I realize things have been a little quiet here on the blog--I've been trying to finish up gifts...keeping my Christmas tradition of sewing up until the very last possible moment.
This morning I got up a little early to do some machine quilting on this mini tumbler table topper.
Sew, Mama Sew Giveaway Winner
Just stopping to in to announce Leah is the winner of my little bag from the Sew, Mama Sew Giveaway Day!
The countdown to Christmas is definitely on, and I've got so many things I still want to finish! Although it might be nice to be finished early one year, it's sort of become my Christmas
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like…
Yes, Christmas. I'm finally getting to some things that have been on the list a very long time! I've had so much fun sewing with some of my older Christmas scraps this week!
I was able to make a stocking for a foreign exchange student staying with a friend's family this year. I
Sew, Mama, Sew Giveaway Day
Welcome! Participating in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day during the holidays has become a fun tradition for me! If you're new to my blog, I hope you'll browse through my posts and visit again. I post regularly about my adventures in quilting and about all things fabric and
Deck the Halls
You know it's time to get decorating when your teen-aged son asks when you are going to decorate. I'm not quite finished...we still need to get our tree up, but at least it's looking a little bit like Christmas here!
I finally managed to create a tiny version of Carrie's houses...and now I need to
Canton Village Quilt Works Giveaway
How about a giveaway?!!! Jackie of Canton Village Quilt Works has 11 fat quarters of Kaffe Fassett's Aboriginal Dots fabric to give to one of my blog readers. To find out all the details and to enter the giveaway
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Odds and Ends
I've been running a little behind, but hope to finish my Christmas decorating by tomorrow. I have my 12 Days quilt draped over a chair right now, but just might have to hang it up so all the cute blocks show!
Just a few odds and ends to share today--I still haven't heard from Lori who won the
December? Already!
The days, weeks, and months have been speeding by--here in southern Nevada our gorgeous fall turned cold and blustery almost overnight! Along with the change in the weather came the first day of December. I've always loved December 1st...seems I can really start preparing for Christmas
Vintage Quilts and More
I've been out of town two weekends in a row visiting with family; both mini-vacations along with Thanksgiving were a lot of fun, but it sure feels great to be back home! My Grandmother (who I was able to visit on our first trip) let me take some of her family quilts
November Blogger’s Block of the Month
I have 6 blocks now in my Blogger's Block of the Month collection! Do you notice the two new blocks? This month Stephanie designed the "November Split Star" to add to the mix!
It's a fun block! Find the tutorial here on Stephanie's blog!
It’s Sew Emma Giveaway
Kimberly at TheFatQuarterShop is giving away a set of amazing "It's Sew Emma" patterns. To find out all about this giveaway:
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Note: comments left on this post will not be entered into the giveaway. Make sure to click the link above to find out about and enter the giveaway.
Blogger’s Block of the Month
Have you been following along with Jackie's Blogger's Block of the Month? I finally got a chance to catch up on my blocks!
This was the September block that I designed (find the tutorial here). Since the blocks finish at 8'' I'm making two of each so I'll have a larger quilt.
Green Fairy Quilts Giveaway
How about a giveaway?! Green Fairy Quilts is having a giveaway for readers of my blog! To find out details and to enter to win a charm pack and jelly roll of Chemistry by Cosmo Cricket for
Farmer’s Wife Friday
I had a chance to work on some Farmer's Wife blocks this week...had a lot of fun making these! First up is block #87, Star Gardener. I eliminated some of the half-square triangles as shown in the book and substituted flying-geese blocks.
This is certainly a new favorite--block #27, Darting
Wordless Wednesday (Ruby Edition)
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Work in Progress
Most of my "works in progress" for the next month or so will be Christmas gifts. But I have one work in progress that I keep coming back to; I've decided I want to get this finished up before the end of the month. Because I love it. And because I can't wait to see what it will
Building (And a Modern Blocks Giveaway)!
After Carrie posted this amazing pattern for a lumbar pillow made with just five house blocks from her "Full House" pattern, I had to get started making some Christmas houses! I just need to quilt this up and make it into a pillow now!
Then I felt a bit bad about not finishing my
Farming with Quilt Blocks
I have more Farmers Wife Blocks to share today! It seems like the hardest part about working on this quilt is figuring out which block to sew next--I love them all!
First up (and this is one of my favorites) is Block #39, Friendship. This block seemed destined to be made in my California Girl
Modern Blocks
Modern Blocks: 99 Quilt Blocks from Your Favorite Designers published by C & T Publishing is available now! There have been several "sneak peeks" of some of the blocks showing up here and there...and here and there!
And today I'd like to introduce you to "Follow the
Housework and Back to the Farm
I've been catching up on a little "house" work lately. Probably not the kind I should be catching up on...but these "Full House" little houses have been so much fun to make!
I have all 18 houses finished and now just need to make my patchwork borders.
And I'm still a Farmer's Wife,
Le Petite Parade…the Prizes
Just a quick post to mention that there seems to be a little something special for some of our Le Petite parade participants!
Schnibbles and Such…
Well, I'm squeezing this post in just in time...today just flew by! Anyway, today is the day for sharing some Schnibbles and Le Petite projects from the last year. I made a little collage of some of my projects above.
Then I noticed I had left out my Paganini and a few others; This one is
More Market Sewing…
This is Aneela Hoey's booth at International Quilt Market (thank you Kimberly from FatQuarterShop for the photo)! I was anxiously waiting to see a picture of this booth...
and this is why...just a couple of weeks ago I got a chance to make a fun quilt with Walk in the Woods which debuted this
Blogger’s Quilt Festival
It's International Quilt Market time, and that means it's also Blogger's Quilt Festival time. If this is your first time visiting my blog, thanks so much for stopping by! I know I've shared this quilt recently; however, "Gumdrops" is a favorite for a
Star Blooms
Photo courtesy of Joanna
Pretty
Just finished a quilt today for a friend's daughter. I love this quilt! It's got such a fun combination of fabrics, each one from a different collection I believe.
The pattern is called "Pretty in Pink," and it's from Heather Mulder Peterson's book Livin' Large. This quilt went together
Rhythm
Things have slowly but surely slowed down, and with the welcome (calmer) change of pace the familiar fall rhythm has taken over. I'm loving the cooler temperatures (especially in the evenings), and it feels good to have a plan to accomplish everything on my lists. This weekend I
Farmer’s Wife Blocks and a Giveaway
This weeks Fig Tree version Farmer's Wife blocks were made from market sewing scraps. In fact, all of the half-square triangles were cut-offs from bigger blocks, and even the flying geese were made from scraps that were pretty small!
This is the block I shared the other day--Block 26, Cut
Pretty Pictures
It's been a crazy weekend, crazy in a good way as I had a lot of fun making three market quilt tops in less than a week. I heart them all and will share them as soon as I can. So this afternoon I was blessed with that wonderful way of feeling "caught up." Just for a minute, anyway!
Multi-Tasking
Yes, there's definitely a lot of multi-tasking going on here this weekend. I just finished market quilt number two using the yummy stack of brand new Fig Tree fabrics above (finished market quilt number one on Thursday evening and have one yet to make)!
I had some little scraps from
On the Bookshelf
Quilt market is just a couple of weeks away, and that means I've been working on some market sewing this week! With not much quilty goodness I can share just yet, I thought I'd share a new to me quilting book. Quilting those Flirty '30s is one of those books that has both
Farmer’s Wife Quilt Along–More Progress!
This week I made three Farmer's Wife blocks...one for my Christmas (Flurry) set and two for my Fig Tree version. This is Block 92, Streak of Lightning. I had fun trying to get the zig zag effect with this!
For the first time in over a month I got all the blocks out and had a
Fabric on Saturday
I was hoping to do another Fabric Friday post yesterday, but it just didn't happen...so here's some fabric I'm loving on Saturday! First up is the Sandi Henderson Henna Garden fat quarter collection I was able to get from her shop. Usually I miss out on fabric finds like this one, so I
Gumdrops!
Just ran in quickly today to one of my "local" quilt shops (well, an hour away either north or south is about as local as it gets for me). To my surprise, Volume Two of American Patchwork & Quilting's Sew Scrappy Quilts for Fabric Lovers was in the shop and for sale! I've been eagerly
A Little Weekend Sewing
I didn't get to sew a lot this weekend...but I did finish up a work in progress (yay)! I've needed to finish up another Charming and Cheerful bag (my own design, published in the August 2011 American Patchwork & Quilting). This bag will be a shop sample for a little while, and then I'll
How About Some Fabric?!
I've got a fabric giveaway today thanks to the folks at Robert Kaufman and Amanda Murphy, the designer of this great collection, Veranda! I have some of this terrific fabric to play with myself, and I also have two Ten-Squares and two Roll-ups to give away!
I'll keep the comments open until
Happy October First!
Happy October first! And happy Schnibbles parade day! To start off, I just had to share one of Carrie's "Full House" quilts (photo from Carrie's blog). I am seriously in love with this quilt. It's made with her Nine Dots fabric; the quilting is absolutely stunning as well. This project
Patchwork Gift Bag Tutorial
I've
been working on some little handmade gift bags to have on hand...and I
thought today I'd share a tutorial showing how I make them. They're
super easy and can be made with just a couple of fat quarters and some 2
1/2'' squares.Â
(For a printable PDF of this tutorial, visit my Etsy shop
Last Week’s Farmer’s Wife Blocks
Last week was pretty busy, but I did manage to fit in a little time on Saturday to make my Farmer's Wife blocks. I am determined not to get behind in this quilt along, so I picked some easy blocks this week.
This is block 71, Puss in the Corner. I used some softer Fig Tree fabrics and love
Blogger’s Block of the Month
I'm excited to share my block with you for the Blogger's Block of the Month! This quilt-along was organized by Jackie of Canton Village Quilt Works; back in August she sent each participant the most gorgeous group of Kaffe fabrics from which to create our blocks. I had so many
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