How to Make a Temperature Quilt Today I'm excited to finally share how to make a temperature quilt! I really enjoy making temperature quilts and both of these quilts were made 2 years ago....I even shared them at one of our Mod Bee Quilting Conferences....but I haven't shared them here at Simple Simon until today. Let's start at the beginning: What is a Temperature Quilt? A Temperature Quilt is a quilt that chronicles the everyday temperature of a certain location for an ... View the Post
January Book Challenge: Start with a Finish
January Book Challenge: Start with a Finish It's a new month...a new year...and we have a new reading challenge!!! This year (and this month) we are going to "start with a finish"! Which means we are going to finish reading a book that we have started....but...never got around to finishing. So....this challenge will be different for everyone...with no one list fits all... For me some of the books that are on my list include: Deep Work by Cal Newport Team of ... View the Post
2023 Monthly Book Challenge
2023 Monthly Book Challenge I had so much fun reading along with our 2022 Monthly Book Challenge that I wanted to do it again this year. One of my favorite things to do is listen to an audio book while I sew and I'm looking forward to a year of good sewing and good reads. So....in case you didn't read along with us last year....here's how it works: Each month we will post a challenge topic along with book suggestions. Then, each month, we will post again with recipes and ... View the Post
Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern
Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern Today we are excited to release our first pattern of 2023 and it is our Silver King PDF Quilt Pattern! The pattern is based on a traditional King's Court Quilt Block but was given it's name from where this quilt was photographed...just outside an old mine...the Silver King Mine. I'd been working on this pattern for quite some time...sewn up the blocks over and over...and then, last fall I brought one of the quilts with me on an anniversary weekend ... View the Post
Favorite Books from 2022
Favorite Books from 2022 This year I had so much fun reading along with our monthly book challenges! Here is what I read for each month: January: "Tuesdays At the Castle" by Jessica Day George February: "Rising Strong" by Brene Brown March: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving April: "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers May: "Small Favors" by Erin Craig June: "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" by Terry Ryan July: "The Stranger Beside Me" by Ann ... View the Post
Hanukkah Quilt
Hanukkah Quilt I'm excited to share my Hanukkah quilt today....during Hanukkah! I made this quilt last fall using Riley Blake Designs "Festival of Lights" fabric to match a table runner that I made using a panel from that line. (You can see the table runner HERE.) But....I didn't get the quilt quilted or bound until this year. I'm glad that I finally finished it up...I love how it turned out. It is a small throw sized quilt that has been living on my couch next to the ... View the Post
