Week 1 – September 4, 2022 Week 1 of the Merry Cabin Quilt Along is here! This is a preparation week gathering fabrics, pressing your fat quarters, and identifying any of those pesky directional fabrics. If you care about directional prints – use the cutting diagram from the welcome email! I created that template whenContinue reading “Merry Cabin Quilt Along!”
Wood Lily Quilt
I was tasked with making the Wood Lily Quilt for Fat Quarter Shop! This is a new pattern for their Classic and Vintage quilt pattern series, which is awesome if you are really looking to practice your quilting skills. There is also a super great kit quilt to go along with the release of thisContinue reading “Wood Lily Quilt“
Cultivating Quilt
Today is the day! Carrie from Lifting Limits Quilting has released this awesome new quilt pattern – Cultivating Quilt. This pattern combines all sorts of cool blocks from flying geese to half rectangle triangles (is that what they are called?) and has infinite opportunities for fabric choices and finished looks! Shop the pattern here! A few monthsContinue reading “Cultivating Quilt “
March in Stitches
Wow, what a busy month March has been! The longarm was movin’ and groovin’, the sewing machine was humming, and my hands were stitching like crazy! It was a non-stop, exciting month full of fun projects and crazy weather that changed by the minute. It rained, it snowed, it hit 70 degrees and 30 degrees. That isContinue reading “March in Stitches“
Polar Peekaboo Tips and Tricks
Polar Peekaboo Quilt I LOVE a quilt with lots of piecing. Lots and lots of intricate half square triangles, corner squares, flying geese, the works. I also LOVE a quilt that has animals on it. Which is weird because in real life I am not an animal person. Well, I am not a household animal person. But totally bring on theContinue reading “Polar Peekaboo Tips and Tricks”
Buffalo Flatts Banana Bread
This is my ultimate go to banana bread recipe! And I must admit, I did not create it myself…I found it somewhere on the internet. Where I cannot be sure, but I am sure it is absolutely fabulous! Quick Tip: If you use the smaller loaf pan to make 8 individual mini loaves, the cookContinue reading “Buffalo Flatts Banana Bread”
Quilting on the Go!
As I am preparing to go to Quilt Con 2022 in Phoenix this week, I was trying to decide what projects to bring with me on my trip! There are so many to choose from, that it is hard to decide! While I was pondering my options, it got me further thinking about traveling in generalContinue reading “Quilting on the Go!”
Welcome 2022…A Month Late!
Wow, where did this month go?! Time is absolutely flying and there is oh so much I want to tell you! First and foremost, I hope you and your families had a wonderful holiday season! We spent Christmas at my house this year which turned out to be just fabulous! Dinosaur buttermilk waffles and champagne forContinue reading “Welcome 2022…A Month Late! “
Dancing Geese Quilt Along
Let me just tell you, I did not expect the start of the school year to be this busy. I have forgotten what it is like to have a 30-mile commute, a second job that now has more hours to fill than employees, and pile of projects that just keeps getting bigger! And that peskyContinue reading “Dancing Geese Quilt Along”
Bats and Boos
Have you ever shopped at a store and it forever changed your world?! That is a little dramatic but let me tell you, my life and my bank account were forever changed when I put in my first order at Fat Quarter Shop. I ordered two 10in stackers – Pirate’s Life by Shawn Wallace andContinue reading “Bats and Boos”