Hello! Today's favorites post is about some lovely new fabrics that have arrived in my mailbox recently. I can't wait to share them with you! I love every single collection designed by Denyse Schmidt, and was looking forward to the arrival of her new Stonington collection. The Stonington fabrics

Happy Wednesday! Wow...I can't believe it's the middle of the week already! I'm happy to announce that I finally got to gift a quilt I've been saving for a little while.  You see, this sweet baby quilt was included in my first book, A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home, and I've been

Hello! Did you know that the 50th Splendid Sampler block was released on August 4th? That means we are half-way through the 100 blocks! To celebrate the release of block 50 some of the Splendid Sampler designers are participating in a blog tour this week...and I was delighted to join in! I

Hello and happy Friday! I hope your week has been a good one and that you have something quilty planned for the weekend! Because summer has been going by so quickly, I've really made an effort lately to catch up with everything (and maybe even get a little ahead on some things).  The

Hello! Today I'm excited to share a super fast and easy free Layer Cake quilt pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop! I think most quilters love to give quilts as much as they like to make them, and this pattern is perfect for gifting...so fast and fun! All you need to get started is two layer cakes

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today I'm happy to share our Minis and More Christmas in July parade along with a few other ideas for your Christmas sewing! My red and green Fig Tree sampler quilt didn't get finished up until after Christmas last year, so this year will be the first year I get to use it!

Happy Monday and hello August! Welcome back to the next post in my Building a Fabric Stash series. Today I'll be talking about novelty, holiday, and seasonal fabrics. I have a lot of favorites in these categories, and I'm excited to share some of my thoughts on purchasing, storing, and using these

Hello and happy Friday! I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that the weekend is here...it's been a long, hot week, and there are chances for rain this weekend--yay!!! I have an especially fun Friday Favorites post today...I hope you enjoy it! First up I had to share some fabric I've

Happy Wednesday! It's works in progress day! I finished up another Splendid Sampler block this week. I really need to work on some of the applique' blocks that I haven't yet finished up, but it is easy for me to keep up with the pieced ones. This block is Block 47 by Sarah Maxwell, Twirl Time! I

Hello and happy Tuesday! Today I'm back with the next post in my series of building your fabric stash. I'll be posting on this topic every Tuesday for a few weeks, and then when I'm finished I'll link up all of the posts on one page to make it easy to refer to. Last weeks post covered background

Hello and happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was a good one! Today I'm excited to share a little bit about a quilt I made awhile ago for a book featuring quilts with one of my favorite blocks, the 9-patch! This book features 16 different quilts from the 9-patch...so much

Hello and happy Thursday! I just returned home this week from a busy couple of weeks of traveling. It's always good to be home, but I had the most wonderful time getting to meet with many quilters from different parts of the country. My first trip was to Orange County, California where I was

Hello! Today I'm starting a multi-part series on building, organizing, and using your fabric stash. I've been writing a lot this year about using your stash and making quilts from scraps; however, I know many new quilters are unsure about the best ways to collect a stash of fabrics to use for scrap

Hello and happy Monday! Today I'm happy to share a tutorial for how I make my favorite scrappy log cabin blocks! My directions are for my favorite size...an 8" finished (8 1/2" unfinished) block. I like this size because it utilizes small pieces of fabric, it goes together quickly, and it's a

Happy Saturday! How do you feel about mini quilts? I know they have been a favorite of mine since I began quilting about 24 years ago...  They work wonderfully as pillow tops, wall hangings, and table toppers, and since they are quick to finish you also get a real sense of accomplishment

Hello! Today I'm posting my progress on the Crossroads Quilt Along sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop! I have to say I was a little worried about how much time this month's blocks would take since there are 18 of them to make... but I was pleasantly surprised in that they actually sewed up pretty

Hello and happy Thursday! If you've been reading my blog for a little while you've probably read a little about my grandmother and her grandmothers who were wonderful quilters. I'm grateful every day for my quilting heritage and for the family members who have made it possible for me to know about

Happy Wednesday! Slowly but surely I've been keeping on with some of my works in progress.  I've mentioned before that I love having ongoing projects...and my Splendid Sampler project is definitely a favorite right now! I just have one new block to share this week, but one block is

Hello! Today is the big reveal day for the Little Ruby Quilt Along sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop. And I'm excited to show you my finished project! I really loved learning to use new to me rulers in making these blocks (the  Creative Grids Hexagon Trim Tool and the Creative Grids Double

Hello! Happy Friday! This summer I've really been trying to sew with scraps, use my stash, and finish up some some works in progress.  One of my oldest works in progress is my scrappy Bonnie & Camille half-square triangle project. I've shared my progress on these fun blocks several

Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend will be a good one! First I want to say thank you for all of the lovely comments I got on my blog anniversary yesterday. I tried to reply to every one, but for some there is no email...please know I read every comment and appreciate the time everyone took to

Happy Friday! Happy July (can you believe it's July already?)! And happy blogiversary! Yes, exactly eight years ago I started A Quilting Life as a way to journal my sewing  and quilting projects. I hadn't been able to do a very good job of keeping track of things up to that point, and I

Hello and happy Wednesday! I've slowly but surely been making these fun pinwheel hexagons for the Fat Quarter Shop Little Ruby Sew Along. The blocks are really a lot of fun to make! I've been using scraps from the Sundrops collection by Corey Yoder for Moda, and I decided to use the fun

Hello! I've been working on a scrappy quilt that I'll be sharing a free tutorial for soon. I'll be sharing directions on the blog and will have a PDF available with material requirements and cutting instructions for two different sizes of this fun quilt. It's perfect for scraps or for left over

Hi! I'm just popping in to remind you that I'll be appearing on Pat Sloan's radio show today!  Pat and I had a fun chat a few weeks ago...she is always so much fun to talk to, and of course we talked about quilts! You can listen at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.  You can also find a

Happy Friday! I hope you've had a wonderful week and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend with quilting! For today's Friday Favorites post I thought I'd start out with one of my favorite quilts from my book C&T Publishing Fresh Family Traditions: 18 Heirloom Quilts for a New Generation.

Happy Thursday! Today I have another Fat Quarter Shop video to share...this one was super fun to film because I got to share some of my favorite sewing and quilting notions and products. I think I was a little more relaxed with this Photo from Fat Quarter Shop video, too! We did it towards

Hello! After catching up on a few Splendid Sampler blocks the other day I wanted to make a few more...so I made one new release and two I was behind on. I love the way that the blocks are such a mix of techniques and levels... Paper piecing definitely isn't my favorite, but I've come to terms

Hello and happy Tuesday! I worked on a few other projects along with my Splendid Sampler blocks, and I'm almost caught up with everything I was behind on!  I'm still sewing on my Little Ruby Quilt along blocks...these hexagon pinwheels have been a lot of fun to make! I've been sewing strip

Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was a great one!  I've been trying to get caught up with my Splendid Sampler blocks...and I've got three more to share with you today!  I'm up to 19 blocks, and I love them all...it's been so fun sewing along with this quilt along. I still have more to

Happy Saturday! I've been trying to freshen up my blog over the last week or so...and that meant changing out the pictures in my blog header. It's been almost 8 years since I started A Quilting Life as a method to keep track of my projects, and I've only really changed things up once since then...so

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing the next step in the Little Ruby Sew Along sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop. Somehow I got my dates mixed up, so I'm posting this a couple days late... I changed fabrics for this project last minute...I've really been using my Desert Bloom sample yardage a

Hello! I had to share my most recent finish! I got my Stars and Stripes quilt back from the quilter on Friday and immediately set about choosing a binding! I took a little survey on my Instagram account and the overwhelming response was to go with a navy binding! I had been leaning that way

Hello! Today I thought I'd write about a topic that certainly applies to most quilters...how to go about choosing a project to work on. There are so many amazing projects and quilts to be made...how does one ever decide? I've faced this dilemma at every stage as a quilter...as a beginner, as a