Quilting
Triangle Quilt Along: Week 1
Thanks to Lorna over at Sew Fresh Quilts, I’ve discovered the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. And, as you may remember from my Quilting Bucket List, I’ve been wanting to make a triangle quilt for a while now. And I feel like this might just be the perfect opportunity to make one. …
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes I got a quilt top finished this week, so I made myself a newsboy cap to celebrate. Another project that I gave as a gift, was given this week! I’m excited that I can share it with you all now. It’s a small wall hanging. I’ll be sharing…
Read MoreQuilting Bucket List
Just as most “normal” people make lists of places they want to go, and things they want to do before they “kick the bucket”, I as a quilter have a Quilting Bucket List. It’s made up of fabrics I feel that I *must* use and patterns I’m dying to try. The Dresden Plate I would…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes No finishes this week, but I did make some progress on a project or two. Finished Quilt Tops: No quilting was done on any of my finished tops. I’ve been spending my time working on piecing this week. Quilt Tops in Progress: Still no progress on the Impromptu-along…
Read MoreWorks in Progress
My weekly update on project progress. Finishes Not a single finish in the last week. But in my defense, my brother-in-law got married, and that cut into my sewing time. Ok… totally not an excuse, I just wanted to share that my husband’s brother got married. You can check out pictures and such in yesterday’s…
Read MoreThat Quilt is Worth What?!
Recently there have been several great posts around the blogosphere about the worth of quilts, most notably the No Value Does Not Equal Free post by Molli Sparkles and his follow up post Placing a Value on Your Quilts which appeared on SewMamaSew. Now we all know that handmade quilts have sentimental value. To me,…
Read MoreLocal Quilt Store – Quilts N’ Bloom
I am lucky to have several wonderful quilting and fabric stores in my area. They all provide fabrics and notions that appeal to different clientele, meaning that my area is rich in ideas and inspiration for quilting. The first store that I want to feature is the shop closest to me, Quilts N’ Bloom, which…
Read MoreFinished Labyrinth Quilt
I finally finished my Fiery Labyrinth Quilt. If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you might just remember when I finished the top and backing. That was all the way back in November of 2012. Well, those finished pieced set on my quilt rack for over a year while I stressed about how…
Read MoreBirdy Quilt Design
After reviewing everyone’s comments from my post about coming up with a quilt design for the collage fabric I recently acquired, I came up with a design that I really like. It will allow me to run the bird print across the bottom of the quilt, which I love. I think it grounds the design.…
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