Oh what a winding journey this quilt has made. This little mini quilt has a long story behind it. In the center of this quilt is a star – I sketched this star in 2016, back in the early days of Mini Barn Quilts. There was an idea I had which would have added an…
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Logo Quilted Pillow
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…
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.…
Spiked Star – Free 12″ Paper Piece Quilt Block
I’m so excited to be here for the second annual New Quilt Block Hop! Last year I hosted with Cheryl, Yvonne & Stephanie but this year I’ve needed to focus on Mini Barn Quilts and prepping all the Country Living Exclusive blocks. This year we got to use this lovely color palette from Paintbrush Studio’s…
Patchwork Heart Block Pattern
I’ve been so excited to share this tutorial since I started sketching it out. Hearts are a popular block (I know I missed Valentine’s day by about a month but I couldn’t keep it to myself another year!) and this makes a great filler block with the Moda Spell it With Fabric letters. I’m co-hosting Moda’s 7th…
A Jelly Roll Slice Quilt for a Baby Boy!
I’m so excited to share what I made from the Fat Quarter Shop’s newest free video pattern, the Jelly Roll Slice. They provided the pattern and fabric and the timing was right as I was just deciding on a pattern for a friend’s upcoming shower! The fabric I used was Franklin by Denise Schmitt for…
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…
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…