects and camaraderie. We’ve got 3 […]
Dutch Treat Quilt
I was thrilled to see Betz White’s new fabric line “Dutch Treat” for Riley Blake Designs. I was even more thrilled when I was given the opportunity to make something using these fantastic fabrics. I sketched up a few blocks and finally drew up one that has a bunch of pinwheels … which remind me […]
Scrap Quilt Challenge Sponsors and Prizes!
Today I’m really excited to share with you some of the details about the prizes you can win by entering a finished quilt into the Scrap Quilt Challenge. (For complete details about the challenge click HERE.) It just seems as this project keeps getting better and better! A new set of prizes this year include […]
Amazing Technicolor Lionheart Quilt
Today I’m going to share with you photo’s of my “Amazing Technicolor Lionheart” Quilt for the Cherrywood Fabric Lion King Challenge. I used the same raw edge piecing technique that I did for the Amazing Technicolor Dream Heart. I had such a fantastic time watching this quilt come to be. I knew it was […]
Foiled Elephant Pillow
I adore being a designer for Therm O Web. Most of the time we, as designers, get to make what we want as long as we’re featuring there product. Sometimes we get a more specific assignment … I like to take these as a challenge. We were challenged to make a mixed media product that […]
Lodi Ag Fair – 2016
Last weekend was my favorite of the year– the Lodi Ag Fair! Lodi is a small town who really knows how to put a great event together! You can find everything from cows to chickens to quilts to pie auctions to quilt turnings! The fair is basically the Lodi Valley Quilter’s Guild’s big show of […]
Full Frontal Quilts–Scrap Quilt Designer Showcase
One of my favorite things about the Scrap Quilt Challenge is getting to meet other quilt designers and take a peak into their thought process when it comes to making scrap quilts. If you haven’t heard of him yet – you’re going to be thrilled you’ve heard of him now. Today, I’m excited to feature […]
Dutch Label Shop Review
I was recently contact by the Dutch Label shop to see if I would be interested in trying out there product. As a quilter I know how important it is to label ones creations and I thought this would be a great opportunity to try out a label that could make this process all that […]