I am working on several new projects for this holiday season, but nothing is ready to show yet. I will be working on our quilt-along this afternoon, the next step is tomorrow. My weekend sale online orders from all my favorite retailers are coming in for new projects for the blog, thread and fabric should …
Category: Quilting
One Monthly Goal – November
My One Monthly Goal for November was only to get the red fabrics ready for cutting, and cut the pieces needed to begin. At the time I made that goal, I had a red mess after washing the fabrics. The color ran like crazy, and after I did the goal, I decided to wash them …
Scrap Dance Waltz!
Thank you for stopping by! The Quilt Along with this new Scrap Dance pattern finished up earlier in 2017. I'll be doing more quilt alongs and mysteries, and I'd love for you to follow along so you don't miss the next one. The pattern is now available on My Patterns page. Purchases fund the costs …
Quilt Trunk Show
Anyone in the mood for a virtual trunk show? I thought I would participate in Whims and Fancies Trunk Full of Quilts event, there are some wonderful prizes just for participating. You can participate too, even if you don't have a blog, just link a Flickr album with your quilts. So, here are a few …
Designing the Red and Ecru Quilt
As if I needed an excuse, the red fabrics just called out for a new design. EQ7 to the task! I have been playing with this for a couple of days now, off and on. This is the same type of process I use to design the Scrap Dance Mystery Quilts. Just playing with the …
Jelly Roll Market Bag
I had leftover strips from the latest jelly roll project, and I really liked the soft, sage green colors. I also had these wonderful large buttons suitable for a coat. Knowing I will never make a coat, I had an idea for using them on a tote. If you don't have leftover jelly roll strips, …
One Monthly Goal – November
I have been seeing the posts on other blogs for One Monthly Goal, and thought it was a nice idea. Just set one achievable goal each month. I tend to be a finisher, usually not having more than three projects going at one time, so I didn't join the link ups. But, I should have, …
Autumn Jubilee Table Topper
Today's table topper is the largest of the Autumn Jubilee projects. It is designed with some sashing and cornerstones to separate the blocks a bit, adding another level of interest to the finished piece. Our sponsor for today's post is Backside Fabrics, a fabulous North Carolina online store with wonderful wide backings of nice quality …
Autumn Jubilee Table Runners
Autumn Jubilee continues with table runners for your two block designs. How you put this together is up to you, and the size you need for your table. I'll give you several layouts, remember that each block finishes at 6 inches square, so measure your table to see how many you need to get the …
Autumn Jubilee Block 2 and Mini Quilt
Are you ready for Block 2 in the Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along? Our giveaway sponsor today is Connecting Threads! You'll need to gather your orange fabrics for this one, along with more background scraps and just a bit of green. The second block for the quilt along is a pumpkin design. The pumpkin block …