The week or two after quilt market is always kind of interesting for me. I have a ton of projects I want to start, but I also usually have a few things to finish up so the works in progress pile doesn't get too out of control. And after fall market there is always my Christmas sewing that

 I have just one more little post about International Quilt Market. I really fell short in the photo-taking department at this market...I'll have to do better in Minneapolis! One little project I was excited to see, though (and that i did get a photo of), was my little quilt block for the Olfa

Happy November! I really can't believe that October has come and gone. We had a change in our weather today here in southern Nevada, and it really is starting to feel like fall is in the air!  First of all I want to announce that "Mini Stems" by Fig Tree & Company will be the small quilt

 One of my favorites this week is actually a book I am honored to present: it's a compilation of fifteen different scrap quilts by a great group. I'm honored to have been asked to contribute a quilt for the book. Scraps, Inc.Vol.1: 15 Block-Based designs for the Modern Quilter was introduced

 I'll warn you now that there are a lot of Moda photos in this post! I wish I could have gotten a photo of every Moda designer with their collections, but I was in such a hurry this market that I took most of my photos before market opened to make sure I could get photos of the fabrics without

 Moda's theme this year was "there's no place like Moda;" this theme was aptly chosen as the Moda section was awe-inspiring and amazing as usual. I'll share a few photos of the Fig Tree and Kate Spain booth sections today, and I will share more Moda booth photos in my next

I'm happy to be sharing my Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt with you today! The Fat Eighth Frenzy pattern is free from The Fat Quarter Shop and uses a fat eighth bundle. I loved using my friend April Rosenthal's collection Best. Day. Ever. for my quilt! Below I have links for the free pattern and for

 My trip to International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas was kind of a whirlwind...less than 72 hours...but filled with the inspiration and energy that exists at every market. I'm sure it will take me a few posts to sort it all out, but I wanted to begin with a few photos from the Ruby Jubilee

 I'm heading out today for International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. So of course today's "Favorites" post will begin with my new bag. This is a favorite pattern of mine, the "Two Zip Hipster Bag" by Dog Under My Desk. I made a "Cotton & Steel" version this summer for my Washington,

 Happy Wednesday...although I'm busy getting ready for International Quilt Market I've had a little time to work on a few projects this week. My "Jumping Jacks" quilt has been sitting on a chair since Labor Day weekend when I last worked on it. I finally got the outer border picked out, cut,

 Happy Monday! A few years ago (back in 2011) I posted a patchwork drawstring bag tutorial on my blog. The bag is perfect for using those Moda Candy packs...just one pack and a fat quarter and you're ready to sew! You can find my original tutorial here; it includes step-by-step photos

Today is the day! I'm excited to be able to share my three new patterns. They were so much fun to make, and I love the designs and fabrics in each one. I can also picture these patterns in a lot of other fabric combinations, so don't be surprised If I remake them very soon! First up is

 Hello and Happy Tuesday! This is my "Favorites" post that I meant to publish last Friday...except that I didn't get it written until now. First up is a favorite fabric combination I can't wait to play with. Kate mentioned on her blog that her new collection, Paradiso (coming this spring) mixes

 The first Paradiso quilt for market has been quilted and some king-sized binding will be happening soon. Although it's a little crazy here this weekend, the quilt market preparation is going pretty well. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel at least! I also finished up...binding and

   I spent a lot of time this weekend working on a king-size market quilt that I can't share just yet; however, I did take a couple hours and work on my overflowing scrap bin. This basket was spilling over the edges before I started work, and now it has organized background strips on the

Hello! Happy Friday...I have a few Friday Favorites to share today...and some information for those of you who have asked for pattern specifics on my Jolly Bar Scrappy Four-Patch quilt from the other day. First, I've had several requests for more information on my Jolly Bar Scrappy Four-Patch

Just wanted to drop in and announce winners from yesterday's Schnibbles parade! Carrie has some fantastic prizes this month...four winners will each get a fat eighth bundle of Miss Kate...it's Carrie's way of saying "thank you" and is also in celebration of Carrie and Sinta's October

Happy October! Welcome to the Whit Schibbles parade featuring table-size quilts made with Moda Candy (2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares. If you are looking for my Jolly Bar quilt post, go here. I had so much fun making my version of Whit. It had actually been a little while since I had sewn flying

If you are looking for the Schnibbles parade it will post later this afternoon...lots of fun "Whit" quilts will be lined up to share! I'm excited to be able to share my lap quilt made with just one Somerset Jolly Bar--I'm grateful that Fat Quarter Shop contacted me to see if I was interested in

Happy Friday! Thanks so much for all of the positive responses to these Friday Favorites posts; I've been having fun deciding what to write about each week. Today's Favorites on Friday post has a little bit of this and that, some fabrics I can't wait to sew with and my two favorite reference

Lots of sewing this week...but since much of it is for market I'll be primarily sharing little bits of the fabrics I'm working with. Fall decorating is still one of my works in progress, too. Over the weekend I was able to pull out some of my "fall-flavored" Fig Tree quilts and display them on a

Happy Monday! Today I'm super excited to be able to participate in the blog tour for Corey Yoder's recent book C&T Publishing Playful Petals: Learn Simple, Fusible Appliqué 18 Quilted Projects Made From Precuts.  I've been following Corey through her blog for several years now, and I'm

 Since I've started doing a little Fall decorating around the house (Monday is the first day of Autumn) I thought it would be fun to share my favorite fall quilts for today's favorites post. My absolute favorite fall quilt is one I did about ten years ago using scraps. It was one of my first

 I just can't stop making scrappy log cabin blocks. I went through my scraps and separated a lot of "low-volume" fabrics to use for the "light" sections  I try to pick out fun center squares and then make sure there is a good mix of colors in each block. So the blocks aren't completely

 I did get to do a little quilting done this weekend...well, actually, I did a lot, but some of it I can't share just yet. But I worked on a couple of my own projects, too. All of those flying geese...they are now part of my "Whit" quilt. And now I just need to hand stitch the binding for the

 For a little while now I've been thinking about a new blog feature I want to do on Fridays: "Favorites on Friday." This will give me an opportunity to feature favorite fabrics, favorite notions, and even favorite quilt designs and patterns. It will be something different every

By now you've probably heard that September is National Sewing and Quilting month, and Fat Quarter Shop has come up with a fun blog tour to inspire quilters and sewers to think a little about these great past times and also to branch out and try something new. Each participating blogger was asked to

It probably comes as no surprise that I'm still working on those flying geese! I've finished all 160 of them now...and they are all sewn in sets. I think I like them even better in pairs!   Some of the pairs have even been sewn together! I used a pin in each group of geese where the

This weekend was a flying geese kind of weekend. I made a lot of them...160 to be exact. And they are small...they are cute now, but they will be even cuter when they are sewn together! I used one Moda Candy pack of Miss Kate and added in some other Bonnie & Camille scraps to end up with

 How about a new "simply small" project? My "simply small" projects are beginner projects that can be made with Moda Candy packs and just a little bit of extra yardage. Today's "Scrappy Four Patch Table Topper" can be made using just one Moda candy pack. It goes together in no time, and is

 There is just something about a finish...even if it is a little one. Almost-finished just isn't the same as completely finished. And with a lot of projects on my "want to make" list, I needed some complete finishes on the books. I know I showed a picture of this tumbler mini the other day, but

Happy September 2nd...I meant to get this post written yesterday; however, we returned home pretty late in the evening from a five-day trip, and I was just too tired! But I'm happy to be home, and of course I have a list a mile long of projects for fall!  I was able to take my machine

 Happy Wednesday--welcome to my works in progress--process edition. I really feel like I want to share more about process when I write these progress posts; I really love when other quilters share their process and hope to be able to do the same. Do you ever have those times when you don't

 Well the days of summer have come to an end for me...I go back to school today. I have a pretty easy schedule this semester with just one class which meets twice a week. I'll have one section of English 101 with twenty students which means I'll be grading a lot of papers over the next sixteen

Happy Saturday...and time for one more giveaway! Shari from Bear Creek Quilting Company is offering a $50 gift certificate to her online store to one of my readers--open to domestic and international customers. Fabrics and bundles are reasonably priced, and her shop also sells gift ideas, kits,

Note: The Accuquilt Dresden die was provided to me at no charge; however, the opinions expressed here are completely my own.  Dresdens are one of my favorite blocks, so when given the opportunity to play with the new Accuquilt Dresden "Block on Board" die I quickly said yes. The great thing

Happy Wednesday! It's a "Works in Progress" kind of day today...here is just a bit of what I'm working on this week. First of all my scrappy "Nested Churn Dash" quilt arrived home from Texas...quilted beautifully in an all-over design by Maggi Honeyman.  With such a busy quilt I don't

When my friends at Fat Quarter Shop asked if I'd like to participate in the Jelly Roll Jam II blog tour I immediately agreed. I made a couple of baby quilts from the first Jelly Roll Jam pattern and was curious to see what this one would be like. Of course this pattern is just as fun as the