Hello! Some days don't go as planned...and that's what happened over here this weekend when El Nino brought some unexpected changes to the weekend plans!  I had plans for quite a bit of sewing when the power unexpectedly went out.  Since the weather didn't seem too crazy, I figured

Happy Monday! I arrived home Saturday after being away for a few days having a fabulous time working on some fun projects with Kimberly and everyone at the Fat Quarter Shop.  We talked about the Valley fabric collection my daughter Chelsi and I    designed for Moda

Happy Thursday! A new Splendid Sampler block is being released today...and while I haven't finished it yet, I thought I would share my most recent Splendid Sampler block finish. I just really loved this pieced block (especially after all of the applique' in the previous block). I love that

Hello! Happy Wednesday! Today I thought I'd share a really fun idea for a scrap quilt project you can use to quilt your stash this year! I'm always on the lookout for great scrap projects, and when I saw this wonderful post by Anne Marie of Gen X Quilters I knew I had to share it on my blog.

Happy March! Really...I can't believe it's March already...spring is definitely just around the corner here in the northern hemisphere! It's been very spring-like here already with temperatures in the 80's the past few days! Today I have some fun versions of the Thimbleblossoms Mini Clambake

Hello! Today I'm happy to introduce you to Cotton Crates, a new subscription fabric service I think you're going to love! I just received a Cotton Crates delivery the other day. It came beautifully packaged with a little treat included. My collection box included 12 fat quarters of Lori Holt's

Happy Friday! Today I have a few favorites to share with you... I've been working on a few projects with Little Ruby which is a new fabric collection that will be available later this spring. I've also been working with Vintage Picnic for a few projects and will be able to share a new quilt

Happy Happy Thursday! Today is definitely a happy happy day because the fourth block in the Splendid Sampler series is called "Happy Happy!" I had so much fun picking out fabrics for all of the circles for this block...it really was like planting a little flower garden...and flowers are the

Happy Tuesday! I can hardly believe it's been nearly two months since I began writing the Quilt Your Stash posts! Today I have a couple of fun ideas for quilting with your stash...  Recently I posted about a new quilt along, The Splendid Sampler, hosted by my friends Pat Sloan and Jane

Hello! This weekend I finished up a project with the smallest of scraps...and it was just a terrific reminder of how even the smallest scraps can be saved and used to create something you love! I've been challenging myself to use more of my stash this year in projects big and small...and this

Happy Saturday! I hope your week has been a good one...mine was super busy, so I'm definitely looking forward to the weekend! Right after Christmas I pieced this fun wall-hanging for Fat Quarter Shop from  the "Canning Season" pattern by Lori Holt and the Farm Girl collection by October

Hello! Today I'm happy to let you know that I have a new pattern for release. This is actually a quilt that was published by American Patchwork & Quilting in their April 2014 issue. This quilt is perfect for scraps or for a fat quarter bundle...you can even make the scrappy binding from the

Happy Wednesday! Spring is definitely in the air around here, so I thought my   table needed a little spring update with a Strawberry Fields Revisited table   topper. I just made a favorite 12" block pattern, added borders, quilted, and bound. I love it so much I think

Happy Tuesday! On Tuesdays I post ways to use your stash, ideas for scrap quilts, and my thoughts in general about quilting those fabrics you have and love!  I've had a few emails asking for a way to access all of these posts more easily, so I've created a special page for them.  Each

Happy Valentines Day, and welcome to my stop on the Scraps, Inc. Vol. 2 blog tour! The projects in this book are amazing...I know you'll find several you'll want to make. I was absolutely honored to be asked to contribute with such a talented group of quilters! When I began thinking about what I

Hello! I'm excited to be quilting along with the Crossroads quilt along this year! I love the Strawberry Fields Revisited collection being used, and I love everything about the quilt...so it's a win-win project. It was a real treat to get to make the house blocks first...houses are one of my

Hello! I'm back with my second tutorial for the Farmer's Wife 1930's quilt along sponsored by Angie of Gnome Angel, the Fat Quarter Shop, and Marti Michell!  While I've fallen a little bit behind in my block making, this tutorial was just  what I needed to get me back on track!

Hello! The first project I worked on at my quilt retreat last week was this little mini quilt. I thought it would be fun to take a little quilt to work on that I might be able to finish while away! I did get all of the blocks done on the retreat and just had to decide on an outer border and

Hello! Today I'm super happy to be sharing my red and green quilt I finished up just before Christmas. It's a favorite!!!  I went back and forth about the quilting; I had an amazing long-arm quilter  who said she would do custom quilting for me and have it ready for Christmas, but

Hello! It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for Quilt Your Stash Week 6. As I mentioned yesterday, I was away at a quilt retreat last week, and so I wasn't able to work on my latest strip pieced scrap quilt. But I did spend a good part of one evening working on my string blocks. I thought it

Hello! Happy Saturday! I've just returned home from a lovely four days of sewing and visiting with like-minded quilting friends, and I'm preparing lots of blog posts to share everything with you. Today, I thought I'd better let you know about a terrific Sampler Sew Along that is starting

Hello! Welcome to the fifth post in my Sew Your Stash series. Today's post is  part one of a scrappy strip quilt idea. I've been wanting to start this scrap quilt for quite a while now. A couple of years ago I saw a wonderful strip quilt while I was attending a quilt retreat. While the

Happy Monday! Today is Minis and More parade day for the mini Hope Chest quilt pattern! This little pattern is one of my favorite mini quilts to date...it's perfect for any fabrics and is fast and fun to make! We have some fun versions of this little quilt to share today... First is Hildy's

Hello! As I mentioned earlier this week, I had a wonderful time visiting the Road to California quilt show in Ontario, California last weekend! My earlier post shared some of my favorites from the show. Today I thought I'd share a little bit about some of the other aspects of the show...first

Hello! Happy Wednesday, and welcome to my stop on the Sister Sampler Quilts blog hop! I was happy to review this terrific quilt book for Anne Marie Chany whom I met when I attended International Quilt Market in Portland a few years ago. AnneMarie's book, Sister Sampler Quilts: 3 Modern

Happy Tuesday! It's quilt your stash day! Throughout the month of January I've done quite a bit of organizing for the new year including some cleaning and list-making. I've also decided how best to work my stash sewing into my schedule and chosen some scrappy projects I want to make this year.

Happy Monday! It's great to be back...I was away for a few days attending the Road to California Quilt Show in Ontario, California. While I was there, I was also able to visit a few quilt shops that had been on my "must see" list for quite a while! One of the highlights of my trip was being able

Happy Friday! I hope you have a had a wonderful week and are ready for a great weekend! I have just a few things to share today...first up is the new Strawberry Fields Revisited Frivols set.  I know Frivols have been out for a little while now, but this is my first one, and I really love

Hello! Last spring I had a lot of fun stitching a binding kit...perfect for holding scissors, needles, thread, binding clips, and with an extra pocket to spare! This is a free PDF pattern designed by my friend Vanessa Goertzen. You can find the tutorial for the binding kit on her blog, Lella

Hello! This was actually supposed to be my first thing in the morning Friday post...but somehow the end of the week just flew by, so I'm a little late! I've been doing quite a bit more organizing, a little secret sewing, and a lot of prep work for upcoming projects...and in the midst of all of that

Hello! It's Tuesday and the second week of my Quilt your Stash series! I've been pleasantly surprised at how the small changes I've made already have really been helping me stay more organized! Last week I presented just three steps to take to get going: first, clean off all of  your

Hello! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I spent more time organizing this weekend than sewing, but I know it will make for a lot more sewing and quilting time soon, so I figure it was time well spent! I was able to finish up four more blocks for my half-square triangle scrappy

Happy Saturday! I'll be back with regular posting on Monday, but I wanted to drop in and let you know I added some fun Bright Sun Bundles to my Etsy shop.   Along with a couple of fat quarter bundles, there are some fun polka dot bundles in fat quarters...  some Bright Sun

Hello! Today I'd like to introduce you to one of my new blog sponsors, Lou Lou's Fabric Shop. Lou Lou's offers high quality, modern, trendy fabric for quilting, sewing & crafting. Purchase yardage, precuts, bundles, kits & more!  Lou Lou's offers a "daily deal" in the shop and

Hello! Welcome to week one of Quilt Your Stash 2016! I'm looking forward to this journey of getting and keeping organized and of using and sewing and quilting the fabrics I have in my stash. During the summer of 2014 I spent a little time really trying to get organized  and wrote a series