Sorry Ive been away for so long. This is a really hard post to write. Lots of things have been going on in the last few months, some really really good but others not so much. Im about to start bawli...
I cant believe I forgot to include this in yesterdays post, but holy cow there is an incredible sale on the book Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown. Its o...
I have the attention span of a gnat these days, jumping jumping jumping from one thing to another, not getting much accomplished. aaaghhh. To make matters worse, Im not liking much of what I ge...
Hi, guys. Happy New Year!I finished this quilt top on the first day of 2012. Its made with a lot of the recycled clothing fabric that Nifty gave me when I was out in Seattle last summer, so right now...
I finished my Legos top and love how it turned out. This is Ellis Island:While I sewed, I realized I was making a quilters Ellis Island. (Ellis Island was the port of entry into the United States way...
Hi guys! Yaall can watch my episode of The Quilt Show for free (woohoo!) October 3rd through October 9th by following this link to episode #907. You do have to sign up to be a basic member (which is ...
I finished LAWS (aka Love Anna Williams Style) the other day. I love it!I havent been able to take a really good photo - this is a little dark. But you get the idea. I did a bonehead move and washed ...
Finally, a blog post. First off, I taught a class on crumbs to the Martin County Quilt Guild. It was fun and a really good way for me to see how people take different approaches to making blocks. We ...
Here at last, the Lego Tutorial. I love playing with bitty pieces, fitting them together like a puzzle and that is reflected in my write-up. This is just one way of many that you could go about doing...
I feel like Im getting farther and farther behind. None of this two steps forward, one step behind. Im one step forward and two behind these days. Ive made some progress on the insane Lego quilt, fin...
Woohoo! Rumspringa is on the cover of The Quilt Life magazine this month!yay! Thats what Rumspringa was doing up in Knoxville at the AQS show - it was hanging in the magazines booth. I havent seen it...
Ugh, Ive gotten so swamped (having too much fun) that I am waaaay behind on posting photos of the uglies/bored with/too busy fabrics that have been arriving in the mail. I honestly have stopped openi...
Ive been doing way too much socializing and not enough blogging, obviously. Last Thursday, sewing day at my house. Thats my friend Kathy sewing at her Featherweight, and of course Pokey helping me ou...
So glad yaall are having fun with this quilt too. whatever the heck its called. So far nothing has locked into place so Ill just call it Lego for now.A block showing cupid fabric that Kim sent me age...
What do I name this quilt?With a Little Help From My Friends springs to mind but too long and unsurprising. My husband calls it the Lego Quilt, but Im thinking thats a better name for the technique. ...
Hi guys. This is just a quickie post. I wanted to show you what Ive been up to with the uglies. This photo is a little misleading because there are two different projects on the wall. My blocks are t...
Hi guys. Wow, I promised to be a better blogger and failed spectacularly. Yall have to forgive me though because my husband is back in town for all too short of a period (some of which I wont even be...
Yes, I admit it. Bad blogger, bad. Sorry for the unannounced blog break, but I just wasnt feeling it. Ive been sewing and working on secret projects - stuff that I cant share right now. Youll s...
International Quilt Festival in Houston is having a contest for THIS year called Text on Textiles. Before I include some of the details, note the part that says no part of the quilt may be published ...
For months I had my quilt Rumspringa hanging up on the wall directly facing the front door. Figured it would look great to whoever comes to visit if thats the first thing they see. Well, to heck with...
Ive been admiring the work of Andrea Balosky for sometime now - seeing mentions of her on the blog Wonkyworld and elsewhere. Andrea made a series of small doll quilts, with hand quilting. I love them...
I finally did it. I ditched the rulers and am making a quilt using only my scissors and rotary cutter (and sewing machine and thread and fabric - did I need to add that?). Woohoo getting more UnRuly ...
Once again I have neglected my blog and am now so far behind I barely know where to begin posting. aagh. I want to write a thoughtful post about the project I am currently working on, but if I do tha...
I told yaall that I was going to spread my fabric acquisition photos out over time. Too embarrassing otherwise. And you want to know what is worse? Theres more out there. Must look away. Must look at...
More wonderful blocks for the Bah Humbug! quilt:From the top down, we have these wonderfully scrappy tropical feeling blocks from Beth, the humming hum, tiny bahs and wonderful sheep fabric (bahhhhhh...
I have red and white quilt envy. How I wish I could see these quilts in person. The Quilt Show has produced an amazing video of some of the quilts on display in NYC this weekend at the Armory. Please...
Im glad you guys enjoyed the previous post since I definitely had fun putting it together. We need something to smile about these days.Our building is being painted, thats why were all taped and pape...
See this wonderful fabric? Classic horror movie monsters acquired in one of my recent fabric acquisition sprees. Well, its a good thing I like these guys because I am now one of them.If the Bri...
Do you all remember Lajla? Shes a wonderful Norwegian-Australian quilter whos made two previous UnRuly Word quilts which I shared in this post. Well she has made another pair of awesome quilts. She d...
More of my recent fabric acquisitions. I had a blast (heh heh heh) finding robot and rocketship fabric. Im really on that kick right now. Theres also some alphabet in here too:Take a closer look at t...
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