Scrappy Quilt Finish!

Hello! This week I was able to finish a WIP...my grandmother's scrappy quilt that I shared with you recently (and the inspiration for the recent scrappy sew along here on the blog)!

I chose a simple all-over orange peel design to be quilted on this quilt (quilting 

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Adding Patchwork into Sewing Projects

Hello! Today I'm happy to share some ideas on something that is dear to my heart...adapting some of my favorite patterns so I can use patchwork! I've always felt that with fabrics...the more the merrier!  Over the years, some of my favorite projects have been ones where I took patterns that called for single fabrics or yardages and substituted my own patchwork pieces.

One of my favorite projects where I used this technique is my scrappy 

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Fast and Fun Row Quilt

Hello and happy Monday! Today I'm excited to share a fast and fun row quilt I recently made for the American Patchwork & Quilting publication Quilts and More! This is another project for the Scrap Lab feature in the magazine which I really love working on; these projects are always a fun exercise in creativity!

Used with permission from Quilts and More™ magazine. ©2017 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved.

The fabric we were given for the projects in this issue was the new Literary collection 

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Patchwork Quilt Along

Hello! It's Patchwork Quilt Along day, and I'm happy to be sharing the blocks for month seven!

This month's block is the Propeller block, and it was a simple one to make!

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Scrappy Quilt Sew Along Part 4

Hello and happy Friday! Welcome to part four of the scrappy quilt sew along inspired by a wonderful scrappy quilt I found in my Grandmother's collection!  I've had a lot of fun figuring out this pattern from her quilt and sewing my blocks,  and today I am sharing the next step...the design to set the blocks together!

For the past three Friday's I've posted an assignment for blocks...the 

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Bernina Giveaway!

Hello! I'm just stopping in to let you know about an amazing giveaway from Fat Quarter Shop!  Imagine winning a special edition Cotton + Steel Hello Lovely B350!

No purchase necessary to enter.  Commenting on this blog post does not count as an entry.  Fat Quarter Shop employees, Bernina employees and bloggers paid or compensated by Fat Quarter Shop are not eligible to enter this giveaway.

To get more details and to enter the giveaway go here!

PS...I'll be back soon with the next step in the scrappy quilt along!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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How to Make Decorative Fabric Tape

Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today I'm sharing something fun I recently learned on Instagram...how to make cute as a button decorative fabric tape!  I wasn't really prepared for how much fun this little project would be...and before long I had made quite a bit! 

I can hardly wait to use some to decorate note pads, my planner pages, and to

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More Scrappy Quilt Blocks

Hello! This weekend I worked on sewing up scrappy quilt blocks...and getting scraps ready to use for even more blocks! While looking for fabric scraps big enough to use for my Scrappy Patchwork Quilt I found another scrappy block project I started a little while ago--my scrappy square in a square blocks!

I made these blocks from a Layer Cake several months ago and put them in a 

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Scrappy Quilt Sew Along Part 3

Happy Friday!Welcome to part three of the Scrappy Quilt Sew Along!  I'm having a lot of fun making these blocks, and I hope you are too!  While I've been using mostly scraps from the upcoming Fig Tree collection Hazel & Plum for the blocks, I've been using any light-colored Fig Tree scraps I can find for the backgrounds.

Whether you've been quilting along or if this is your first time learning about  

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Quilting Bee Blocks

Hello and happy Wednesday! Last weekend I got caught up with some Bee blocks I'd fallen behind on...you see I have a lot of secret sewing to do over the next few weeks, so I needed to make sure these were finished up and sent off!

The Confetti Star paper-pieced block is one I've made before. Now that I've

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