A Monster Taggie Blanket

Since I didn’t have enough leftover fabric from the crib sheet to do the backing of Huxley’s monster quilt, I wanted to make something else with some of the fabric. I settled on a taggie blanket as a great way to use up some of the fabric. One side is pure Monster’s Inc., using the…

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Easter Quilt Fabric and Embellishment Selections

It’s not even Halloween yet, and I’m already thinking about Easter. That probably seems odd to most people, but as a quilter, I’ve learned to think ahead about holidays. Some projects come together really quickly, but others take much longer – so I like to start early when I can. With the completion of my…

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Making Progress

I’m slowly but surely making progress on my latest crazy quilt.  These are usually quick sews for me because it’s simple not to match up corners.  However, thanks to some inspiration from Gloria McKinnon and her book Glorious Embellishing, I’m taking my time with this quilt top and adding some real crazy quilt detailing. In…

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Craft Month 2011 – Day 1 – Spring Wreath

It’s National Craft Month.  In celebration of this, I’m going to make an effort to do lots more crafting this month… and blog about it.  Hopefully this will get me back in the habit of crafting, and blogging… since I’ve been slacking in both areas lately.  My first project is one that I actually did over…

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Feathers and Fleece

I guess I’m fairly sick today… the thermometer says I have a temperature of 100.2 degrees.  This is not awful, but it’s not great either.  I had planned on spending a lot of the day today working on product for the new store… but since I’m sick… I don’t want to make anything to sell to…

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