I’ve been quiet, but for that I will not apologize. The blog has been in a bit of a “hibernation” mode for a while because I was creating a small business and launching Mini Barn Quilts which (if you haven’t seen the video, posts or site) are wooden kits designed to create lovely little pieces…
Quilters Planner Cover Finished
I was so excited to get my Quilter’s Planner on my birthday last week, the timing was perfect and (as I often am at the end of the year) I was ready to get planning, scheduling and starting some new organizational habits. I’ve been elbow deep on some exciting “super secret” things in the craft…
Bleaching Quilting Cotton Fabric
When I was working on my recent Moda Bakeshop project, Granny Windermere’s Placemats I noticed that the background fabric that I chose was a bit busier than I had anticipated. While pondering what to do I remembered listening to a podcast where an artist talked about over dying and bleaching fabric to give it a different…
Windermere Granny Square Placemats
I’m now a 2 time Moda Bake Shop baker! Today my latest Moda Bake Shop post, Granny Windermere’s Placemats went up on their site, you can check out the full post over at the Moda Bake Shop. I used the lovely Windermere line by Brenda Riddle Designs for this post and while it’s a bit…
Sneak Peek at Mini Barn Quilts and A Fabric Giveaway!
Okay so many of you have seen the previews either on Periscope or Instagram but here’s another and the first official, first video, first time lapse sneak peek of my Mini Barn Quilt Kits in action (more about them below the video) So yea, I had a crazy idea that I wanted to be able…
Cottage Away from Home
Boy has this summer been a whirlwind for me. I’ve been busy on a project recently (which I’m hoping to share more detail on before the end of the month) and it’s absorbed a lot of my energy. Along with that I got a promotion at work and that’s zapped a bit of my focus…
String Showcase Block Tutorial & New Quilt Block Hop
Welcome to day 4 of the New Quilt Block Hop sponsored by Fabri-Quilt! I can’t even believe how many amazing blocks everyone has showcased this week. Fabri-quilt generously donated fabric for myself and all the other bloggers today posting new blocks as part of the hop. We had 6 fat eighths of this fun watermelon…
Sailboat Quilt Block Tutorial (Part 2: The Mast & Hull)
I’m back with part 2 of the 12″ finished (12 1/2″ unfinished) sailboat quilt block tutorial. This fun nautical themed block is perfect for the cottage commissioned quilt I’ve been planning and working on. Next week I have a fun post planned to explore different layouts for this quilt block in a couple nautical themed…
Using Sandpaper to Mark Half Square Triangles
In a recent tutorial you might have seen that I had a red sandpaper in the photos when I was marking my half square triangles (HST) or other bias line marking. In May I went to the Original Sewing Expo and one of the classes I took listed sandpaper as a material we needed to bring.…
Sailboat Quilt Block Tutorial (Part 1: The Sail)
The other week I posted about the sailboat wall hanging I had been designing for my family’s cottage. After visiting a few design idea I ended up creating a fun 12″ finished (12 1/2″ unfinished) quilt blocks. Here’s part one on how to make this quilt block for yourself! I’ll be posting in the coming week with part…
Paddle Adventure on the 5th of July
Is has been nice to actually take some time to relax recently. I finished my big project (30 pillows, 9 cushions in a 7 day deadline) and will have photos to share on that in the next week or two but I wanted to share another non-quilting or crafting related post so please take a seat…
Patriotic Pallet Bench Cushions & Pillows
A friend asked me to make some cushions & pillows for some pallet benches at a fair. I picked up outdoor cushions from Ocean State Job lot then measured and sewed simple boxed corner slipcovers using brown Duct Canvas and used 20″ pillow forms to make some stars and stripes pillows as accents. Using the…