Hello! The other day I mentioned I was thinking of making a heart themed quilt. So I took a little time to play around with a few different designs to see if any of them really caught my interest... The first three blocks (pictured above) all finish at 6" x 6". I really love the patchwork

Happy Wednesday! I'm really making an effort this year to get some of my unfinished projects finished up. Of course I have several projects that are meant to be long-term projects, but I also have several I thought I would have finished up a long time ago! I'll be starting market sewing for our

Hello! Today is the first day of the Fat Quarter Shop Patchwork Quilt Along! This quilt along is the Fat Quarter Shop's annual charity fundraiser and will benefit the Make a Wish foundation this year (Fat Quarter Shop and Moda fabrics will match up to $20,000 of donations raised). Patterns are

Hello and happy Friday!  I hope your week has been a good one! We've been receiving some much needed moisture here in the desert southwest, and I've been enjoying the last little bit of my vacation from teaching by getting little things done here and there. I've also been finalizing eight new

Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today I'm excited to share my newest mini quilt, Flowers in a Row. Now this is something I've been wanting to make for quite a little while, so with the start of the new year it seemed like the perfect time to have some fun flowers to brighten up my sewing

Happy Friday! As part of my regular "Friday Favorites" series I thought today I'd share some of my favorite quilting books. And then...I couldn't narrow it down to a manageable list. So...I decided to  focus on books that help one to use up scraps/stash since it seems so many of us are focusing

Hello and happy Thursday! It's new block release day on the Splendid Sampler blog, and I have today's block and a catch-up block to share.  I'm getting pretty close to having the 50 blocks I need for my quilt, so it's been really fun here at the final stretch--a new quilt top will be coming

Happy Wednesday! I'm releasing this month's free block of the month pattern a day early because...well, I just can't wait another day! I hope you'll join in with me as we piece a fun sampler quilt this year; patterns will be released on or around the 5th of each month. I'll also be providing

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing some Bee Blocks I caught up on over the weekend--with my fall being so hectic I fell behind and was determined to finish up the final quarter blocks by the end of the year. In 2016 I participated in two different Bee groups; in 2017 I'm going to stick

Hello and happy 2017! I'm so looking forward to 2017...how about you?!  I'm hopeful that I'll be able to finish a lot of works in progress this year as well as start (and finish) some fun things I've had on my list for awhile. Of course there will also be new fabrics with Moda and new patterns

Hello and Happy New Year! I always look forward to reviewing my creative year as a new one is on the horizon. In 2016 I made 25 quilts lap size to full size and 5 mini quilts. I also made a variety of table runners, place mats, pillows and bags! As I went through my photos I also realized I made a

Hello and happy Friday! This is actually one of my favorite times of the year--with the beginning of 2017 just around the corner I'm full of anticipation for projects that can be accomplished with a fresh start! I have a few favorites to share today...beginning with a much anticipated book I

Hello! The other day I finally got a little time to work on something I've been wanting to make for the past year (or longer...it's been on the list for awhile)! A lot of quilters have been making pineapple quilts in one form or another over the last year or so, and I could hardly wait to make one

Merry Christmas! I hope that you and your family, friends and loved ones will be able to celebrate together this wonderful season of light and life! Every year I try not to get too caught up in the busyness of the season...I try instead to take some time to ponder and reflect on the Christmas

Hello! Happy December 22nd! I can't believe we are three days away from Christmas, but here we go, right...ready or not! This gorgeous red and green bundle has been begging to be made into something for the last month or so...and I think I might be able to get enough done today so I can at least

Hello and happy Monday! I had a super fun week last week...but it sure was good getting home and being able to spend time with my family this weekend.  I left last Tuesday to fly to Texas where I was able to record some fun videos in the Fat Quarter Shop studios (more on this later). 

Hello! Although I still have a few more Christmas posts to share, I thought I'd post about my favorite organizing books today. At the end of the year I always seem to start thinking about getting organized for the year to come...and these are some of the best tools I've found over the past year or

Hello and happy Tuesday! I've recently updated one of my most popular posts from last Christmas to include a couple of new projects... I hope you'll enjoy my post "15 Things to Make for Christmas!" There are now actually 17 fun projects on the page, and you can find them all here! Almost

Hello and happy Monday! Today I thought I'd share my collection of Christmas table runners. I use these runners in a lot of different ways over the Christmas season--of course I use them to dress up my tables.  But I also use them as dresser scarves and buffet decor. And this one is one of

Hello and happy Friday! Today's favorites post really is full of some favorites!  First, my Crossroads quilt came back from the quilter...   I could hardly wait to open the box to see the lovely quilting done my friend  Kait!  I asked her to make the quilting

Hello and happy Thursday!  Can you believe it's the second week of December already? It seems like  I'll need to sew faster and faster to get everything finished up in time. But while I've been working on a lot of projects with deadlines and a mix of Christmas sewing, I've also been

Hello and a good Wednesday morning! Today is the annual Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day...a fantastic chance for blog readers to visit new blogs and enter giveaways for a variety of sewing and quilting supplies and handmade items! I'm happy to be playing along this year--I feel like I've gained so

 Hello and happy December! Welcome to the final Minis and More parade of the year! Today we have some amazing patchwork pillows to share with you...I know you'll be inspired! First up is Hildy's pillow! She used her favorite red prints and did beautiful  straight line quilting! It

Hello!  It's hard to believe it's the last day of November, but here we are! I'm not as far along as I thought I'd be with my Christmas preparations right now...(thanks to a mean stomach bug that hit early Tuesday morning). But I'm on the uphill mend, so I'm not going to complain about such a

Hello and happy Monday! Today I'm excited to review a pattern for my good friend Kaitlyn.  Kaitlyn is an amazing seamstress, and I'm happy she is designing patterns now. She has helped me do market sewing for all three of our collections with Moda--sewing accessories and even piecing quilts

Happy Saturday! Welcome to my weekly favorites post...a Saturday edition because of the Thanksgiving holiday this week!  First up is this gorgeous Liberty Lawn bundle I received from Westwood Acres. This might be my favorite bundle yet...look for my project with these gorgeous prints

Hello! Today is my turn on Pat Sloan's fabulous tour celebrating her new book, Teach Me to Machine Quilt.  I've had the chance to look over this fabulous book over the past week and can't say enough good about it! Pat's book is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to learn

Hello! I hope that you are having a wonderful day--Happy Thanksgiving if you are celebrating Thanksgiving today! I'm just dropping in to share some fantastic Black Friday through Cyber Monday sales! First up is Lady Belle Fabric's "best sale of the year." It is live now and will continue through

Happy Tuesday! I've started the yearly gift-making mad dash once again. This year I've been going about it in a little more organized fashion, though. And it seems to be working so far. First I made a list of simple gifts I wanted to make this year. I also added notes about what fabrics I

Hello and happy Friday! Today I'm happy to introduce you to one of my go-to on-line shops, Westwood Acres. Westwood Acres is owned by husband and wife team Amanda and Weston Woodruff, and they have curated a wonderful collection of fun modern fabrics and patterns. Keep reading for a free pattern and

Hello and happy Friday!  I've been really motivated lately to work on my Splendid Sampler blocks...maybe because I can see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. Whatever the reason, I made one block a day four days in a row this week and thought this would be perfect material for a

Hello! Today I'm happy to share one more work in progress that arrived home from being quilted this weekend! And...as a bonus...I have a free tutorial for making this runner! I have been wanting some table decor using our Desert Bloom fabrics, and  thought of this tutorial I did a

Hello and happy Tuesday!  I was able to finish up some works in progress this week end...and while it was fun to finish up every one, the first one I'm going to share was extra special. A couple of years ago I received a layer cake of the "Oink-a-Doodle Moo"  collection by Jen Ski

Happy Monday! I got a lot accomplished over the weekend...task one was to finally get the borders added to my Crossroads quilt I've been working on all of 2016.  I last posted about this quilt back in August when I finished putting the blocks together with the sashing (see that post

Happy Friday! This has been kind of a whirlwind week, and I'm happy for the three day weekend to be able to catch up! Of course I'm thinking about Veterans today and am ever so grateful for their sacrifices and their service! First up for Friday favorites is the upcoming 2017 Mystery Designer Block

Hello and happy Thursday! I've been working on my Splendid Sampler blocks a little over the past few days and have a few to share with you! I've also finally decided on the number of blocks I'm going to make and have  my setting arrangement figured out! After adding four more blocks to