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I like doing quilty things with my buddies, and recently joined a block of the month with two friends. I joined up without knowing what the color choices were, or what kind of blocks would be done. It is a 30 minute drive away, so we get to have lots of chat time in …
Continue reading Block of the Month Quilt Along – March 2014
First, I want to let my best peeps in on a secret sale. I just put up lots of new fabrics in my Etsy store - link on the right side - all top quality cottons that would sell for $10-11 in the LQS, on sale at my store for $5 / yard in one …
Today is National Quilt Day, a day to celebrate our love of quilting and the heritage we leave to the next generation of quilters. You can read about the history, and download this year’s free pattern here - http://www.nqaquilts.org/nqd/ On a quilting forum recently, a member asked us to show our first, best and last …
Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club’s Favorite Books and Authors This wonderful book contains chapters on 100 bestselling books, mostly novels, some I have actually read. The introduction is quite interesting, giving the rationale behind the choice of books to include. Popularity for discussion with book clubs, and ability to provoke discussion …
I have found so many neat things on other blogs, and the latest blog to capture my attention is Sew Fresh Quilts. There are interesting block tutorials, quilt-a-longs, a wonderful quilt gallery, and lots of participants in the link party. Naturally I had to add this one to my ever growing list on Bloglovin! Check …
I made progress on two things this past week. I had decided to do some McTavishing on the Spring Floral quilt, but after viewing the video, reading through the book, and viewing the DVD, I decided that would be too dense for what I had in mind. So, I quilted up the Spring Floral freehand …
Walking around outside today in the sunlight, it is about 66 degrees and calm. It is so quiet, like the season is holding its breath for a moment while the flowers get ready. A couple have started to show their faces. These are the crocus flowers that were mostly closed and dusted with snow, was …
At some point, nearly every quilter will face the problem of a bleeding fabric in a finished quilt. Some of us try to minimize this by pre-washing, but there are times when that isn't possible, like a block of the month club where you only get a few little bits. Other times, pre-washing just didn't …
As I poured a hot cup of coffee this morning, I opened the shade on the window over the kitchen sink and saw a scene of quiet beauty. Overnight there had been a light snow, like the world had been dusted with powdered sugar. This happens several times each winter in our part of the …
One of my UFO Challenge projects for the year is to get a spring floral wall hanging done, something that will last partway into summer, and something to put up between St. Patrick's Day and Easter, if like this year they are pretty far apart. So, started out with a couple of florals and found …
