It's time for another fabric giveaway, this time from ChristaQuilts!  Christa is a new sponsor who also writes a terrific blog with wonderful tips and quilt alongs! Christa is offering a $20 gift certificate to her store to spend on anything you want! Perhaps you may want to put it towards

It had been about 3 weeks since I worked on my #scrappytripalong quilt (#scrappytripalong is the hashtag being used for this project on Instagram--if you're on Instagram my user name is sherrimcconnell). About a week ago I sewed the remainder of my scrappy trip strips together, and last night I

Have you ever thought of mixing Comma by Zen Chic with Happy Go Lucky by Bonnie & Camille? What do you think about the combination of Boho by Urban Chiks with Avalon by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Company? The fabrics above are from three different Urban Chiks collections: 1974,

Lori's sewing basket row was so cute I had to make it right away! I have 4 favorite baskets...the two on the top, the red polka dot basket with the grey handle, anthe aqua basket with the pink polka dot handle. The fabrics for the basket on the left are from Happy Go Lucky by Bonnie &

I don't have any new blocks to share for my Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt, but I did finish sewing all the strip sets together for the remaining 24 blocks. This was actually a good thing to do, since it keeps me from changing my mind and cutting more strips from my stash. The amazing thing

It was a happy Monday today when this sugar cookie bouquet arrived to say "Congratulations" from C&T publishing (thank you so much everyone at C&T)! I have to be honest and let you know that 2 of the cookies are already gone...and they were delicious! I've been sewing and taking some photos

To say things have been a little crazy for me the first six weeks of 2013 might be a little bit of an understatement. Happily, though, I crossed a major project off my to do list the other day, and I'm looking forward to lots of relaxed sewing in the near future. I haven't made much progress

While I was away at Ruby's Inn last week a much-anticipated arrival was delivered to my home. I knew A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home was going to arrive while I was gone, so my husband had strict instructions to stay home until it was safely delivered! It was wonderful to

Bright and early last Wednesday morning I traveled to beautiful Bryce Canyon, Utah for a quilt retreat. I was so looking forward to a fun "working vacation" with friends and family! My sister-in-law and her sister were attending as were several of my friends. The scenery never fails to disappoint,

Today I have a $35.00 gift certificate for one of my readers from Fashionable Fabrics! If you haven't shopped Fashionable Fabrics before, you will love their shop! They carry a large section of novelty fabrics and always have some fun finds in the remnant section. (Last I checked,

I just had to check in from beautiful Bryce Canyon...gorgeous scenery, fabric, quilting, and the nicest people... I took a class on sewing with laminates yesterday and learned a lot. Today I'm teaching Hopscotch and Abby's Treasure Box. Thanks so much for the well wishes! Hope this post goes

I'm getting ready to take a little working vacation with three of my favorite projects! I'm heading out with Hopscotch...(pattern by Camille Roskelley, fabric Vintage Modern) Sunwashed is also going with me...(pattern by Joanna Figueroa, fabric California Girl)   Oh, and Abby's

Boy...it was hard for me to pick my favorite Schnibble...I love them all and have about 5 that I seriously love a lot. When it came down to it...I could have picked any of them, but I decided to pick Ric Rac because I really want to make this one again...you see, I made it in reds, creams, and

Happy Friday! Welcome to Blogger Girls Block of the Month--the February Edition! (If you're looking for the My Favorite Schnibbles Parade, I'll be posting it later this afternoon). Block One was a lot of fun, and this month's block is a terrific design as well. So, I'm happy to present

So...it's probably no surprise what I'm working on today... I sewed 8 strip sets together on Monday, and today I'll be making Scrappy Trip Around the World Blocks. I love every block, but these two strip sets are definitely my favorite out of this batch! After I stitch these up, I'll have

Lori's house row was not really on the list yesterday... But as always, I found out that you can't make just one... So before I knew it... I had made all 5 houses. As usual, I used scraps from my Bonnie & Camille fabrics. I've used every line but their first so far, I'm going

I have four favorite types of blocks...baskets, stars, houses, and flowers. And guess what? The next Fat Quarter Shop Mystery Designer Block of the Month will have all of these types of blocks!   The quilt will be made using the Avalon collection by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree &

I finished blocks 9 -12 of my Scrappy Trip Around the World the other day. Now I need to gather more strips, fast.   Of course I had to look at all 12 together. I can't even describe how much I love this quilt. It's just so scrappy and so much fun! I can't wait to finish it, but at

  I had a wonderful afternoon of sewing the other day...I finished 4 bindings, 1 backing, 4 new Scrappy Trip Along blocks, and 48 blocks for a new quilt! It's been pretty overcast here, so I'll get some photos as soon as I have some good light! In the

Just a couple of weeks ago I posted here about my "Scrappy Trip Along" blocks (tutorial for the blocks here). As I mentioned earlier, the Scrappy Trip Along craze sort of started on Instagram where I resisted as long as I could. After making the first four blocks, however, I knew I'd be making a

 Well hello! I thought I'd kick off the weekend with a little studio tour! I'd also like to share a few of my thoughts on fabric and saving and sorting. Taking everything out and bringing it back in has been quite the process; I've done a lot of thinking about which fabrics I need and love (and

Good Morning! My friend Jackie from Canton Village Quilt Works is offering a giveaway today! The giveaway is for 5 fat quarters from Kaffe Fassett's Fall Collection. This pattern is Jupiter, and these are all the colors available. (You can purchase the bundle here). Jackie will also offer a

Whew...things are crazy here at A Quilting Life...but...I think I'm moving back into my sewing room today! Painting and installing laminate flooring has taken up much of my time over the past week or so. There are just a few touch ups to be made, and then my days of sewing in the living room will

I finally got around to finishing up the latest row in Lori's row along! Her "stars" row is just adorable...I had so much fun picking my twinkling stars fabrics! The only problem with finishing a row early (I actually made this last week) is that you then have a really long time to wait for the

Today I'm going to be a guest on  the American Patchwork & Quilting Radio program hosted by Pat Sloan. Oh my goodness...I'm kind of very nervous!!!! You can go here to listen! Thanks so much for stopping by!

I have some fun news to share today...I'm going to be posting regularly on Moda's the Cutting Table blog along with these other amazing women! If I told you I was honored and elated to be able to contribute to this blog, that would be an understatement--I'm so very excited about this! I'll be

I'm still cleaning and organizing in my sewing room...so today seemed like the perfect day for a giveaway! Andover Fabrics sent me two lovely bundles of Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House--one to keep and one to give away! The fabrics are absolutely beautiful...a perfect addition for stash

2012...still can't believe it's gone and that we are nearly half-way through January!    I've been meaning to do a year in review post for a couple of weeks now. Looking back through the picture files on my computer, I was amazed at all of the Farmer's Wife block photos...that really

For a few years now I've been thinking of painting my sewing room...yes, years, I know...terrible. But the reason I couldn't start was that I couldn't decide on a color. Because I wanted the perfect color. And so finally I decided to shamelessly copy Camille and use the paint she used for her sewing

Just a couple of weeks before Christmas I was able to do some fun sewing for my friend Camille... I was so excited to sew with the fabrics from her upcoming line, Happy Go Lucky! And I had so much fun making this new pattern. The blue floral in the photo above might be one of my favorite prints

It's been a wonderful start to the new year. We were able to spend a few days over the New Year's holiday relaxing with family at their beautiful mountain home. While I didn't do a lot of sewing while there, I did make some plans... Some of those plans involve cleaning and organizing the sewing

Welcome to today's Schnibbles parade which has some wonderful pincushion eye candy! In fact, I want to copy every one of these terrific pincushions...how many pincushions is too many for a girl to have? All pincushions pictured were made using Carrie's Little Bites Morsel

Hello 2013! I'm happy to be starting out the new year introducing you to Monique's Blogger Girls Block of the Month! (If you are here for the Schnibbles Parade it will post tomorrow, January 2nd). My friend Monique of Open Gate Quilts has designed a gorgeous block of the month which will run for 6

Today I've got a tutorial over at the Moda Bakeshop for this fast and fun quilt made with a Layer Cake and just a little bit of yardage for border, binding, and backing! Thanks so much for stopping by!

I've been working through some works in progress this week! I have a ton of new things I want and need to start, so I thought I'd take this last week of the year and try to finish up a few things. This first project has been on-going for well over a year. I originally made a 16-block quilt and then

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and are enjoying this holiday season with your family and friends! With the new year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get organized and set your sewing and quilting goals! For some fun ideas on this topic, read my post over here at the

It's been non-stop sewing around here...and there is still so much to do! I have at least come to accept the fact that at some point tonight I'm just going to have to put all of the sewing away. First, though, I need to get my Vintage Modern "Sugar Dish" quilt bound since it's a Christmas

I guess I should have titled this post "What I finished Tuesday Night!" But since it's after noon on Wednesday, the Wednesday title seemed appropriate! This is the last big quilt I'll finish before Christmas--it might even be my last quilt top finish before the end of the year; I have a lot of

There is still so much to be finished in the next week...and yet I started a new quilt today! It's always fun to sew with Vintage Modern. I'm using the pattern "Sugar Dish" by Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew. I'm altering the pattern a bit, though; I made 63 blocks and will add a 5" border to make a