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 […]
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Dreaming in Fabric–Block 1–Cortland Quarter Star
The ‘Dreaming in Fabric mystery QAL’ starts today! Shannon from Fabrics N Quilts and I are hosting this fun scrappy mystery together! Join us the 15th of July, August and September for unique scrap quilt block tutorials. We are partnering to bring you this QAL as part of the 5th Annual Scrap Quilt Challenge! I […]
Friendship Star Prize Winners
I just realized that I forgot to have winner’s drawn for the ‘Friendship Star Quilt Submissions’. Seriously – don’t hesitate to message me to remind me! I will add it to my calendar for the future and try to be better. Sixty-one amazing quilts were created for the Focus Through the Prism Challenge and I […]
Hi-De-Ho Cheerio Quilt Top
It’s time for a reveal of another mini quilt top I made for the Aurifil Designers series happening now. This is ‘Hi-Di-Ho Cheerio’ designed by Barb Groves and Mary Jacobson of Me and My Sister Designs. I used my spoonflower fabrics again. It’s a bit of a crazy quilt but I so love all the […]