I always send two things with my quilt. Small little tokens, if you will. A handwritten written card with messages of hope for a healing quilt or maybe well wishes for a sweet baby play quilt. Just something personal. My quilt labels stitched into the binding I got my quilt labels on Etsy. They weren’t […]
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100 Modern Blocks – A Book Review
100 Modern Blocks – A book Review As a busy momma (and wife and all the other hats we wear as adults) I’m always on the lookout for quick and easy projects. Projects that I can work on in small chunks of time and will not take over my office space for 6 months. You know […]
What Quilting Actually Teaches You – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
What Quilting Actually Teaches You… Can you really learn full-on life lessons from a box of scrap fabrics? This will be quick but backpedal with me for a moment back to when I had my first brush with sewing skills. My mom taught me how to hand sew when I was about 7 or 8 […]
Favorite FREE Quilt Pattern
You know how much I love a great quilt pattern… and bonus points if it is a freebie! This particular quilt that I am sharing with you today is a pattern of my very own and totally my Favorite FREE Quilt Pattern! I love my quilting friends and I’m happy to share all my internet […]
The Best Summer Colors for Quilts
Summer Quilts + Colors on the brain! It’s March now and spring is full of blooms and buds. It’s already in the low 80s temperature, but spring is so grossly full of pollen that one can’t help but look forward to the warmer summer months ahead – yes, sans the pollen. Quilts in the winter […]
Fabric Shopping – The Smart Way To Do It in 6 Steps
Is there really a smart way to fabric shop? Don’t you just love when you’ve got inspiration in your soul and you walk into your large personal fabric storage armoire and your fingers glide effortlessly to exactly the right piece you were needing? Is she serious? …The Answer is no. I’m not at all. And […]
A Charity Quilt – The Reveal
Quilters are some of the most generous people with their art. They want it to be used, to be loved and cherished. Charity quilts are huge in the quilting circle for many different organizations! I’m going to share some images from one of my latest quilts because I’m happy with it, ok? That’s totally ok […]
5 things To Sew For Vacation!
Do you have a get-away planned in the future? Looking to take a long a few handmade items on your trip? Here are my favorite top 5 Things To Sew For Vacation! Vacations are the best…. One of my favorite things to do before vacation is to procrastinate packing… anyone else with me, mommas? Oh, […]
5 FREE Weekend Quilt Patterns
Are you feeling like me this week? Looking around for some free weekend quilt patterns to sew away the stress? It’s been one of those weeks! Whew! I never could get caught up enough with normal chores to get to where I thought I could sit and relax (I should know better by now, right?) … […]
Fave Fabric Friday – Katarina Roccella
If you’re new to my blog, Fave Fabric Fridays are the days where we take a break from the quilting how-tos and the pattern breakdowns and we look at the genius minds behind all the modern fabric designers that we love so much. My hope is that you’ll find someone or something new and enjoy […]
Choosing Your Quilting Fabrics
Let’s talk Fabric, shall we? More specifially, Choosing your quilting Fabrics! This step, for me, usually begins before the picking of the quilt pattern, sometimes before I even have a quilt recipient in mind. You know when you see that one fabric that gives you those heart eyes and… *boom* its love inspiration. (ok ok it’s totally […]
What is a Walking Foot?
What the what? Yes, a walking foot (also known as an even-feed foot). I’ve had questions about this tool before. Why I use it and if it is truly a necessity for beginner level quilters. Here is a bit long, tell it all, post on the Walking Foot. Answers to your Walking Foot Questions Is […]
