Hello! As I was making up a couple of my favorite zipper bags the other day I realized I'd never done a review for the pattern here on my blog.  Since this is one of my favorite bag patterns...I thought I'd share all the details today. If you make just one of these bags you'll want to make

Hello and happy Friday! I'm hoping to get a bit of sewing done this weekend, how about you?!  But first...some Friday favorites. A few years ago I was absolutely smitten with Sandi Henderson's Henna prints,   and I was happy to learn she just recently came out with some mini versions

Hello and happy Tuesday!  A little while ago I was asked to quilt along and make a project using Fat Quarter Shop's new pattern, Summer Breeze. After seeing the pattern, I knew it would be just beautiful using our Desert Bloom fabric! I'm a little late with my post, but so, so happy with

Hello! Last summer I did a fun series on the blog with 6 different star blocks that could be made into a small sampler quilt. For quite a while I've been wanting to make it a little easier for you to find the tutorials... so...I made some new graphics for each post and have compiled them all

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a little bit of my weekend sewing! One of my goals last weekend was to get caught up on a few quilting bee blocks I'd fallen behind on! This strawberry block from Lori Holt's Farm Girl Vintage book was the first one I made. I've had this book for a little while

Hello and happy Thursday! On Saturday I had the chance to work on my Splendid Sampler blocks! I have 29 finished now, and there are some really fun ones coming up that I can't wait to make! This weeks blocks are both pieced blocks that are fun to make. Up first is the Traveler block by

Hello and happy Wednesday! 2016 has been a year for me to get organized and try to use my stash as much as possible in fun scrappy projects! Lately, I've been sewing up some churn dash blocks which are perfect for scraps of all kinds! I thought you might want to sew some too, so I have a

Hello! Today I'm very excited to share a review of the new Reliable Velocity 2001R Compact Sensor Steam Iron! While this iron was provided to me at no cost, all opinions expressed in this post are my own. My most recent iron is less than two years old and is already leaking and having issues

Hello and happy Monday! I finally got around to putting away all of my Americana quilts that I decorate with from Memorial Day through Labor Day this weekend. I really have a lot of quilts and quilted home decor items that I use throughout the summer, so things always look a little bare when I

Hello and happy Friday! It's time for a giveaway! Today's giveaway will be a Fat Quarter bundle of the new Wing & Leaf collection by Gina Martin for Moda! Clint and Judy of Green Fairy Quilts will be sending this lovely bundle to one of my readers!  I've seen gorgeous photos of this

Hello and happy Wednesday! I'm excited to share what I've been working on today because I have a very fun finish to show you! Today I'm happy to introduce you to Maple Sky, my newest pattern! I pieced Maple Sky to capture the essence of fall. I wanted leaves going in all different

Happy Friday! I'm looking forward to the long weekend, and since it's officially September, I'm going to change out all of my summer quilts for fall ones...I can hardly wait! I have just a couple of things to share today...first up are some fun quilt blocks  I made for one of the on-line

Hello and happy September! Fall is my favorite season, so the arrival of September is always a good thing! I don't think I've ever been more ready for fall than I am this year--we had the hottest summer on record, and I'm hoping things really start to cool down soon! Today is Minis and More

Hello and happy Monday! I've been doing a little of this and a little of that this weekend in my sewing room, so I have kind of an eclectic mix of things to share this morning! One of my weekend must-makes was the latest Splendid Sampler block, block 57 by Lissa Alexander.  Lissa's block

Hello and Happy Friday! I really can't believe it is the end of August already...just a few more days and it will be September. I had this crazy thought the other day that maybe if I made a fall quilt it might feel a little cooler around here (we'll see about that cooler part, but at least I'll have

Happy Tuesday! Over the weekend I had fun making some half-square triangles for a project using Desert Bloom fabrics. I love making half-square triangles and have written several times about different ways to make them. These half-square triangles needed to measure 2 1/8" x 2 1/8", so I used

Hello and happy Monday! This is the last official week of summer vacation here, so I hope to be busy checking off a lot of things from my to-do list over the next few days! I've spent most of my time working on quite a few behind the scenes type of projects, but I do have some weekend quilting to

Hello and happy Friday! I'm super excited today to share my latest pattern--a mini version of my Mahalo quilt. I've wanted to make a mini version of this quilt for quite a while, but it took a little while before I finally settled on which fabrics to use. Since I'm going to hang this mini in my

Hello! Thanks so much for stopping by for my day on the Farmer's Wife Quilt Along sponsored by Angie of Gnome Angel, Fat Quarter Shop, and Marti Michell! I'm happy to share my thoughts on making Block 54, Magnolia. I have to say, this block is one of my favorites so far; it ended up being super

Hello! Happy Tuesday (even if it is a bit later in the day)!  Today I'm going to talk a little bit about the half-rectangle triangle; this is a shape that has intrigued me for a bit, and I could hardly wait to have a little play time to work with it. While working up my tutorial for my day

Hello and happy Monday! Today is Crossroads Quilt Along day, and I'm happy to report that I've been able to put my blocks together with the sashing and post sections. I always get the best feeling when a collection of blocks becomes a quilt center! And I'm just in love with the chain

Hello and Happy Saturday! I've been cleaning and organizing and re-arranging...and I've decided to have a little sale to make room for some of the new quilts I get to make this fall! I have an inventory of quilts I use, quilts I use for teaching and for trunk shows, and quilts for samples of my

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