This coming school year, my kids are going to have co-op classes from 9:30am-2:30pm every Tuesday. I’ve been looking for a portable project to work on while they’re in class. I actually thought about taking my sewing machine with me to work on something, but quickly realized that wasn’t going to be a good idea.… Continue reading In Progress – Ten Year Plan Quilt
After the Stars & Stripes quilt pattern was released by Thimble Blossoms, they started popping up all over Instagram and Facebook. I finally decided that it was too cute and I needed one too. Fat Quarter Shop had a red, white, and blue fat quarter bundle called Midsummer Picnic that was perfect for this quilt.… Continue reading In Progress – Stars & Stripes Quilt
For Q2 of the Finish-A-Long, I proposed eight projects again and again, I finished three of them. For Q3, I’m proposing ten projects because I just couldn’t narrow it down any more. 🙂 So, with no further ado, here are my proposed projects for Q3! 1. Christmas HST Strip Quilt by Red Rainboots Handmade –… Continue reading In Progress – 2016 Finish-A-Long – Q3 Proposed Finishes
Yay! I’m all caught up on my Summer Sampler 2016 quilt blocks! I finished up block #8 today. It’s called Deck of Cards. It used a paper template piecing technique that I hadn’t done before, so I’m still learning new things with this quilt! 🙂 Here’s my Deck of Cards block: Here are all eight… Continue reading In Progress – Summer Sampler 2016 – Block 8
I’m back in baby quilt mode for a little while! A friend is due with her second baby in August, so I decided to use the Coral Queen of the Sea line by Stacy Iest Hsu for Moda Fabrics. I added Kona Cotton in Primrose for a solid contrast. I’ve had the blocks made for… Continue reading In Progress – Coral Queen of the Sea Baby Quilt
Curves, curves, and more curves!! I really haven’t gotten to where I like sewing curves, but they’re coming out pretty nice, so I can’t complain much. 🙂 This is block #7 for the Summer Sampler 2016 and it’s called Trail Crossing. I really like this one! Here are all seven blocks together:
Several months ago, Fat Quarter Shop announced their 2016 Designer Mystery Block of the Month. I saw the kit and immediately placed my pre-order! 🙂 The kit is from the Little Miss Sunshine line by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics. My first block, along with the finishing kit and backing set arrived a few days… Continue reading In Progress – FQS 2016 Designer Mystery Block of the Month – Block 1
Wow! I can’t believe we’re six weeks into the Summer Sampler 2016 QAL already!! This week’s block is called Corner Canyon. Isn’t it pretty? Each new block just solidifies my love of this color scheme further and further! 🙂 Here are all six of my blocks so far: This is going to be such a… Continue reading In Progress – Summer Sampler 2016 – Block 6
I know I say this every time I post one of these blocks, but I’m having so much fun making this quilt! Block 5 is called Sugarhouse and I used Kona solids – white, Jamaica and Persimmon. This turquoise and orange color scheme is really speaking to me. 🙂 Here are all five of my… Continue reading In Progress – Summer Sampler 2016 – Block 5
I got a lot done this weekend! I wanted to get the pieced backing done for my daughter’s Minecraft quilt so I could get it off to the quilter. I’d like to have it done by the end of June so I can count it as a finish for Q2 of the 2016 Finish-A-Long. I… Continue reading In Progress – Minecraft Quilt – Almost Done
