Happy June! Although it's not officially summer here, it sure feels like it, and I think I've already got that summer state of mind! I'm super excited to announce "Minis and More," a blog quilt parade of the month I'll be co-hosting with Michele of Island Life Quilts. Summer Star Mini in

 Things have started to take on the rhythm of summer here...the temperatures are going up quickly, and the calendar is less full with "have to's." And while I'm still trying to catch up from the quilt market whirlwind in April and May, I'm also starting to finish up some projects.  I

One of the first works in progress I wanted to finish up this week was my  "Go Four It" quilt designed by Lissa Alexander and published in the issue of American Patchwork & Quilting. I started cutting strips for this quilt back in December and worked on it pretty steadily until I started my

It sure has been a great feeling to be able to sew! Everything was pretty hectic just before market, so I got behind on a few of my works in progress. This week's plan is to play catch up. First, I tackled my Fat Quarter Shop Snapshots quilt along blocks. I had fallen behind on block 4, the

 Happy Tuesday! Today's post is kind of a Quilt Market continuation...I thought you might want to see what I purchased at Sample Spree.  Sample Spree is an evening event at quilt market where manufacturers and designers sell their products (often at wholesale or below) to shop owners

Today I'm sharing the last of the photos from my International Quilt Market trip. These photos are a little different than the ones I've been sharing, but I hope you'll find them equally as inspiring!  After market closed and the booth was taken down and packed into our carry-on's I said

I have quite a few more quilt market photos today, and I wish there were even more. On the last day of market I went to the show a little early and tried frantically to photograph as many of my favorites as I could from throughout the show floor. Of course I didn't have nearly enough time and ended

Today I'll finish up with the Moda section. There were many lovely booths surrounding the sales tables, but the sales table section was a piece of art in and of itself. The tables were covered with beautiful fabric, and the covered chairs had coordinating bows.  There were also lots of fun

Happy Thursday (or late Wednesday night if you're reading this right after I post)! The last eight days have been a whirlwind...but a good one! I returned late last night from quilt market and a little mini vacation after market, and I'm excited to share my quilt market photos. I think it will take

Happy Saturday! Today I'd like to share a fun site with you that will help you best utilize the fabric in your stash. The site is called Pattern Jam, and is the genius of Emily Taylor. Here is some key information about the site from Emily:   1)  As the founder of PatternJam.com, I

 I'm heading out to Quilt Market today...I'm nervous but happily excited at the same time. Since I won't have any booth photos until later in the week I thought I'd share a little more pre-market sewing. All of these projects will work as booth props but will also be used a lot after

A few weeks ago I received a lovely package of goodies from Ikea with the challenge to make a quilted project. There were lots of fun things in the package including Ikea linens, a pillow cover, sewing kit, knit flower trims, pre-cut home dec weight fabrics, thread, and a lovely textile book with

Happy Thursday! I'm almost ready to share everything I've been working on...and it looks like Monday will be my day to share. In the meantime, I thought it would be a good day to share some photos recently in my in-box...I love seeing your projects with my patterns. Stick around to the end of this

I took a little break from my Quilt Market Sewing to work on...some adorable Christmas mittens! Me&MySister have released a new template in their "Makin' It Cute" series. Last fall I made Christmas ornaments with their adorable heart templates... but this year's ornaments will be

Hello everyone! I’m Chelsi, Sherri's daughter, and I’m excited to be a part of the blog takeover with my dad! My mom has been sewing for Quilt Market for quite some time now, but this is the first time that she will be sewing as a Moda Designer! I first must begin by saying what wonderful

Happy Thursday! I meant to get this post up yesterday, but I was knee-deep in market sewing! You see, on Tuesday, these fantastic boxes arrived on my doorstep, and by Tuesday night I had six quilts ready to sew...  It's Quilt Market time, and while I've been doing quilt market sewing for

Happy Tuesday! This is going to be a very busy week here at A Quilting Life, so I thought I'd better share these red and green blocks before things got really busy. I've always wanted a red and green quilt and pieced my first two blocks over the weekend.  The blocks are both from a

If you're intimidated by working with angles in your quilt projects, I have a wonderful recommendation. The other night I watched Joanna Figueroa's new Craftsy class,  Smarter Strip Quilting      I watched the entire class in one sitting, and it's absolutely

Some of my favorite quilters have been making some gorgeous pineapple quilt over the past few months. I made a Fig Tree version a couple of years ago but have been wanting to make a scrappy version lately.  Yesterday was the day! I pulled out some of my favorite bright scraps and started

This weekend I got caught up on my Bee blocks...and I realized that three of the blocks would be perfect for scrap quilting. The first block is perfect for left over jelly roll strips and charm squares. Nedra sent three jelly roll strips and a charm square for her block. There were left

Happy Monday! Do you like mini quilts? How about pinwheels? I got a fun email this afternoon letting me know my Summer Spinner mini quilt made the cover of the Summer 2015 issue of Quilts and More...  "Used with permission from Quilts and More magazine. 2015 Meredith Corporation.

I have some good favorites to share today...some new rulers and organizing helps, and then a favorite project of mine right now. First I want to share the new Itty Bitty Eights rulers by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings and Creative Grids. These rulers have already found a place on my cutting

 Happy Wednesday! First, thank you so much for all of the lovely comments and suggestions on my last post! I appreciate it very much and got some good ideas from your comments. Today's post is brought to you by "low volume." I know this "low volume" label is a relatively new term...when I

Hope your weekend was wonderful! We've been having delightful spring weather here...perfect warm days with nights that still have just a bit of a chill! I started working on a mini version of Joanna's "Country Fair" quilt that I shared last week. With the blocks finished it should go together

I know things have been a little quiet here on the blog lately, but I have been busy, and today I can share just a little bit of what I've been working on. I've been sewing sample quilts for Joanna of Fig Tree & Company for several years now, and it's something I truly enjoy. I really do read

I've been working on some quilt market sewing, but for the rest of the week I'm going to work on some of my works in progress --can't wait! Since I was making a lot of flying geese yesterday, I thought it might be a good time to share some tips for piecing these blocks. These tips and

My family and I are enjoying this beautiful Easter weekend. This short but powerful video says it all about why this holiday is one of my favorites. Happy Easter! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Friday! Today's favorites are a few treasures from my grandmother. This little wall hanging hung in my grandmother's bedroom. It is a good example of her beautiful needle-turn applique and hand quilting skills.  I was always going to make one of these little quilts (pattern is

Happy Thursday! I'm sorry I'm a little belated with the "Little Bites" Sample quilts. I was out of town Monday through Wednesday for my Grandmother's funeral. And even though I didn't get mine made this month (I had planned to make it on the days I was out of town)...this is definitely a quilt I

Irons...quilters seem to constantly be searching for the perfect iron. I've definitely had my share of negative iron experiences over the past few years. For a while it seemed that no matter how much I spent on an iron it would invariably break within a year or so--always after the warranty had

It's been some time since I've posted about my scrappy grandmother's flower garden project. This is one of those "life-time" quilts. Except I hope to have it finished in a few years.  I have just over 30 finished blocks, and I'm still undecided what I'm going to do with

 My Bucket List quilt pattern is one of my favorites, and for a little while I've been wanting to make it in a smaller version for a table topper.  Five star blocks (make them scrappy like the original pattern or use solid centers) and for alternate blocks make a fun design. I finally

Happy Monday! It's been a little while since I did a Scraps Monday post, so I thought today would be a good day for that...especially since I've basically been sewing everything with scraps lately!  I'm still working on my "Go Four It" American Patchwork and Quilting quilt along blocks. I

Have you heard about the 2015 AccuQuilt Quilt Block Design Contest? Entries must be designed with AccuQuilt shapes. As always, it must be an original design, which means no copyrighted designs may be used. The contest kicks off Friday, March 20th (yesterday) and runs through April 19th. 

I know things have been a little quiet here on the blog...I've been organizing and doing a lot of spring cleaning over the last ten days. I normally do this at about this time every year, but this year was a little different.  I had to make a new ironing board cover for the occasion...my

Hello! It's time for block 3 in the Snapshots quilt along from Fat Quarter Shop--it seems like the days have flown by this month. Today's block is an adorable tea kettle block--a nostalgic block for me since I always remember a tea kettle on the stove at our house and at my grandmother's

Spring is definitely in the air, and I've been doing a bit of spring cleaning and re-decorating this week. I truly love using and decorating with my quilts and have had a few thoughts about that topic as I've been re-arranging.  I have a guest room which I decorate primarily with Fig Tree

Yesterday I was able to pick up a quilt from the quilter--it was one of those quilts that melts your heart, and of course I had to bind it right away!  The quilt is from the Fig Tree pattern "Jumping Jacks," and I made it with Fig Tree scraps I've saved over the past few years. As I