This quilt was one that I finished up before we moved, but I never did get a picture of or post about. Well, I finally found the box with this beauty inside and took it right outside to get a picture of it (this is my backyard view for right now.....which I love, I will be a bit sad when it is another subdivision in a couple of years). ... View the Post
Quilt-as-you-go Tote Bag
Last week I pulled out some scrap fabrics to start a new quilt...but then decided to start a new project (I feel like I have crafting ADD sometimes) and make up a tote bag for summer instead. The quilt is still cut and waiting for me, but I am waiting for a 50% off coupon so that I can get a whole bolt of Kona white for the sashings (I am a cheapskate....I know.) But I do love this bag. It is BIG (great for summer) and it was an afternoon project. I used the quilt-as-you-go method that I ... View the Post
A Churndash Quilt
I got my Churndash quilt back from Melissa last week and am excited to get some binding on it today. I think I am going with some sort of green but can't find what I want in my stash......which might mean a trip to the fabric store (who can resist that?). This guy is a big quilt.....the finished blocks are 9 1/2 if I remember right and the quilt is 6 rows across and 8 down with sashing in between. It's going to take quite a few nights of handsewing to get the binding on...but I promise to ... View the Post
A Scrumptiously Pink Quilt
When I first started quilting...it terrified me. I imagined that there was "one right way" to quilt and that if I didn't know how to do it right....I couldn't do it. But over the last 2 or so years that I have made quilts I have come to realize two things-- (1) There is no right and wrong way of quilting (just ask quilters how they press their seams!) and (2) it doesn't have to be a perfect quilt to be loved. And this pink quilt is no exception to the imperfect quilt fact----but I know it ... View the Post
Down the middle quilt…
I have been making a few quilts lately. This one was a gift.....for a friend who loves all things bright colors! It made me branch out a bit more than I normally do with colors....but I think I need to do that more often because although the fabrics are not usually something I would put together I do I love how bright, cheery and fun it looks! I just did a simple strip quilt with a piece of main fabric down one-third of it. And I do love strip quilts...because they are fast! I did the ... View the Post
Coral, Gray and Mustard Quilt
I have talked about this before but I really am trying to use up fabric that I currently have as well as break into the scrap pile more often than buying new fabric. And it's been good for me (and the budget!). Before I would buy fabric that I "loved" and then look at it 3-4 months later and think "hmmm...I am not sure why I bought that." And then it ended up sitting in piles and piles. But no more! My fabric stash is down to 2 bins (that is a huge accomplishment!) and the eventual goal is ... View the Post