Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing a new fast and fun quilt pattern from Fat Quarter Shop. A couple of months ago I was asked if I'd like to make and review this new pattern. Since I'm always looking for easy patterns for a quick gift and to recommend to beginner quilters, I agreed to do some Jolly Bar

Hi, and Happy Thursday! It's full-swing Christmas gift sewing mode over here, and this week I tried a new-to-me pattern for vinyl front quilted project bags.  There are lots of patterns available for these bags (including several free tutorials); however, I finally settled on this design because I

Hello! Happy Wednesday! I was planning on posting my Snapshots finished quilt on the 15th, and then yesterday I realized the final pattern is now available! Luckily I was a little ahead of the game and have my quilt back from the quilter! The machine work on my binding is finished too, and I just

Happy December! December...really?!!! I do love this month, and I'm happy to begin here on the blog with a Mini's and More parade. We offered a free choice of patterns last month, and it really has been fun to see the projects come in...I know I have some new things to add to the list! The first

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a wonderful time with family and got to see all four of our children...yay! But today I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that it is the last day of November and that Christmas is just three weeks from this

Happy Wednesday!  We're getting ready for our Thanksgiving celebration tomorrow along with some Christmas decorating this weekend (yes, I'm one of those people who doesn't decorate until after Thanksgiving, although this year I did put a wreath on my front door just a few days ago).  I

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm excited to share a few things I've been keeping "under wraps" since last spring! I was absolutely surprised and honored when the editor of American Patchwork & Quilting called to ask if her team could come to my home and take photos for a profile article on me and my

Happy Monday! I've been doing a little bit of cleaning and organizing in the sewing room as well as a little bit of sewing. I've been trying to finalize my Christmas gift-giving project list so I can get all of that sewing finished up by the end of the month. First I made a new Stash & Dash

Happy Friday! Today I have some fun Bright Sun eye candy to share with you! This is actually something I've known about since quilt market in Minneapolis last spring! Kimberly of Fat Quarter Shop designed and pieced a beautiful Dresden pillow using our fabrics...her design is a fun "double Dresden"

Happy Wednesday! I've started my Christmas gift sewing, and recently did a tutorial for a Christmas Log Cabin table topper that I've shared over at the Accuquilt blog.  I used the Log Cabin die which cuts perfect 1 1/2" strips in the exact lengths needed for log cabin blocks. A 12"

Happy Tuesday! I'm back with more red and green quilt blocks...yesterday I finished up the two blocks from month nine; there is just one month to go, and then I can start putting them together. I'm more than a little bit giddy thinking I'm finally going to have a red and green quilt for Christmas

Happy Monday! Today I'm happy to be sharing a quilt I made from one of Fat Quarter Shop's latest books, Fat Quarter Baby! I have a new granddaughter, so I was excited to get to make another quilt for her using one of the cute patterns from the book. I was assigned to make the "Hannah" quilt,

Hello and welcome to the Fat Quarter Shop Snapshots Quilt Along, Month Eleven. I can't believe it's been eleven months since we started this quilt along. This month's block, the sailboat, is definitely one you'll want to make. I think it might have been the easiest pattern in the quilt...it went

Happy Friday and welcome to my tutorial for the Farmer's Wife 1930's Sampler Quilt Sew-Along with Fat Quarter Shop, Marti Michell, and Angie of Gnome Angel. If you are new here, welcome to my blogging corner of the world where I have been sharing my quilting and sewing for over 7 years! I hope

Happy Thursday! I hope you had a wonderful beginning to your week! I've had a busy start to my November with lots of pattern folding and stuffing (all orders either shipped Tuesday or today), and fun visits with friends and family. It's starting to feel like the holidays here, especially with the

Hello and happy Friday! I'm still trying to catch up on works in progress here, and next on my list was my red and green mystery block of the month blocks from Fig Tree. It seems I always just get caught up just as the next month's package is about to ship, and this month is no exception! There are

Hello and happy Thursday! Today I'm sharing a little bit of my catch-up sewing for the Farmer's Wife 1930's quilt along. Market sewing and preparation really took over my schedule for a few weeks, and I struggled to keep up. After returning home some Farmer's Wife blocks were high on my to do

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm happy to be sharing a book review as part of the Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book: 155 Mix & Match Designs Bring 30 Fabulous Blocks to Life Plus Plans for Sashing, Borders, Motifs & Allover Designs  blog tour for my friend Amanda Murphy. Amanda and I met

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to my stop on the Cozy Cottage blog tour. The new Cozy Cottage 2016 Calendar by Lori Holt is much more than a delightful calendar...it's a calendar with patterns!  I was super excited to see the calendar with its gorgeous photos and fun designs. I couldn't wait to make

Happy Monday...and Hello November! I'm not sure where October went, but I love November and the beautiful weather we have been having here in southern Nevada! Today is Minis and More parade day, and I'm happy to share some wonderful projects. Michele and I chose the Fig Mini Twirl, Mini Laundry

Happy Saturday! Today I'd like to share just a small portion of the amazing exhibit, "The Making of Moda" from International Quilt Market/Festival in Houston. I didn't take nearly enough pictures, and in fact, the photos I do have don't do these quilts justice. But I hope to be able to convey the

Happy Friday! I still have more Quilt Market photos to share, but since it's Friday I thought it would be fun to do a Quilt Market edition of my traditional Friday Favorites posts. So here a few of my favorite things from market last week... Of course Valley is one of my favorite things from

Hello! Thank you for all of the wonderful comments on the last two posts--I've enjoyed reading them. Today I'm happy to be sharing the remaining Moda booths from quilt market.  First up is the lovely booth of Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. She introduced a new low-volume collection

Hello! Happy Tuesday! I finished loading the photos from my camera and was surprised at how many I'd taken since I spend most of my time in the booth and did most of my photo taking in the early morning during the hour or so before the show opened each day. For that reason, there aren't pictures of

Happy Tuesday! I'm sorry it's been so long since I posted; I intended to post again about the booth projects before I left, but it just didn't happen. I arrived home late last night from International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas, and it was a wonderful jam-packed five days of the most amazing

Happy Friday! This week has flown by...it seems like I was just writing a Friday favorites post the other day! Anyway, I have a good mix for you today...Farmer's Wife blocks, a work in progress update...a sneak peek, and more! Keeping up with my 1930's Farmer's Wife blocks has been something

Happy Thursday! It's the Fat Quarter Shop Snapshots Quilt Along day, and I'm happy to be able to share today's block...luckily I made this block early knowing how busy I was going to be at this time. I pieced it about a month ago, and when I pulled it out to photograph it I remembered how cute it

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Saturday was sure a happy day for me because I finished the final binding on the final market quilt. I'm always a little nervous before I get ready to release new patterns, but now that the quilts are ready and all together I'm super excited. Now

Happy Friday! It's officially fall here at my home--not because the temperatures say fall--but because I pulled out my favorite fall quilt yesterday and got it hung up! I know I've shared this quilt on the blog at least a couple of times over the years, but it truly is a favorite. And it seems this

Happy Wednesday! It's been a little crazy busy over here lately, but I'm happy to say I can see that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. I pieced three quilts in about 8 days, and am ready to start some binding. We will have five new quilts in our Quilt Market booth, and now that they are

Happy Friday! I'm so looking forward to the weekend...I finished a market quilt last night and hope to make at least one more over the next day or so! Although I can't share the market preparation fabric and quilts just yet, I have a new Farmer's wife block to share...and a new favorite notion to

Happy October! September went by in a flash...it's been a little crazy here as I've been trying to get ready for quilt market...thankfully I have some friends helping me as well. But today I have a fun parade of mini Vintage Tulip quilts--each one so fun! First I'd like to welcome Amanda who

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing my first two blocks for the Farmer's Wife 1930's Quilt Along headed up my Angie of Gnome Angel, Fat Quarter Shop, and Marti Michell! This week we have three blocks to make...the first two have been introduced, and the next one will be introduced later this

Happy Monday! Happy last week of September, too (can you believe it)?! Today I just have to share a new tool for quilters that arrived on my doorstep this morning. It's the brand new Bella Solids Moda Match Maker, and it's amazing! This handy dandy tool measures 2 3/4" wide, 5 1/4" tall, and 6"

Happy Saturday! Today I have a sponsor giveaway from Jodie of the super fun on-line fabric shop, Fort Worth Fabric Studio. Jodie is giving away a $25 gift certificate to her shop...before I give you the details on the giveaway here are some fun things you might want to look at in the

Happy Friday! Today I have a couple of favorites...and a sneak peek of a favorite!  Just this week I received my Cozy Cottage 2016 Calendar by Lori Holt. It's a delightful calendar with beautiful photography and some fun projects. There will also be a blog tour I'll be taking part in later

Happy Thursday! Today is my day on the Splash of Color Blog Tour! My friend (and blog sponsor) Jackie of Canton Village Quilt Works wrote a beautiful book, Splash of Color: A Rainbow of Brilliant Black-and-white Quilts, and I am happy to be able to share a little bit about it today (read on to the