‘Grounded Origins’ is the quilt I created for the July Focus Through the Prism Log Cabin quilt challenge. Once again, I had a lot of fun this month finding a unique way to interpret this quilting challenge. My focus color on this one is orange. Have you discovered what’s hidden in this chaos? Perhaps a […]
Scraps Happen
I’ve been a bit off the grid lately I’ll admit. I’ve been busy working on projects so I have things to share with you about quilting even when I’m not sewing during apple season. I’ve also been running everywhere as my girls end their summer activities – gymnastics and pitching machine ball in particular. In […]
Christmas in July–Christmas Stockings
I am happy to share with you that I was a guest blogger over at Therm O Web’s blog today. I shared a fun DIY stocking embellishment tutorial that utilizes the lovely Jennifer Jangles new fabric line – Jolly Holiday ‘In the City’ in combination with Therm O Web’s great product – Deco Foil. Head […]
Log Cabin–A Focus Through the Prism Project QUILTING Challenge, July
When I first came up with the idea for the ‘Focus Through the Prism’ Project QUILTING Challenge I never dreamt that by the time we reached the third challenge well over 100 quilt would have been completed. And yet here we are. This challenge has become an inspiration for folks and truly amazing pieces of […]
Project QUILTING–Charts and Graphs
I have a secret. I secretly love excel and all that I can do with it. Since the Focus Through the Prism Challenge has so much to do with color I thought it would be fun to watch which colors everyone is using each month. I couldn’t decide which format I liked the information in […]
‘Flight School’ Quilt Finish
The Riley Blake Modern Quilt Guild Challenge is due on July 31st – and I am going to make the deadline because I’m finished! I usually use the back deer fence when I take pictures of the quilts in the morning but I was hoping it was overcast enough today to use the front. I […]
Marie Bostwick–Author Extraordinaire
I first met Marie Bostwick at the Houston Quilt Festival this past fall. She was a wonderful, hilarious and charismatic person and I immediately wanted to be her friend. I was beyond excited to hear that she had booked a talk at the Lodi Public Library, just one town over from me. Of course, I […]
Summer Time Fun
Wow! What a summer! I have so so so many things I need to share with you … like hearing Marie Bostwick speak, the Lodi Ag Fair, quilts I’m working on and of course – what the girls’ have been up too. I’ve mentally been writing out blog posts to share with you but it’s […]
The Hot Dog Stand
I had a quilt planned to share with you today but I haven’t quite gotten it to the stage that I want to photograph it yet. So – I headed down to my sewing room and pieced Pat Sloan’s 7th block for her Vacation Time Mystery Quilt Along – The Hot Dog Stand! There is […]