Well...Christmas was wonderful...the halls haven't been "un-decked" yet, but I was anxious to get sewing again, and so I spent a good amount of time yesterday working on my "Tone it Down" quilt for the American Patchwork & Quilting Quilt Along. When I last posted I had completed just 3 of the 20

   Just stopping by... to wish you a Merry Christmas from our house to yours! (This is our first picture without any of our children in I don't know how many years...but three of the four will be here today...yay!) And we get to talk to our youngest...this funny kid who is in

On Friday I had some time to do one last bit of Christmas quilting...but first I stitched up the latest block in the Fat Quarter Shop Designer Mystery Block of the Month. I absolutely love house blocks and couldn't wait to make this one. I even added the sashing strips so the next block is ready to

It has definitely been busy around here...but I finally finished the last gifts that have to be mailed, so I'm kind of feeling like I'll be able to get everything finished up. Along with working on Christmas gifts this week, I've been trying to sneak in the time to bind two quilts that just arrived

Hello! I have one more fabric giveaway to share with you today; this is the last one of the year, and it's a good one! Dragonfly Fabrics is offering a $25 gift certificate to one of my readers! Dragonfly fabrics offers beautiful designer quilting fabrics, pre-cut quilt fabric, and luxury minky

First I'd like to congratulate Christine S who is the winner of my Sew Mama Sew giveaway...I'll be emailing you and will get the table runner in the mail asap! I'd also like to take a minute today and introduce you to one of my new sponsors, Simply Sweet Fabric (the delightful Pam Kitty

Things have been happening in little bits and pieces here...it seems I always wait until the last minute to finish up Christmas projects and gifts. Part of the problem is I always worry about doing "just the right thing" or getting "the perfect gift," and then I stress so much I procrastinate.

Hello, and welcome to my third process post for the American Patchwork & Quilting Quilt Along. I'm going to talk a little bit more today about piecing the blocks. I have three blocks completed now, and I think I have figured out a pretty good system for how I'm going to piece the rest of the

 Hello, and welcome to the December 2013 Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! Welcome, if you are new to my blog...I hope you'll stay a while. I've been blogging here for over 5 years about my love of fabric, quilting and sewing. It's definitely "a quilting life" here! Today I'm giving away a 12" x

 Every year I try to make a Christmas quilt or wall hanging. After making and falling in love with my scrappy Trip Around the World quilt at the beginning of this year, I knew I wanted to make a scrappy Christmas Trip Around the World quilt. And I knew right from the beginning that the flannel

Hello and welcome to the Schnibbles "Morning Joe" parade (pattern by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company). We appreciate everyone who has sewn along during such a busy time of year. And now, as they say, on with the parade.  Gerri made this beautiful version.  Carol (no

The monthly Schnibbles parade has been postponed. Unfortunately, Sinta is not feeling well and is trying to get over the flu. We will have the parade later this week...I'll keep you posted!  Please read on for my second post in the American Patchwork & Quilting Quilt-Along. Today I'd

I've been going about the last couple of days doing little bits of this and that...finishing up a few things, making progress on a few others, and thinking of new projects to start! I did get my Mini Swoon quilt bound and am so excited to have two completed mini quilts now. I used the aqua

I've been taking this evening and getting ready for the Thanksgiving festivities tomorrow. Our holiday is going to be a little smaller than normal with both of our daughters spending the day with their in-laws and our youngest son away serving a mission for our Church. But Thanksgiving is

Saturday was  the perfect rainy day--not only were we blessed with a steady and much needed rain, but I didn't have anywhere to go or anything on the calendar. To top it off, I had the house to myself. So with nothing to do but stay inside and sew I had created a pretty long list for myself.

 If you're here for my first post in the #APQquiltalong series you can find that post here. I'll have another post for that series coming up soon, too!  My other sewing/quilting progress these days has been stitching up holiday gifts. Although I started a lot later than I planned, I'm

Recently I shared this photo of some fabrics I've been collecting for a little while. Actually, some of my older American Jane fabrics that I've been saving for several years aren't even pictured here, and I'm using them along with these for a very special quilt. A little while ago I was asked

Happy Friday! I have several fun things to talk about today...so be sure to keep reading! First of all, I finished my "On a Whim" quilt (pattern by Camille Roskelley). I really did start this quilt on a whim, so the pattern is appropriately named! I decided to use 20 different fabrics instead of the

Hello! And welcome to the first month of Simply Small Sewing! On the 10th of each month I'll be presenting a project idea (and sometimes several ideas) to help you use up your 2 1/2" squares. If you participate, please send in a photo of your finished project for me to share the next

 It seems it took a little time for me to get back in the sewing room after International Quilt Market, but I've got a lot of fun things I'm working on, and since I haven't completed any of them yet it seemed like a perfect time for a "Work in Progress Wednesday" post! The yummy American Jane

Last week my friend Camille asked if I might be interested in sewing up a mini version of her "Puddle Jumping" quilt. Of course I said yes--I had seen her mini quilts at market and was secretly hoping she'd write the patterns so I wouldn't have to do the math. In fact, she made her

I'm sure by now you've heard of Lori Holt's book, Quilty Fun. It's a wonderful book which contains the block patterns from Lori's wonderful row-along quilt. Not only does the book have the block designs and information for making the row along quilt, but it also has several other fun "quilty"

Since the temperatures are falling here in the Northern hemisphere...how about some "Morning Joe" for our November Schnibbles quilt?  Isn't this a fun pattern? Carrie's patterns are always so much fun!   If you follow Thelma, you'll have already seen her gorgeous version of this

For part three of my Quilt Market review I thought I'd focus on some of the striking gorgeous colors and prints that really caught my eye. First up is the Hapi collection by Amy Butler. I always attend Amy's Schoolhouse session as she has beautiful photos, slideshows, and inspiration to share in her

Rather than calling this the Quilt Market Review Part 2...I should probably call it "Make a Splash with Moda!" And it's pretty photo heavy....just to warn you. By now you probably know I love Moda fabrics, and this post will highlight some of my favorite Moda designers' quilts. There were actually

I just got home this afternoon from Houston, and even though I've been up for quite a long time today because of the time zone change, I wanted to write a quick market post. This will be the first of several posts as I took plenty of pictures this time around! As usual, the Moda booth had a super

Sooo...I have two new patterns to release today...yay! And I have a new logo and pattern cover design as well! My awesome friend Lauren who helps me with graphic design and techie stuff in general always gets it just right, and I'm thrilled with the new look and excited to share these designs.

I just have a little bit of this and that to share today...I've sewed a little and had some very good mail days this week! First up is block 5 of the Fat Quarter Shop 2013 Designer Mystery Block of the Month. This block was designed by Vanessa and was a lot of fun to put together. Note to self: I

Although it seems like October just arrived, the middle of the month is already upon us...crazy, isn't it? I have a few things I want to be sure and finish this month, so I thought listing a few goals here might keep me on track! I've actually been quilting quite a bit lately, finishing 5 quilts in

I know things have been a little quiet here lately, but for good reason...I ended up taking on a couple of additional last minute market projects; I've almost got everything finished up, though, and I'll have lots to share very soon! So...how about a giveaway this weekend while I finish up

It seems like forever since I've done a little "what I've been working on" report here on the blog. I do try to take a photo every day to share on Instagram, and today I thought it might be good to catch up with it all here! It's been a busy week, but a good one! The week started off with

Welcome back for a few more Schnibbles! Sinta and I are both posting "Mercerie" quilts today that didn't make it into our original posts. First, Barb made her "Mercerie" quilt using Christmas scraps! You can see a few others over at Sinta's. I also have the giveaway winners to

September is always my friend...I welcome the cooler temperatures and the organization and rhythm that always seems to come into my life with the start of school. This September was incredibly busy for me, though, and so I am thinking October will be my month of "getting back into the swing of

I'm just checking in to announce the winners from my recent giveaways...but first I had to share this photo of the lovely bundle of Honeysweet that arrived on my doorstep this morning... Congrats to WoolenSails who is the winner of the Soho Bandana fabric giveaway...and congratulations also

While I'm busy with some market sewing this weekend, I'd love to have you enter a giveaway from Bear Creek Quilting Company! It's easy to navigate the Bear Creek website since product categories are clearly listed on the left hand side. Shari sells books, patterns, magazines, AccuQuilt!

This is how my machine has looked for the past 8 days...covered up and turned off! But not for long--I plan on a marathon sewing weekend! This book, Quilters, Their Quilts, Their Studios, Their Stories: With Access to More than 80 Online Quilt Patterns (A WWC Press Book)  arrived in the