Scrappy 25 Squares Quilt Block Instructions I'm always thinking about how to use my scraps...and I may or may not be crazy about how I store them. And while my scrap hoarding is a subject for a different time, today I get to share how I make the scrappy 25 square block that I've been stitching up to make a small army of bonus quilts. All the fabric used in this quilt (that I also shared in my previous post) came from my scrap bin...the squares, the border, the binding EVERYTHING ... View the Post
Scrappy Block Bonus Quilt
Scrappy Block Bonus Quilt I have piles of scraps. Bins of scraps. Buckets of scraps. So many scraps that even my scraps have scraps! And because I'm always working on new projects the scraps just keep piling up. So for the past two years I always have a scrap project going alongside my new works in progress. And, sewing up mismatched blocks and turning them into quilts is one of my favorite scrap projects. Next to my sewing machine I have a bin full of scraps ... View the Post
8 Bit Tulip Quilt
8 Bit Tulip Quilt Last summer I got to take my whole family to visit my brother who has been living in Amsterdam. I love Amsterdam...the canals, the food, the museums, and the flowers...especially the tulips. So as I prepared for that trip, I thought about what quilts I wanted to make and take with me on that summer adventure. I knew for sure I'd need to another tulip quilt. I'd made one for a previous trip to Amsterdam: And I love it! Sooooooo.....I decided to ... View the Post
Rothko Inspired Quilt
Rothko Inspired Quilt “Silence is so accurate.”― Mark Rothko I've been intrigued by the artwork of Mark Rothko ever since I can remember. Posters of his work were plastered (among others) all over the walls of my college dorms. And when I finally entered a Modern Art Museum for the first time in my 20's (the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art) I was thrilled to find myself face to face with his work. In fact, I started to cry and when I reached into my pocket for a tissue I ... View the Post
Endurance Quilt Block Tutorial (Grounded Series)
Endurance Quilt Block Tutorial (Grounded Series) Today I am excited to share the tutorial for how I made the "Endurance Quilt Block"...the very first tutorial in our "Grounded" Series. If you need a reminder of the story and inspiration behind this block you can check out THIS POST....but.... if you don't we are going to jump right in. Now, admittedly there are 2 "blocks" featured on this amazing flooring. However, today I am sharing the tutorial for this one: HOWEVER.....we ... View the Post
Endurance Quilt Block(Grounded Series)
Endurance Quilt Block (Grounded Series) Today I am thrilled to start our new series "Grounded: A Quilt Block Series That Will Sweep You Off Your Feet and Help You Find Your Footing" with the flooring from a story that has intrigued me for years. The story of Earnest Shackleton and his ship the Endurance. The Endurance (with its beautiful flooring pictured below) now lies almost 10,000 feet under ice covered waters at the bottom of the world. Although the Endurance only sailed on a ... View the Post
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