Hello and welcome to update day for the Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt Along!  I've finally been able to start working on my Log Cabin blocks again after coming home from Quilt Market, and  they are really so much fun! They really do go together quickly when you are able to do some chain

Hello! Today I'm sharing a simple method for making a patchwork key fob--using scraps or mini charm squares! I made one last spring using our Creekside fabric collection, and I thought it was about time to make one using The Front Porch fabrics! I love using a key fob...it makes it so much

Hello and happy Saturday! I was planning on posting this Monday, but I have so many things I need to share in the next week that I decided to add in a weekend post.  I'm happy to be able to share the final two blocks with you today for the 2017 Quilting Life Mystery Block of the Month! 

Hello and happy Friday! All I wanted to do when I arrived home from market was to sew! After seeing so much inspiration and fabric goodness in just a few days, I was ready to play with fabric myself.  But I was exhausted, too...so I thought some fast and fun projects were in order! I've

Hello  and happy Thursday!  International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas was absolutely wonderful.  I always do a lot of work prior to leaving (and also work hard while I'm there), but the inspiration gained always seems to make it so very worthwhile. Although we saw some remnants

Hello and happy November! I know I have been saying this every month lately, but I really can't believe how fast this year is flying by!  I'm finally unpacked from Quilt Market and am really ready to start sewing (I'll have some Quilt Market posts up beginning later this week).  Today

Hello! Happy Tuesday (and happy Halloween, too)!  I have one more Quilt Market project I haven't shared yet...this fabulous Glo and Go bag pattern by Annie Unrein...perfect for keeping cosmetics and brushes in place while traveling! I saw a sneak peek of this pattern a few weeks before

Hello! Just before I left for Quilt Market, these adorable vinyl pouches arrived at my doorstep! And, there is a fun story behind their arrival--A little while ago I sent my friend Kaitlyn some pieces of The Front Porch fabric collection to use for samples for a new pattern she was

Hello and happy Saturday! I've been working on my Christmas list and realized the other day that I shared this fun find with my Instagram followers but haven't yet shared it here...Christmas is just around the corner...and I have a fun gift idea!  I was going to say that it was perfect for

Hello! I'm excited to share my October Sew Sampler Box with you today...when I opened it I was greeted with this fun preview of what was inside... It left me guessing as to what was inside...and this month's box (as they always are) is a good one! Let me share what is inside... First of

Hello friends!  Today I'm sharing my first official Christmas finish of the season...my Hometown Mini quilt!  This fun quilt goes together quickly.  It finishes at approximately 18" x 18" and so works well as a mini wall hanging, a table topper, or even a pillow top! You might

Hello and happy Wednesday! I finished my quilted messenger bag, and I absolutely love it!  It was so much fun getting to the end of the pattern and seeing how it was all going to go together.  Annie is one amazing designer! (If you missed my first post on this project with pattern

Hello and happy Tuesday! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful responses to the idea of having a scrappy Log Cabin Quilt Along!  This is going to be so much fun! I'm just about finished with Quilt Market preparations and will be ready to go full-speed on this project when I return! Scrappy Log

Hello and happy Monday! International Quilt Market is right around the corner, and when it gets down to the final few days before I leave I'm usually crazy busy finishing last minute projects.  I think I'll actually be finished with projects today, though, and will have a couple of days to pack

Hello and happy Friday! I am so, so excited today to share a new pattern that I just finished up last night! A couple of weeks ago I started thinking it would be really fun to do a mini version of one of my favorite The Front Porch fabric quilts... And so I got to sewing...sent it off for

Hello and happy Thursday! I'm excited to share my most recent finish--a fun pillow that will look wonderful in any fabrics (I think you'll definitely want to make one of these, too)!  International Quilt Market is just over a week away, and I've been trying to think of some smaller projects I

Hello and happy Wednesday! As I mentioned last week (and yesterday) my plan was to do a lot of cleaning in the sewing room on Saturday.  It seems I did do some...but just enough so that I could do some sewing, too!  Oh, well.  Maybe the big clean up will come after market! One of

Hello! Today I'm sharing something I'm pretty excited about...a Christmas Log Cabin quilt along!  This is a spur of the moment idea I came up with while cleaning up in my sewing room this weekend (I actually did a lot less cleaning than planned but a lot more sewing in return)! There is a

Hello and happy Patchwork Quilt Along day! Today the pattern for the tenth set of blocks in the Fat Quarter Shop Patchwork Quilt Along is being released.  Each month you make six blocks from one pattern; they are fast and fun blocks that you'll really enjoy sewing! This month's block,

Hello and happy Friday! I'm so excited to share this quilt with you today.  I know Christmas is still a little ways off, but now is the time to start holiday sewing, right?  Anyway...this is one of those quilts that I knew I was going to make early in June--it's just taken a little while

Hello and happy Thursday! Today I'm happy to share a modern table runner I made recently that has been published in the Winter 2018 issue of Quilts and More which goes on sale October 24th! Used with permission from Quilts and More™ magazine. ©2018 Meredith Corporation. All rights

Hello and happy Tuesday! I've been working on a few behind-the-scenes get-ready-for Quilt Market projects lately, but here and there I've found time to get started on my Christmas sewing... I can hardly wait to start setting these blocks together...I'm making my  Hometown Layer Cake quilt

Happy Monday!  Recently I had to send a magazine quilt out for quilting and at the last minute decided to send along two mini quilts I just haven't been able to get finished up.  I usually try to quilt most of my mini quilts myself, but these two were sitting quite a while! Kaitlyn did

Hello and happy Friday!  Today I have a fun giveaway from Fat Quarter Shop! The folks at Fat Quarter Shop are giving away two Creekside Jolly Bars to one of my readers! But first I need to announce the winners of two other recent giveaways here on the blog!  Congratulations to

Hello and happy Thursday! It's Quilting Life Mystery Block of the Month Day...and this month's block is one of my favorites so far!  Also...I have a bonus block for you today as well.  If you set your quilt on point you'll need thirteen blocks; I decided to give you  that extra

Hello friends, today I'm sharing a step-by-step tutorial for making easy corner stems.My Maple Sky quilt pattern and my Maple Sky Mini quilt pattern both use this method for creating the stem sections of the blocks, and I thought it would be helpful to have a step-by-step visual for reference. This

Hello October...my favorite time of the year has arrived! Sadly, though, I must first say that my heart goes out to all affected by the horrific tragedy in Las Vegas last night.  My husband and I were up late last night, unable to sleep until we knew that our friends and loved ones were home

Hello and happy Saturday! I don't usually check in here on the weekend, but I have a couple of fun things to share with you today that just couldn't wait until next week!   First, I had to share Fran's beautiful version of my Favorite Things quilt that she just finished up in our

Hello and Happy Friday! Today I'm sharing my version of a fun Jolly Bar pattern from Fat Quarter Shop...Jolly Bar Jazz!  The original quilt was designed with our Creekside fabrics and is absolutely beautiful! I decided to make a Christmas version with this pattern...the big bold

Hello! The other day I mentioned I had done just a little bit of shopping while I was visiting at Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe. Today I'll share what I purchased along with a sneak peek of a new quilt book that is another one of those must-have books! I had to get a couple of these fun Grunge

Hello! Today I finally get to share something I filmed over a year ago...a patchwork Christmas stocking!  Last December while I was filming some videos at The Fat Quarter Shop, we filmed a Christmas Stocking tutorial...but of course it was too close to Christmas to have everything finished up

Hello! Last Thursday I had the opportunity to travel to the Portland, Oregon area to teach for two days at the loveliest of quilt shops, Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe, located in the Charbonneau area of Wilsonville.  I actually traveled there about a year ago to teach and was lucky to get to reconnect

Happy Friday! On Fridays I spotlight new-to-me notions, fabrics, and books of interest in the quilting world, and today I have  a fun line-up of different goodies to share! First up are these delightful Moda American Jane tins that arrived this week. The smaller one will actually nest

Hello and happy Wednesday! Our Creekside fabric collection has arrived in Dallas and is now shipping to shops! We've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this collection and it's finally here! My orders are arriving today...so if you pre-ordered fabric from me it will be on it's way either

Hello! Today I'm happy to share something new from Moda...Moda Matchbox quilts.  These little boxes of goodness are so much fun!  They were introduced for the first time at spring market in St. Louis, and I've been anxiously awaiting their arrival! Right now there are nine different

Hello friends and happy Monday!  Guess what?! I started a new scrap project! I'm super excited about this one, and while I'm not giving myself a deadline to finish this I'm guessing I'll get it done fairly quickly because I absolutely love these blocks. I've been looking at projects, going

Hello friends! Today is the Fat Quarter Shop Patchwork Quilt Along day, and this month's block is a fun Grandmother's Choice block.  I had extra fun making my blocks this month because I was able to use some of the recently released Ann's Arbor collection for my blocks. In fact, all of the