Make this bright and vibrant kid’s quilt for the toddler who is learning to eat healthy. A basket of fresh blueberries (or your favorite fruit) is surrounded by colorful fruits and vegetables fresh from the Farmer’s Market. A great opportunity to play I Spy with your little one while teaching the fundamentals of healthy eating …
Category: Quilting
Quickie Hot Pad coffee mat
I wanted something new to set my coffee on in the morning. The quilt block I have been using was looking a little sad. I still have way too much sewing motif fabric, so here goes another project. I found this book in my private library. It is all small pieced blocks, no paper piecing, …
Work In Progress Wednesday May 28
Working on this Project Linus quilt. This will be sent to the folks at Fave Quilts for their Project Linus Charity Drive. I am excited that I was contacted by the editor and will be one of their new contributors!! I am working on the tutorial for making this quilt, and it will be up …
Voting is Open at Amy’s Creative Side for Bloggers Quilt Festival
Voting is open at Amy's Creative Side and you can go vote for your favorites in all the categories. There are lots of prizes to be won by those who have entered. If you feel inclined to vote, click on the icon in the sidebar or on the links below. Thank you Amy for hosting …
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How to Clean and Care For Your Older Sewing Machine
I have several old workhorse machines in the sewing room. As I was taking one apart a day or so ago, it occurred to me that this is such an easy thing to do, but most sewing enthusiasts are scared of it. Truly, if your machine is older, out of warranty, you have nothing to …
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Block of the Month May 2014
Seems like there is a theme developing. The ladies at the LQS were hinting about this at the April meeting, maybe we are doing all blocks of earth elements? I guess I should have paid better attention to that part of the program, LOL! Anyway, this months block has a real curve ball thrown, as …
HSTeria Mystery Quilt
Over at Vicki Welsh's blog, Field Trips in Fiber, there is a cute sew-along featuring half square triangles. Vicki is calling it HSTeria! See the button on the sidebar to view the sew-along. I haven't done any HSTs in a few weeks because of other projects. I did finish this jewel a while ago, and …
Miniature Mariner’s Compass
It is the start of the online bloggers quilt show, so get ready to have some fun! The Bloggers Quilt Festival is sponsored by Amy's Creative Side blog with giveaways. There are eleven categories you can enter. My first entry is this little Mariner's Compass quilt completed earlier this season. The center is a compass …
I’m in the AQS Show!!
I was just notified that the jury accepted my quilt for the American Quilter's Society Show in Charlotte, NC. The show is July 30-Aug 2. I am beyond excited!! Now, understand, I have no illusions. My quilt is quilted with a pantograph, and those don't win. Custom quilted ones actually win. But, who cares?!! It …
Quilted Sewing Machine Cover
I have lots of sewing motif fabrics and wanted to do a quilted sewing machine cover for my main machine. I wanted something that looked quilty. So, I designed this one to integrate flying geese, a quilt square and lots of prints. Begin by constructing a panel 18-1/2 inches wide by 27 inches long. I …
