Swollen feet and improvising

I’ve had one heck of a case of swollen feet and ankles for the past two weeks. My normal habit of coming home from work and sewing has been replaced by coming home and elevating my feet on the couch. That means I’ve been getting a lot of knitting done, but my sewing projects have […]

November Block of the Month

We’re almost to the end of the 2014 Block of the Month. The November block includes three different techniques. We’ve done them all before, so this will be a good refresher of all we’ve learned this year. Make sure to come back next month, because I’ll be hosting a contest and giving away some free […]

December Block of the Month

We made it! The Calypso Kaleidoscope 2015 Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month is done. You can click here to download the final pattern, which features some old favorites from the beginning of the year and a few new prints in pink and purple hues. The free printable instructions covers how to construct this month’s […]

April Block of the Month

Welcome back to the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month! This month we’re getting started on the first pieced border. There are 20 blocks, to make, but they’re easy and just 6-inches finished so the piecing goes fast. As always, I’m making the quilt in two colorways just in case the pinks and purples […]

February Block of the Month

I hope you all are having as much fun with the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month as I am. Nearly 1,500 of you downloaded the January block, and I can’t wait to see how everyone’s fabric and color choices make the pattern come to life in a different way. But now it’s time […]

July Block of the Month

We are officially halfway through the year and we’re getting toward the end of our quilt. There are just four, 12-inch blocks to make each month through the end of the year. This month we’re making more double pinwheels. If you remember, the last time we made double pinwheels we had mirrored blocks. We will […]

June Block of the Month

This month we’re getting started on the corners of our quilt by making several setting triangles to frame the solid black border we put on last month. I know the phrase “setting triangles” can sound scary, but I promise its not. They are essentially half-blocks and they are all made of half-square triangles, which you […]