I love free form quilting. When I saw the ‘Friendship Star’ Focus Through the Prism Challenge I knew I wanted to do some skinny free form quilting for this piece and I knew I wanted to use the indigo fabrics to do it. So … I pulled some blue and indigo and purple and other […]
Craftsy Summer Sale Happening Now!
Craftsy is offering up to 70% off physical goods from 6/19 – 6/21 @11:59pm MT. This includes cake & baking supplies, art supplies, paper supplies, yarn and fabric! Don’t miss out on these great deals! There’s nothing better than a relaxing summer day spent doing what you love! With Craftsy’s Summer Steals event, it’s easy […]
Summer Nights with Pat Sloan
I love a good block of the month – and a free one is even better! Pat Sloan has been running a great one for the last couple of years. I finished my block for June yesterday … And this, this is ‘Summer Nights’. Six blocks are finished for the 2015 Vacation Time Mystery BOMs […]
Pineapple Mini Quilts and the Last Day of School
We were very fortunate this year that our girls both had wonderful teachers for 1st and 2nd grade. Even though there’s nothing I can really do to truly show how much I appreciate what they do for my kids … I can do a little something to show my appreciation. Do you remember the pineapple […]
Birthday Bash in a Flash at the Fat Quarter Shop
I often get asked where I buy my fabric. Everywhere of course! I love my local quilt shops, random garage sales, and of course – online! One of my favorite online shops is the Fat Quarter Shop. The Fat Quarters Shop has a HUGE selection of amazing fabrics and some wonderful deals to be found. […]
BatchGeo Map for Focus Through the Prism Monkey Wrench Challenge
I’ll admit it. I’m not only an artist … but I’m also an engineering. I love stats and random data. And I love excel. I’ve been a stickler during ‘Focus Through the Prism’ to keep track of where everyone who is joining in the fun is from. By doing this … Trisha was able to […]
Patched Lives Quilt Guild Lecture
With school out for summer things have been crazy around here. Not crazy in a bad way, just crazy in a way that I need to figure out my new schedule. I haven’t been finding quite as much time online as I was before school was out but I’ll try to keep in touch at […]
Classic & Vintage–Delectable Mountains
They’re at it again. The Fat Quarter Shop is featuring a new block as part of their ‘Classic & Vintage Series – Delectable Mountains! First … I had to pick my fabrics. It was too hard to decide on fabrics from Jen Kingwell’ – Gardenvale. I may have pre-ordered the bundle from the Fat Quarter […]
Pin It Quilt
Tomorrow night I am the guest speaker at the Patched Lives Quilt Guild in Wales, WI. I couldn’t be more excited! I get such a rush when I’m doing the talks. This one will be extra special because my husband and children are going to come and watch! I figured it was a good opportunity […]
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The other night Jared and I headed to a ball game for his works’ summer party. In the parking lot I saw a bumper sticker I think is pretty funny. And … I found them on amazon if you think it’s funny too. 0.0 No Running or Marathon Bumper Sticker oval 5" x 3"