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

Hello and happy Friday! Hope you have had a great week and have some quilting and sewing planned for the weekend! I finished up the binding on my pineapple quilt yesterday! This was a good finish because I've been wanting a pineapple quilt for so long! In the end I decided to go with the green

Hello! Happy Wednesday!  I just have a quick post today to let you know a few details...and deadlines... I have PREORDERS available in my Etsy shop for Creekside pre-cuts which will ship in August/September 2017. I've got the pre-cuts listed at some terrific prices, but the sale will end

Hello! Happy May!  It's time for this month's block release...a fun one...but before I begin I have some great news! A lot of you are participating in this sew along, and so occasionally I get emails asking about previous month block posts.  I should have done this earlier, but I've

Hello and happy May Day! Hope your week is off to a great start!  I love starting each month with a parade of little quilts, and this month I'm sharing some Vintage Mini quilts (pattern by Camille Roskelley of Thimbleblossoms). I was determined to make this one, even though things have been

Hello and happy Friday! It's Friday Favorites day today here on the blog where I share a few of my favorite finds...and first up is this fabric I've been looking at for quite a little while now... The collection is called Charleston, and it's by Amy Sinibaldi for Art Gallery fabrics.  This

Hello! How about another tutorial?! This one is for a table runner, and you can plan it with a single collection or use half-square triangles left over from a variety of projects to use your stash! I had hundreds of half-square triangles left over from making my five large Creekside quilts.

Hello and happy Wednesday! I had a bit of happy mail yesterday...my pineapple quilt returned home from the quilter! Of course I had to take some pictures right away! Although I'm not a fan of our excessive heat, I am a fan of the lazy days of summer, and this quilt has me thinking I'm pretty

Hello! Today I'm happy to be letting you know a little bit about my fellow Moda designer and friend Shannon Gillman Orr. Shannon has a new quilt book and journal just published titled Choose Joy. The phrase "choose joy" has been my mantra for 2017, so of course I was excited to take a peek at

Happy Friday! Today I'm happy to introduce you to one of my new blog sponsors, Quilt Sandwich Fabrics.  Quilt Sandwich Fabrics is owned by two sisters, Kris and Becca who grew up in  a creative household and have loved creating since they were young. When Kris and Becca were adults,

Hello! I'm still working on behind the scenes preparation for Quilt Market which is now just four weeks away! And I've also been helping my friend Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Company with some of her quilt market prep.  But I think I'm caught up enough to start something new! I think

Hello! I'm so excited to be able to share two new patterns today. These have been on my "to do" list for a little while, and over the weekend I got them back from the quilters, bound, and the pattern writing finished up! One is a true mini quilt, and the other is a wall hanging, and they are both my

Hello! Hello and happy Monday! Today I'm excited to tell you about the upcoming issue of Quilts and More, Summer 2017, and a project I have included in it!  Used with permission from Quilts and More™ magazine. ©2017 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved. I've been having a lot of

Hello...happy Sunday and happy Easter! I know I normally don't post on  Sunday, but I felt like I should drop in and wish you and yours a wonderful day. Easter is probably my most favorite holiday of the year because I feel like I'm able to keep it "non-commercialized."  Here is my

Hello and happy Saturday! Today is Patchwork Quilt Along day which means that I have new blocks to share! I'm using a variety of different reds and blues by Minick & Simpson and am using a different light/low-volume background each month.  I'm really having fun with these blocks, and now