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Getting ready for my first fair

I haven’t blogged much recently because I’ve been very busy getting ready for a craft fair this weekend. I’ve never been in a fair before, so I was afraid I wouldn’t have enough items to fill my six-foot folding table, but as I arranged them all last night, I realized my problem is that I’m […]

Sneak peak

I pulled my 2014 BOM off the longarm earlier this week. There’s still a TON of work to do on it before the big reveal on here (binding, label, hiding threads). But I couldn’t resist showing you a sneak peak of the quilting. Before loading this quilt on the frame it had been a year […]

Christmas fabric exchange reveal, sorta

Way back in 2011 (I know 2012 is only 25 days old, but it seems longer) I participated in a holiday fabric exchange hosted by Quilting Under the Influence. My quilt still isn’t finished, but the top is pretty much put together, which is saying something for me and my tendency to move from one […]

Happy (belated) Halloween!

Halloween with a child, means I get to go nuts creating a handmade costume. This is probably the last year I get to pick what the costume is, so I went with a scarecrow. I didn’t really see a pattern I liked so I decided to make one myself. I’m not that skilled in pattern […]

Block of the Month July 2016

Hello all! The July Block of the Month pattern and tutorial are up! This month we’re making more 6-inch blocks to go with the ones we made in June. They look really cute next to each other. Make sure you watch the tutorial to the end to get some great tips on how to press […]

Block a Day Challenge round up – Week 2

This was a great week for getting blocks finished. We’re up to 10 participants in the challenge, 35 blocks completed, two completed tops and two completed quilts. If you’d like to join the Block a Day Challenge, just join the Flickr group and start posting photos of you finished blocks, quilt tops and completed quilts […]

Quilt Retreat progress report

Life has been a little nuts since I returned from quilt retreat two weeks ago. I’ve barely touched my sewing machine, which is why I love going to it twice a year for three days of completely uninterrupted sewing time. I had a pretty hefty to-do list when I left, and I’m happy to say […]

The scrap quilt is coming along

I finally finished sewing my 400th flying geese unit last weekend for the scrap quilt I’m working on. It was a good feeling, let me tell you. I still have to piece a couple dozen quarter square triangles, and then all the 4.5-inch units that make up my 16-inch blocks will be complete. I’ve been […]

January quilting goals

Transforming my sewing room into a nursery means I’ve got to get some of big projects out of the way before the baby arrives. And that means I have a lot of sewing to do in the next 20 weeks, give or take depending on whether the little guy or girl decides to come early […]