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

I've been doing a little finishing. Of course, every time I finish something I think of something else I could start and finish before Christmas, so the list is not getting any shorter. I finally finished up the binding on my casserole mats. The larger one is perfect to set a 9 x 13 casserole on,

Happy 12-12-12! I've been sewing some mittens...trying to get caught up on a few things before the Christmas rush really settles in! These mittens are from Lori's Row Along; they are fun to make and best of all involve no paper piecing! I loved making each pair! I'm still missing my leaf

Yesterday I got to spend a lot of time sewing--it was wonderful! I finished up two projects and even got them dropped them off at my local quilter's! First, I finished  my Vintage Holiday quilt; I decided to go with the red border. The blue looked good, but in comparison to the red

First I have to say thank you for all of the wonderful comments and suggestions on my "Decisions" post! The blue fabric is arriving today, so I'll make a decision and share the finished quilt top asap! Also, I got to sew this weekend! I started and finished a Sew Cherry table runner using this

It seems to be all about Christmas sewing here lately...I've been making potholders of various shapes and sizes, table runners, pin cushions and zip bags. I can share most of those things as I finish them since the people I'm gifting them to won't know which is coming their way! I have

Welcome to my stop for the Sew Red for Women Block of the Month! I was honored to be asked to share a block for this group! This block of the month has been going since the beginning of the year (my block is block 11), and there are some wonderful blocks! I think you'll want to make them all if

As much as I love to start Christmas sewing early, I have realized that I really do enjoy sewing with Christmas fabrics in December! The other day I sewed these strip sets from my Cherry Christmas leftovers. I hope they will become a table runner and a few potholders in the near future! I also

I'm just popping in to announce the winners from yesterday's Parade of Schnibbles...thanks so much to everyone for participating! Kim from Sinta's parade and Mary from my parade will both be receiving these wonderful bundles of Marmalade from Carrie! Congratulations to both of

Happy, happy December! I always love December 1st...it's kind of been my "marked on the calendar" day for decorating for several years, and I hope to be able to get some accomplished today! Since it's December 1st, it is, of course, Schnibbles day, and we have two wonderful parades. But first, I'd

I'd fallen a little behind with my Bee blocks and decided I just wasn't going to start Christmas gifts until I caught up. First I made April's block (from October). I absolutely love this block (you can find the tutorial at Six White Horses here). Now I need to let you know I'm not a big fan of

I love Moda Bella solids...Moda Bella Bleached White 9900-97 is my "go to" background...I buy it by the bolt, and let me tell you, I start getting a little nervous when it starts to get low! I also love Moda Bella Snow for all of my Fig Tree sewing...it works with every collection Joanna has

Yesterday I got back in the sewing room after a Thanksgiving break.  I need to start some serious gift sewing...but first I wanted to finish up the last-minute project I started last week. First up is the last block I made...I think it's my favorite! There is just something about those

Thanksgiving weekend was wonderful! We had all of our children home, had 8 house-guests, and also had almost every member of our extended family on my husband's side at our home for the big dinner. We ate, laughed, talked, reminisced, went to the movies, and even took a couple of good walks.

Happy Wednesday! I've been slowly but steadily working on my hexagon stocking and have all but the last row attached. And while I should probably be limiting my sewing time right now... For some reason I decided to start a new quilt. On a whim. Last night. When I should have been cleaning

A lot has been going on this week (cleaning, mostly, in anticipation of Thanksgiving which will soon bring 7 house guests and about 25 for dinner); however, I have managed to sneak in a little sewing which I will be sharing soon. But first, I hope you'll entertain a little digression. I

Just checking in...I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving! And I can't believe 20+ people will be having dinner here that day! There is so much to do over the next few days! So I'm trying to sew even just a little every day to keep my sanity! I'm hoping to finish up this hexie-pieced Christmas

On my last day at International Quilt Market I was able to spend a couple of hours looking at the Quilt Festival quilts. I was really excited to be able to view a show of this kind--I don't think I'd ever seen so many amazing quilts in one place. Carrie had mentioned to me that during market was an

 I've been following Amanda's Finish it Up Friday's posts and thought today would be a good day to join in! First I finished up my "Make it Do" pillow that I started over a year ago! The stitchery is a Sarah Jane pattern and has actually been finished for quite awhile. I waited to finish up

I finished row 5 of the Bee In My Bonnet Row Along...Lori had a fast and easy method for making these cute little flying geese that finish at 1" x 2". And now I have 5 happy rows. Lori just posted the cutest teacups today for row 6, so I'll be making those this week for sure! My Stems

Just seeing if I really can post from my phone...and I had to add a picture...my row 5 of Lori's row along! More pictures of this soon!

Just before market I was able to piece two quilts for my friend Joanna of Fig Tree & Company! I fell in love with both designs, and they were both beautifully quilted by Joanna's quilter Diana. This quilt is Lollipops, and I was able to piece the Tapestry version. Joanna has a full post on

One of the things I noticed about market was that vibrant tones and bright colors were everywhere! I LOVED Moda's theme for this market..."My favorite color is Moda!" (The photo above is courtesy of Melissa at Happy Quilting...thanks Melissa)! Comma by Zen Chic for Moda was a fun new

Happy November! And Happy Schnibbles Day! Today we have two wonderful parades to share! First , though, I'd like to share the project for next month's parade. With the holidays just around the corner, Sinta and I thought something small might be in order, so we decided to use Carrie's

I'm home from my whirlwind trip to International Quilt Market in Houston! I had an amazing time and have lots to share! I'll have to break it into a few posts to try and get everything in! First of all, the downtown area was beautiful...I'm actually from Houston but haven't been there in many

Recently these wonderful pieces of fabric arrived--they are from Joanna Figueroa's new collection, Avalon! Before I started sewing a market quilt made with these fabrics I had to snap a few pictures! I absolutely love, love, love the taupes and reds! And the navy blues are stunning--this is a

It's been a little quiet here on the blog as I've been preparing to attend International Quilt Market in Houston this week...I'm so excited...I can hardly wait to get there! This will be my second time attending, and I think I'm more excited than I was the first time I went. I know how amazing

I've got a little bit of this and that for your today--I've been thinking about posting about all of these things and finally just decided to put them all in one post!  I recently made a quilt that just had to have bias binding, but I had limited fabric available and wanted to be sure I'd have

First, thank you, thank you for all of the wonderful comments and support for my announcement the other day! I appreciate it so much! While watching the debate this week...I made a few more flowers... And now I have eleven! It doesn't dound like a big number...but if I can just keep

  Congratulations to Heather who is the winner of the Sweet Celebrations Book from the Sweet Celebrations Blog Tour stop here on my blog!   Heather commented: I am currently obsessed with Sweetwater's Hometown and Reunion lines, butanything by Bonnie & Camille is right up there,

Well, today is the big day...I'm a little nervous but very excited to present A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home. Yes, I've written a book which will be available from C&T in March (pre-order here) and will be available from Amazon in April--click this link to pre-order

I've been busy lately doing a little "behind the scenes" sewing for the upcoming International Quilt Market in Houston. Luckily, I do have one recent finish I can share today; I'd like to introduce Chantilly, an "It's Sew Emma" pattern designed by Jocelyn Ueng. The fabrics used in

I've been making apples...the fabric kind! These apples have cute little leaves and stems... And come in many different varieties--green and pink and yellow and red! Some of the apples are cute little apple cores!  If you've been rowing along with Lori you know this is Row 4! If you're

  I love all things handmade, and I especially love the feeling of working on hand-sewing projects! This weekend I watched a lot of this and had the opportunity to do a lot of handwork while watching! First I decided to work on hexagons...I think the orange one is my favorite

Welcome to the Simply Fat Quarters Showcase! Kimberly of Fat Quarter Shop and the other It's Sew Emma Designers have created a wonderful Fat Quarters project book! The designs are fun and modern, beautiful and traditional...you will love every pattern! Each quilt design is created using

Welcome to my stop on the Moda Sweet Celebrations blog tour! I am so honored to have been able to contribute to this amazing project! The book will be out later this month, and I'm looking forward to receiving my copy! Hint: my project is a 4th of July quilt that I just

While walking this morning I took some time to ponder some of the things I'm grateful for! First, I'm grateful that the temperatures are finally cooling down; while the daytime temperatures are still a little warm, the cool mornings and evenings bring with them a sense of hope! I'm also grateful I