I was in the craft room the other day – I should have been cleaning and packing but as I often do, I got distracted and decided to make something instead, This idea has been percolating for a bit now; the geometric nature of the logo at my job has quietly whispered “quilt me” for quite…
Category: Projects
Mini Barn Quilt Shop Closing
If you are on the Mini Barn Quilt newsletter you’ll have already gotten the news but the Mini Barn Quilt shop will be shutting down at the end of this month and effective yesterday all kits are deeply discounted to 50% off! I’m planning to write a bit more about this from a perspective of…
Fabric Postcard Swap – Yes this is a thing!
When I saw Trina, @anotterlife on Periscope and blogs at in An Otter Life, was hosting a postcard swap I jumped on that like I pull into fabric shop parking lots: hard and fast! Apparently if you adhere to some basic postcard principles you can create a fabric post card with some stabilizer and fabric.…
Check out my Work In Country Living Magazine!
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…
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 Wall Hanging in Planning
At the end of May my mother texted me about commissioning a wall hanging for the cottage my mother and aunt inherited when my grandmother passed away last fall. It’s the cottage I recently posted about on the coast of Connecticut. It’s right on the water on the coast of Connecticut but it’s not a…
Hoop Clock
The other day in the craft room I completely lost track of time, ended up eating dinner at 9pm and while I was happy to be left in the zone all that time it was a bit eye opening that so much time had passed by. I really like is having a clock on the wall…
Double Dipper – A Mini Quilt
I finished her, and just in the nick of time to enter my latest lovely, Double Dipper into the 2015 Spring Blogger’s Quilt festival hosted by Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side. Some of you have seen sneak peeks on Facebook and Instagram recently but now I can show her in all her glory! This mini…
Bicycle Leather Bottom Clutch
I did it! I finally got around to making that little clutch I’ve had on my list for months now. And guess what? I love it! Isn’t she just darling? I added a little tab on the side to hook a wristlet strap but haven’t made one yet but I couldn’t wait any longer to…