Another one of the quilts in Fresh Family Traditions: 18 Heirloom Quilts for a New Generation is Emma's Bear Paw. I made my Bear Paw quilt using the Scrumptious fabric collection by Bonnie & Camille. I had so much fun working on this traditional quilt design with such fun fabrics. Like

 Another one of the quilts from Fresh Family Traditions: 18 Heirloom Quilts for a New Generation is "Stars over Iowa" which I made using some of my favorite Amy Butler prints. All of my ancestors on my Mom's side came from Iowa, and I have fond memories of visiting there as a young girl. But

Happy Thursday! Today I'm going to begin sharing some of the quilts from my book Fresh Family Traditions: 18 Heirloom Quilts for a New Generation.   My friend Korindi took some beautiful photos of some of the book quilts recently, and so I'd like to first introduce you to "Indian Summer"

 Hello...Happy April! Welcome to the parade of Schnibbles "Hook" quilts! (If you are looking for my Blogger Girls Block of the Month post go here. Before I get started with the parade...next month's project is going to be your free choice of any of Camille's amazing mini quilts.  Pictured

 Hello and welcome to month 4 of the Blogger Girls Block of the Month quilt along. This month's blocks are two of my favorites so far! I can hardly believe that there are just two months left...so that means I'd better get busy making my alternate blocks!  Here is version one of block

 Photo courtesy of Camille Roskelley  I'm spending this last Saturday of March in my sewing room...catching up on a few things, organizing scraps, and working on pattern writing. So...I thought it might be the perfect weekend to offer a free class from Craftsy! I have had great

After posting the other day about staying caught up with my Block of the Month projects, I decided I'd better get caught up on my Bees Knees Quilting Bee blocks. When I'm behind I always start with the most recent block and move backward...anybody else do that? So first up was a framed squares

A few months I was contacted to see if I'd be interested in sharing a block tutorial for the Patchwork Posse Round Robin. I was asked to pick a favorite block...but that is really too hard for me, so I decided on one of my "standby favorites--" the Churn Dash. This tutorial is for a 12" finished

I know I've been sharing my Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery Block of the Month Quilt since...well...last June when the first block arrived. I usually do pretty well at keeping up with block of the month projects, but I've tried a few new things with this one that have really helped me stay on

My "Summer Stars" quilt has been one of those projects that has been around for quite a little while. I know it's been longer than a year and quite possibly even two years since I started this quilt. But I'm okay with that because...well...time can be your friend.  In the beginning I made the

The other night I had the wonderful opportunity to do a little pattern testing for my friend Camille. You can imagine how excited I was to see this pattern come to my inbox. I gathered my scrap box, set to cutting, and had a test block made within a short time. By the next morning I had the

 Happy first day of spring! It's my grandmother's birthday today...the one who taught me to quilt, and so I'm looking forward to chatting with her a bit and of course quilting. But since I've been working on quite a few things that I can't share just yet...I thought maybe some pictures of

Last summer while in Wisconsin for a quilting retreat I was able to visit the Country Sampler Quilt Shop in Spring Green. Not only was the shop incredibly beautiful with gorgeous displays, samples, and fabrics, but there was also a wonderful classroom area in the back of the shop. A class was going

Happy National Quilting Day! I hope you get to spend some quality time working on a project you love today! I recently finished my "Spell it with Fabric" quilt from the Moda quilt along. Well, it's almost finished...all that I have left to do is hand-stitch my binding.  This quilt has been

Happy Friday! I just had to share the new mini quilt I made this week. It's a Mini Round & Round by my friend Camille. I actually quilted this little quilt 3 times--I did two separate free-motion quilting designs that I just wasn't happy with...unpicked all of the quilting both times, and

Happy Wednesday! Today I've been waiting not so patiently for the Fed Ex man to deliver my new books! If you've pre-ordered from me they will ship tomorrow! In the meantime I've been working on my new spring pattern releases, and I have the first one ready! Meet "County Fair!"  This quilt is

Happy Tuesday! Today is Simply Small day here at  A Quilting Life! I have a fun parade of projects from last month's pattern. First, though, I'd like to share the project for next month--a Scrappy Churn Dash Table Runner!  I'd been wanting to make a churn dash project for quite some

Hello and happy Monday! I've been working on a few more alphabet blocks from Moda's "Spell it with Fabric" blog tour. In fact, I've finished up my alphabet! I have my sashings and borders all ready to go and can't wait to get this one together! I also made 4 filler blocks. I was glad I

Hello and happy Friday! I'm happy to announce a giveaway from Jodie of Fort Worth Fabric Studio! She is offering a $50 gift certificate to one of my lucky blog readers! There are wonderful things in her shop right now, too. A few of my favorites right now are: The lovely Country Girls

 I was able to pick up my blue and white sampler quilt from my quilter (thanks, Val!) this week, and I am so very happy with it! This quilt is a full-sized quilt, and I used the blocks and setting from Monique Dillard's Blogger Girl's Block of the Month in 2013. There are actually just six

 I just can't stop making those "Spell it with Moda" alphabet blocks. They go together so quickly, and I'm making them all from my scrap bin! I'm supposed to be finishing up some things with deadlines, so I've been using these blocks as my "reward" sewing.  Every fabric in my blocks

 Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Quilty Fun Sew Along and Blog Tour! If this is your first time here, I hope you'll linger a little to see a little of my Quilting Life! I love fabric and quilting and have been sharing my quilting life on this blog since 2008. I was lucky to be able to

If you are looking for the Blogger Girl's Block of the Month Block 3 post, please go here...otherwise...hello again!  Happy March 1st, and welcome to the "Free Choice" Schnibbles quilt parade! This month we have a  variety of Schnibbles patterns made with beautiful fabrics. We'll

 Hello, and welcome to the third month of the Blogger Girl's Block of the Month featuring designs put together by my friend Monique! I absolutely love every quilt-along Monique does, and this one has been especially fun since I'm making my very first red and green quilt using Fig Tree fabrics

 Although I was trying to resist another quilt along--it was futile. You can't make just one of those adorable alphabet quilt blocks from the Spell it with Moda Blog Tour!  So last night when I needed a bit of happy sewing I decided to make an "A," "B," and a "C." I'm using happy

This weekend I got a chance to finish up a little wall hanging using some scrap blocks left over from this fall when I pieced the "Canned Pears" quilt sample for  market (pattern by Fig Tree & Company). I had three left over blocks from piecing the quilt, and I had other bits and pieces of

 I know I've shared this pattern before, but it's just such a good one that I had to share again. The Divided Basket pattern by Anna of Noodlehead is perfect for your sewing room or for wherever you need a beautiful fabric storage bin.  This is the fourth one I've made--and the second

   It's always a good day when a block of the month kit arrives--I usually try to piece my block right away so I don't get behind. Block 9 of the Fat Quarter Shop Mystery Designer Block of the Month was in my mailbox Saturday morning, and by Saturday afternoon I had pieced this adorable

I'm finished with my American Patchwork & Quilting Quilt Along Quilt...the "Tone it Down" quilt designed by Lissa Alexander.  I'm absolutely in love with this quilt...it's one of my favorites ever. Not only is the pattern amazing...but because of the great design I was able to pull

Hello and welcome to the February edition of Simply Small Sewing...I have some quilts to share and a new project to feature!  First, I have to share a sneak peek of the next project...but more on this at the end of the post...here are some quilts from last month's project! The

 On Wednesday of last week I traveled to Bryce Canyon Utah to attend and teach at the yearly retreat at Ruby's Inn. I had a wonderful time and was busy teaching 3 classes and enjoying the lectures and trunk shows. The scenery on the way up and back is always stunning--there is just nothing like

While I was traveling last week I was able to get my American Patchwork & Quilting quilt along quilt back from Abby. I didn't get to see her in person to tell her how happy I am with it...so thank you Abby!!!  Abby and I decided on a lovely clam shell design which adds a lot of

  Hello and welcome to a fantastic small quilts parade of the Schnibble pattern "Jersey Girl" by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. First up is this gorgeous version made by Barb! I am in love with her quilt! Next up is this beautiful version by Carol (no

I just returned home this afternoon from an incredibly amazing and inspiring quilt retreat in the mountains at the Utah County Modern Quilt Group retreat--Quilt Bliss!  The event was held at the spectacular Timber Moose Lodge near Heber City, Utah. The lodge is over 26,000 square feet, sleeps

 I always have so much fun with Monique's Blogger Girls Block of the Month quilts! It's always so fun to see two quilt blocks turn our so differently due to fabric placement. I love the whimsical appeal of both of this months blocks, and I'm loving the Fig Tree reds and greens. I can't believe

House blocks have always been one of my favorite blocks. So when my Fat Quarter Shop 2013 Designer Mystery Block arrived last Saturday I had to make it. This block was so much fun--it was probably the most simple and fun block yet! I loved last month's house block too. One more and I'll have

 Today I have some gorgeous "red and white" quilt eye candy to share, and I'm also helping to get the word out about a charity event sponsored by my friend Joanna Figueroa and benefiting the George Mark Children's House in San Leandro, California. First I'll present some information about these

 On Friday night...with a whole list of things to do including new quilts to make and patterns to write...I finally sat down and worked on a pattern I've been wanting to make for over a month! Actually, I made two of them!  I used scraps from Ruby, Vintage Modern, Scrumptious, Happy

 My advance copy of  Fresh Family Traditions arrived yesterday via FedEx! I think the FedEx guy might have thought I was a little crazy...it was hard not to contain my excitement as I signed for the package!  While I'd seen the cover image months ago...I had no idea about the