Fall is the time of year when I want to sew all the things! It has finally cooled off here in Texas. We’ve got rain and clouds all week long – the perfect weather to stay indoors sipping coffee and cutting out quilts (and watching Netflix, etc.!). The list of Christmas gifts, decorations, and quilts […]
Earlier this year I started Moda’s “Spell It With Fabric” quilt. You can download the free patterns for each letter {here}. Instead of beginning at the beginning with ABC, I started at the end with XYZ. I figured this was a good way to force myself to actually finish it, It worked! Well, almost. I […]
We’ve been in the new house a month and things are mostly organized. Mostly. We still have a storage unit of stuff that we will have to come to terms with at some point. Will it be like Christmas morning, opening all these things I’ve forgotten about in 2 months time? I doubt it, but […]
Sometimes I pull fabrics together based on a graphic I love or even a piece of clothing, but these fabrics practically threw themselves into the basket at my local quilt shop. The Botanics + Honeysweet prints are really, really, REALLY pretty together, I added in some Shelburne Falls, Acacia, Hand Drawn Garden, and few repros […]
This one wasn’t ready in time to actually enjoy on Christmas but I have a major head start for Christmas 2014. Right? I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to the holidays so red and white was an easy choice for a Christmas quilt. The little pops of green for the sashing squares […]
It’s December 23 and I’m counting down the days to 2014! Think I can get in a couple more quilts before the New Year? I should probably focus on ones that are already in progress but coming off the organizational high of my destash sale, I am in the mood for playing with fabric and […]
I’m trying to get ahead of my New Year’s resolution to organize by starting before this year is even over. How is that for motivated? My sewing room had gotten so messy that I didn’t even want to be in there. What’s a quilter to do? One word: destash. That mountain of fabric below is […]
It’s almost that time of year! I’m getting a much earlier start than usual because I needed a few holiday props for family photos last weekend. I made a chalkboard sign… And started an advent calender (that I still have to finish)… I also started a quilt using lots of red from my stash and […]
You may have noticed a theme of solids lately. I have several all solids quilts in the works at the moment and this stack is for a quilt called Lucky Strike. It’s inspired by a print I saw in a shop. I loved the combination of fun colors with a lot of layered neutrals. From […]
I’m feeling Halloweeny and I would love to make a Halloween quilt this year. My son is just now getting old enough that he’s going to be able to really enjoy the holiday (hopefully at least as much as he’s enjoying dumping out what sounds like 3,000 wooden blocks in the next room right this […]