Before I officially start my post today, I want to mention that Im doing a book signing and talk about Sunday Morning Quilts at the Calla Lily Quilt Shop in Blaine, MN, on June 9th, which is coming u...
I took my ticker tape concept and translated it onto canvas. Not much to say about it besides the fact that I LOVE IT!So, I made another. This one is in my chopped rhubarb co...
This is a fabric pull from my stash that I was working on a couple of weeks ago. I wasnt completely sure about the color scheme, so I took the stack along with me to retreat where we d...
Ive been terrible at getting things in the mail. The upside of that? Eventually I end up seeing the person and I have a ready made gift (or pile of fabric) to hand deliver when I finally do...
After back to back weekends of traveling, Im ready to settle down, as my husband put it. So ready.Quilt market was amazing.Im exhausted.Cheryl and I did a schoolhouse. It was a hit. Im so thankful. T...
I am slowly but surely making my way through my small projects list. It feels good!First off, I made these lanyards for me and my sister at wear to quilt market. A patchwork lanyard has been on ...
oh mylanta.there is so much to say....i got home last night after a great trip to a happy and healthy family. what a blessing! i have the BEST family ever. (these photos were taken during homework ti...
Today I learned that Sunday Morning Quilts is already headed for its second printing. What?!?!?! It was only 2 short months ago that the first batch arrived on my doorstep. This whole ...
Ive been having a lot of fun with my small projects list. These pin cushions are proof positive of that. They are small-only 3.5" finished. The more I made, the cuter they looked. :) I may have ...
I finished my dress! And it fits! I LOVE it!!!Im very happy that it wont be graded by a Home Ec teacher because I dont think Id get a very good grade. BUT...it fits, AND its wearable...even...
Happy May Day! As I eluded to earlier, my May is going to be CraZy! So, why not add to the craziness with a small projects sew along? I dont know about you, but I have a bunch of little projects Id l...
Im excited to announce that Ill be doing a book signing next week in Madison! Where: The Sewcial Lounge, Madison, WIDate: Thursday, May 10, 2012Time: 6:30 pmIll be showing my quilts from the boo...
Hello and happy Monday to you! I wanted to let you know that I did a guest post over at Sarahs place yesterday. I wrote up a little tutorial for the Sixteen Tons quilt as par...
Welcome to finish it up Friday! Ive decided that this will be the last week of the finish linky party, at least for awhile. I may start back up in the fall? I guess we will see then. Id like to ...
Im working on a new project. Its blue & green, scrappy, and Im using 2.5" squares. ALL my favorites rolled into one!Im intrigued at how different things look on point (these totally...
Welcome to finish it up Friday!I finished my rainbow log cabin quilt!!!! It was started over 2 years ago and it was to be included in the book. When we needed to cut projects, I happily cho...
I cleaned my craft room this week (because I was procrastinating) and I thought it would be good to snap a photo for reference sake. HA! Its SO NICE to work in a clean space. I forgot how much s...
Ive had several questions about straight line quilting with a free motion foot, so I thought Id do a little rundown of what Ive learned by using this technique. Why its GREAT:--It wor...
Welcome to finish it up Friday! I have no finish to share today...Friday sure came quickly this week! Im plugging away at quilting my rainbow log cabin quilt. Im actually kind of excited th...
This quilt has been in progress for a few years, quite literally, but this is the first time Ive shared it here. Over a month ago, I pieced the back, and since I liked that so much, I decided to...
Connecting Threads has a brand spankin new fabric line called Matsuri. Its be-au-t-iful cotton lawn fabric. If you arent sure exactly what cotton lawn fabric is, thankfully wikipedia knows! I ha...
Thanks to all of you who entered the giveaway for the beautiful lawn fabric from Connecting Threads. The winners of the fat quarter bundles are:Lisette G, Nancy and Sue K.Congratulatio...
Welcome to finish it up Friday! I hope youve had a great week of finishing!Im delighted to say that I am finally done with my rolling stone quilt! I had to push really hard to finish this one. I...
Welcome to finish it up Friday!On a whim yesterday, and because I desperately needed a finish, I quilted my one log cabin block and turned it into a throw pillow. I really like it!It would ...
so, i decided to pebble quilt the rolling stone quilt. its going to take awhile.and its going to take a lot of thread. i really like how the pebbles can be any size and how they fit easily&...
more improv/slab piecing today. this time in greens and blues. not so much a work in progress.but more like play in progress.hoping i never tire of quilting.im feeling in my groove today.and enjoying...
Today Cheryl and I are making an appearance on Pat Sloans Radio show. Tune in here to listen to what we have to say about our new book Sunday Morning Quilts. (I was extrememly nervous when we re...
Welcome to finish it up Friday!I finished my oatmeal quilt top!!! It measures 62" x 72". And its 100% scraps!this quilt was finished thanks to:-My phenomonal neighbor, Martha, who stepped int...
I started yet another quilt....the third start in one weeks time. Sheesh! Im using my neutral scraps and sewing them together using the slab technique, as shown in my book Sunday Morni...
This is actually a good representation of what runs through my head on a daily basis. Can anyone say "chaos?" -----Thanks to all of you who shared quilting ideas for my rolling...
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