Hello! I'm just stopping in to let you know about an amazing giveaway from Fat Quarter Shop!  Imagine winning a special edition Cotton + Steel Hello Lovely B350! No purchase necessary to enter.  Commenting on this blog post does not count as an entry.  Fat Quarter Shop employees,

Hello! This weekend I worked on sewing up scrappy quilt blocks...and getting scraps ready to use for even more blocks! While looking for fabric scraps big enough to use for my Scrappy Patchwork Quilt I found another scrappy block project I started a little while ago--my scrappy square in a square

Happy Friday!Welcome to part three of the Scrappy Quilt Sew Along!  I'm having a lot of fun making these blocks, and I hope you are too!  While I've been using mostly scraps from the upcoming Fig Tree collection Hazel & Plum for the blocks, I've been using any light-colored Fig Tree

Hello and happy Wednesday! Last weekend I got caught up with some Bee blocks I'd fallen behind on...you see I have a lot of secret sewing to do over the next few weeks, so I needed to make sure these were finished up and sent off! The Confetti Star paper-pieced block is one I've made before.

Hello! Happy Fourth of July to my American friends!  And happy Tuesday to all!  I'm looking forward to some sewing and some fireworks later in the evening.  It will be a pretty quiet day for us since we're actually having a big family get-together on the weekend. If you're looking

Hello and happy Monday! Welcome to the July Minis and More parade!  This month we are featuring projects perfect for summer sewing and display! And we have such a fun variety of projects to share that I could hardly wait to publish this post! First up is Brenda's "Mini Camper" (pattern by

Hello and happy July!  Welcome to Mystery Block of the Month here at A Quilting Life!  The other day I sat down and finished designing all of the blocks for this quilt, and I have to say I'm super happy with how it's turned out! I'm actually hoping to finish up my quilt soon so that next

Hello and happy Friday! Welcome to part two of the Scrappy Patchwork Quilt Sew Along! As usual I had a hard time deciding on fabrics.  There are many possibilities for a scrappy quilt like this: holiday prints, completely scrappy, scrappy in a certain color way.  I even thought about

Hello and happy Wednesday! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful positive responses to the Scrappy Patchwork Quilt Along! I was excited to get sewing but had a really hard time deciding on fabrics! After looking through fabrics and thinking of several different options, I finally 

Hello and happy Friday! I'm super excited to say that I've got everything ready to start the scrappy patchwork quilt sew along I mentioned on Monday's post about a couple of my grandmother's quilts! I'm glad I looked more closely at my grandmother's quilt and found the pattern! At first glance

Hello and happy Wednesday! Today is the day I get to share my project from the new book I Love House Blocks.  I had a lot of fun making this quilt a little over a year ago with our Desert Bloom fabric collection. Now that I have Creekside fabric, I'm seriously considering making this again!

Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I was able to take a short trip at the end of last week to visit with my Mom. While I was there she brought out some treasures...some of my grandmother's unfinished quilt tops! My grandmother lived with my mom for eight years before

Hello! Today is  Fat Quarter Shop Patchwork Quilt Along day, and I'm sharing this month's blocks, the "Around the Corner" block design. This month's design features a checkerboard design with half-square triangle units at the corners. I ended up using some strip piecing to speed things

Happy Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Summer is the perfect time to go through your pre-cut fabrics and do some sewing with them. So...I thought today would be a good day to share links to some of my favorite posts with tips for sewing with pre-cuts.  Click on the photos or the links

Hello and happy Wednesday! I've been working on getting everything ready to share my new Layer Cake quilt pattern but thought I'd share a couple of fun things with you in the meantime! I have a quilt in the upcoming book I Love House Blocks...and will be sharing  more about this book and

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing my favorite red, white and blue quilts! I've been making one or two quilts using my favorite red, white and blue fabrics each year for quite a few years now, and I have a good little collection I use to decorate with from Memorial Day through Labor

Hello and happy Monday! I've been working on some small bags here and there and thought I'd share my most recent finish along with a few thoughts on how I stay organized sewing these small projects. After doing my market sewing, I found I had enough extra quilted fabric to make a few more small

Hello and happy Saturday! Today I'm sharing some more quilt market inspiration (my final photos from market)...and I have a giveaway to share at the end of this post! Once again I need to apologize for the lighting at this market...I've been reading a few other quilt market wrap ups and have

Hello and happy Friday! Today I'm excited to tell you about a new shortcut pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop.  As soon as I saw this one, I knew I had to give it a try! The pattern is designed for a jelly roll along with background, accent, border and binding fabric. But of course the

Hello and happy June! Today I have a very summery treat for you...a pineapple parade! My summery pineapple quilt was so much fun...and now after seeing some of the ideas in today's parade, I might have to make another pineapple project or two! Pineapples are considered a symbol of hospitality,

Hello and welcome to month six of the 2017 Quilting Life Mystery Block of the Month! I can't believe we are half-way through making this quilt, but is sure is fun seeing the blocks accumulate each month! Since we are at the half-way point, look at all of your blocks together before choosing

Hello! I've been working on a little something here and there in my spare time...trying to make the absolute most of my Ann's Arbor Layer Cake! I decided I really wanted a quilt out of this fabric, and since yardage won't be  available until later this summer I decided I'd better try to

Hello and happy Sunday! And, happy Memorial Day if you are here in the United States!  Memorial Day weekend is not only the time we remember those who died in  active military service, but it's also the unofficial start of summer.  One of my favorite things to do on Memorial Day

Hello! Now that I've been home for a few days I've been able to unpack and sort through all of the things I was able to see at market. Today I'm sharing some favorite product finds! One of the books I was most excited to see at market was the brand new book Minick and Simpson Blue & White:

Hello! Today I'm sharing a little of my pre-market sewing with the new Fig Tree & Company collection Hazel & Plum. I've been sewing samples for Joanna for quite a few years now (the first collection I sewed with for her was Mill House Inn).  So it doesn't quite seem like market time

Hello! I've been going through my market photos and think I have enough for two more posts...so here we go again! One of the items on my market bucket list was to see the Splendid Sampler quilt made with my original block.  I'm so happy I was able to see this quilt...it is absolutely

Hello! Today I'm sharing the Moda designer booths! I'm a little bit partial to this group of amazing women...I consider myself blessed to be able to associate with them at market and sometimes at other times of the year as well. I believe I learn something good from every single Moda designer at

Hello and happy Monday! I returned home late last night after a wonderful five days in St. Louis, Missouri for Spring 2017 International Quilt Market! I'd never been to St. Louis (or Missouri for that matter), so I was really excited for this quilt market!   On the day after my arrival

Hello! Today I'm sharing something I finished up just in time to take to International Quilt Market in St. Louis this week...a delightful tote using our Creekside fabrics! Making a tote bag with tumblers has been on the to-do list for quite a while, and these cheery Creekside fabrics just

Hello! Today I'm sharing my thoughts on one of my favorite subjects: decorating with quilts! Along with placing beautiful quilts on our beds, quilts and quilted items can be used in many ways to make our houses our homes.  The very first quilted projects I sewed were home decor items--pillows,

Hello and happy Monday! Today is Patchwork Quilt Along day, and I have some fun blocks to share!  This month's block is the "Homestead" block, and it goes together much more quickly than last month's block! I'm using reds, blues, and creams from my Minick & Simpson scrap bin, and

Hello! Today I'm sharing my latest finish...a small duffle I plan to use for my personal item when I fly to St. Louis for International Quilt Market next week.  Since I made it with the Creekside collection it can also do double duty as a booth prop!  I don't know why navy is so hard

Hello! Today I thought it would be fun to share some of the projects that have been made over the past month or two with our Creekside fabric collection. I love these fabrics for quilting, and I love them just as much made up into home decor items and accessories! First is a fun backpack! We

Hello! Today's topic is one for all quilters, whether seasoned or new: Building a fabric stash. While some projects call for a special order or trip to the store, it's nice to be able to start (and even finish) a quilt with pieces from your stash. Today we'll talk about what types of fabrics are