I’ve actually had some quilts finished for quite awhile … just not the means (aka weather) to take some decent photographs of them. Finally we had a non-rainy/snowy/windy morning and Jared had some time to help me so I was able to put the quilts on the fence.I made this Charm Box Quilt in January […]
Foiled Cake Block
Hi everyone! There’s still a few hours of my birthday month left so I had to find a few minutes to share with you the latest block for Therm O Web’s Mystery Block of the Month. In honor of my birthday month (and Pips … and my dads) I thought it would be appropriate […]
Dresden Neighborhood Workshop
Happy Monday everyone! I know, I know, you’re all groaning that I’m saying that. But – in my defense it is a good Monday in my little world. I am currently sitting in a hotel room patiently waiting until it’s time for me to head over to the Eastern Iowa Heirloom Quilt Guild to share […]
Scrappy Girls Club – Zipper Bag Swap
In March I joined in the Scrappy Girls Club Zipper Bag Swap. I have to admit … swaps cause me high amounts of anxiety. I want to make sure I send the “perfect” thing to my swap partner in the highest quality I can possibly do. When I first signed up I thought nothing of […]
Scraptastic Friday!
Happy Friday everyone! Today’s my birthday!!!! I have a slightly different plan for the blog than the original one for today but it will still be scraptastically fun. My guest blogger will be joining us on Sunday, April 17th now so today I’m going to show you some fabulous scrappy quilts I saw on my […]
Beautiful Blooms Pillow for ThermoWeb
I am having such a great time making these raw edge applique pillows highlighting iCraft Deco Foil words. Since spring is here it was time to make a spring themed pillow … and I chose the word “BLOOM.” The pillows are also a great size for me to practice my free motion quilting on! If […]
Caveman Junk Quilt Block
Happy April 11th! The 11th of the month means it’s time to vote for your favorite block made for this months Modern Quilts Unlimited block challenge. I was completely clueless on what to do with the challenge of airplanes and sailboats. I decided to go Ricky Tims’ caveman style for this one. With caveman style […]
The Splendid Sampler Progress and a Little Update
I’m not sure what my deal was … but I just couldn’t open up my laptop this past week. I messed around on my ipad but really didn’t do any work on the computer … Now that I’m typing again though I have to admit it feels good! Even though I wasn’t on the computer […]
Project QUILTING Season 7 Grand Prize Winner
The seventh season of Project QUILTING has come to an end. It’s a bittersweet moment for me … I love the challenge and community Project QUILTING creates. But … I am ready to go back to just sewing without a bunch of deadlines. Six challenges seems like the perfect number! 282 quilts were completed during […]
Winners for the Goose in the Monkey Wrench Project QUILTING Challenge
This is the final “Winners” post for Season 7 of Project QUILTING. It was another wonderful season and was great fun to see all the inspiration and creativity coming together from all over the world! Let’s see who won the prizes! Our “Viewer’s Choice winner” will get … A mini thread box from Aurifil!!!!! And […]