Happy Thursday! Today I have another Fat Quarter Shop video to share...this one was super fun to film because I got to share some of my favorite sewing and quilting notions and products. I think I was a little more relaxed with this Photo from Fat Quarter Shop video, too! We did it towards

Hello! After catching up on a few Splendid Sampler blocks the other day I wanted to make a few more...so I made one new release and two I was behind on. I love the way that the blocks are such a mix of techniques and levels... Paper piecing definitely isn't my favorite, but I've come to terms

Hello and happy Tuesday! I worked on a few other projects along with my Splendid Sampler blocks, and I'm almost caught up with everything I was behind on!  I'm still sewing on my Little Ruby Quilt along blocks...these hexagon pinwheels have been a lot of fun to make! I've been sewing strip

Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was a great one!  I've been trying to get caught up with my Splendid Sampler blocks...and I've got three more to share with you today!  I'm up to 19 blocks, and I love them all...it's been so fun sewing along with this quilt along. I still have more to

Happy Saturday! I've been trying to freshen up my blog over the last week or so...and that meant changing out the pictures in my blog header. It's been almost 8 years since I started A Quilting Life as a method to keep track of my projects, and I've only really changed things up once since then...so

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing the next step in the Little Ruby Sew Along sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop. Somehow I got my dates mixed up, so I'm posting this a couple days late... I changed fabrics for this project last minute...I've really been using my Desert Bloom sample yardage a

Hello! I had to share my most recent finish! I got my Stars and Stripes quilt back from the quilter on Friday and immediately set about choosing a binding! I took a little survey on my Instagram account and the overwhelming response was to go with a navy binding! I had been leaning that way

Hello! Today I thought I'd write about a topic that certainly applies to most quilters...how to go about choosing a project to work on. There are so many amazing projects and quilts to be made...how does one ever decide? I've faced this dilemma at every stage as a quilter...as a beginner, as a

Happy Friday! I hope you have had a good week. We're expecting a cool down here over the weekend, and I'm so looking forward to it...I'll take 100 over the 114 and 113 we had last weekend any day! I'm still trying to work through some works in progress, and the other day I  made what I

Happy Thursday! I'm excited that today I can finally share a fun little pin cushion tutorial I did while visiting The Fat Quarter Shop in March. This is a fast and fun little project...make one for yourself, and make several more for gifts for your sewing friends! You can see in the photo

Hello! I still haven't decided on a fun summer quilt (so many ideas to choose from...and I want it to be something scrappy...), but in the meantime I've been trying to get caught up on works in progress!  With travel and market preparations I fell behind on my Fat Quarter Shop Crossroads quilt

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm happy to share a little project I worked on for the folks at Olfa back in April! I think I even shared a sneek peek of the 9-patch blocks I used for the pillow here on the blog!  Sewing 9-patches from left-overs while working on other projects is a great way

Hello and Happy Monday! It has been a very hot weekend with above normal temperatures even for us and high heat warnings almost every day. That made it a good thing to stay in doors and spend some time getting a little organized. One thing that got set aside with all of my market rush

Happy Friday! So yesterday I took the day and made something that wasn't on my "to make this summer" list... Camille of Thimbleblossoms posted a new "Stars and Stripes" quilt this week on Instagram, and I resisted at first. But then my daughter Chelsi took the day Monday and made one using just

Hello! Today I'm sharing a little bit more about one of my market quilts, Mahalo! This quilt happens to be one of my favorite quilts. Ever. The reasons I love this quilt are simple: my great-great grandmother made a version of this quilt, it's scrappy, and it's much easier to make than it

Hello again! (If you are looking for the zipper bags, go here for the Simple Zipper Bag post). Two posts in one day...crazy! But since it's the first of the month, that means it's time for our Minis and More parade!  This month we featured the Mini Popsicles pattern by Fig Tree &

Happy June! It seems summer is officially in full gear once the calendar turns to June! This is a busy week here at my house and especially on the blog...I have a lot of things to share with you. First up is a tutorial for my Simple Zipper Bags! Back in March I went to Fat Quarter Shop and

Happy Tuesday! While I was attending quilt market I was able to participate in a Schoolhouse session for a newly released scrap quilting book! My quilt is called Button Box, and it's been away for a long time, so you can  imagine how excited I was when I found out I'd get to bring it

Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day!  I'm ever so grateful and can't really put into words my appreciation for those who have given their lives in defending our nation's freedoms. Today I'm participating in the Fat Quarter Shop Little Ruby Quilt Along. This quilt along is for a quilt designed

Hello! Happy Saturday! Today I'm stopping by to tell you about a new Craftsy class taught by my friend Amy Smart who blogs at Diary of a Quilter.  Amy is one of the most genuine and nice people you'll ever meet. I think we  first met at my first quilt market back in 2011. We've

Happy Friday! Today is favorites day...yay!  I have several things to share today with the first one being a little mini quilt I made for the Moda Schoolhouse. Each designer was given a block pattern and asked to make it for market. We were able to do whatever we wanted as far as prints...and

Hello! Today I'm sharing some of the amazing booths, quilts, and projects that caught my eye on the last day of market as I was able to sneak away from my booth for just a bit and have a peek at the entire show. I love Amy Sinibaldi's new Playground collection for Art Gallery. Her

Hello! Today I'll be sharing the rest of the Moda booths I was able to get pictures of! I'm starting out with Corey Yoder's (Coriander Quilts) booth featuring her new collection called Sundrops. These fabrics are fresh and fun, and I'm looking forward to sewing with them soon! Corey and I have

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today I'm going to feature some of the other Moda designer booths...and there are so many that I will have to finish them up tomorrow! First up is the Fig Tree booth...and I actually pieced two of the quilts here for Joanna. Cartwheels pictured below was a really fun

Good morning and happy Monday! We arrived home late last night from the Spring 2016 International Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. International Quilt Market is a trade show not open to the general public which is held twice yearly. Professionals from every area of the industry come to purchase

Happy Friday! International Quilt Market officially opens today. I'll be taking lots of pictures to share with you next week. But today I thought I'd share a few more projects with Desert Bloom fabric. First up is the adorable mini backpack my friend Kaitlin made for us. She used Soft and

Happy Thursday! Today I'm sharing a few of the little projects I did for the booth. I can't wait to use them at home after market!  First up is this patchwork pillow. I used my scrappy patchwork pillow tutorial you can find here. I did make one change and just added a 2 1/2" border all

Happy Wednesday! Today is travel day for us...I can't believe that after so much waiting it's finally time to share everything at International Quilt Market in Salt Lake City! Today I'm sharing the remainder of our Desert Bloom prints...first up is the  contemporary Dandelion print in

Hello! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful response to Desert Bloom! I still have a lot more to share...today I'm going to give you a peek at some of my favorite prints! We really feel like there is a little bit of everything in this line...fun geometrics, wildflower florals, dots,

Happy Saturday! Whew...the week has certainly flown by! I'm still sewing and preparing for International Quilt Market next week...my list is getting shorter, though! Early this year I pieced a fun quilt, Daybreak, using traditional Drunkard's Path blocks and our  Valley fabric. But there was a

Happy Friday! Today I'm happy to share pattern number four...Baby, Baby which is a two-in-one pattern for your favorite little boy or girl!  The Desert Bloom fabric collection has a variety of prints perfect for babies,  both boys and girls, and with so many colorway options we

Hello again...it's time for another new pattern reveal! Today I'm introducing Beachcomber which is a wonderfully fun jelly roll quilt! Beachcomber has been in my sketch book for a little while, and after we finished up the Desert Bloom collection I knew it would be perfect for this pattern. I

Hello...happy Tuesday! Today is the day I get to start sharing the new quilts and patterns from our upcoming Desert Bloom fabric collection for Moda (yes, I can let you know the name of the fabric now, too)! I'm so excited to start sharing with you...I've been sewing with these gorgeous fabrics

Happy Monday! Today I'm reviewing a new book with an interesting new applique' technique!  The book is Crafted Applique - New Possibilities by Lara Buccella, and it offers a new idea for the iron on treatment for your fabric pieces! The book explains everything you need to know for this

Happy Friday! Hope your week has been wonderful and that you have fun plans for the weekend! I'll be continuing to bind my market quilts and might even finally get to clean up my sewing room a little bit (hoping)! Today's Friday Favorites post is full of fun things I'm loving right

Happy Thursday! A couple of weeks ago I shared just the tiniest of sneak peeks of our upcoming fabric collection...  You can find that post here. Today I thought I'd share just a little bit more... Here are six of the new quilts all stacked up! I still have a few bindings to