Happy Monday! Today is the first official "Scraps Monday" post, and I'm super excited to begin a year of using my scraps! At the end of each "Scraps Monday" post I'll set up a link tool so you can link up if you've sewn with your scraps in the last week! This week I thought we could

Happy 2015! I actually meant to have this post up yesterday...but I spent the whole day cleaning, organizing, and putting away Christmas decorations. By late afternoon I was exhausted and did a little hand-sewing while I watched some football. But I'm in love with every one of these "Mini Shine"

It's hard to believe that the last day of 2014 has arrived. It was kind of a different year for me and was actually filled with a mixture of life experiences both good and a little on the difficult side (I'm a "glass half-full" kind of person). I'm grateful for many things, and I'm filled with hope

Happy Monday! There are just a few more days left in 2014, but I've already made some plans for the blog in 2015. While reviewing my posts from this year (I'll do a recap post later this week) I realized that I really need to make more scrap quilts in 2015. So I thought it would be fun to post about

 I always love the days after Christmas. It seems like not only a good time to rest up from the holiday season but also a time to get organized for the new year. I have some fun things coming up in 2015, and so I will be taking the next few days to do a little planning! But first I want to

Merry Christmas! I love this video...it shows and shares what Christmas is truly about! I love the hashtag, too...#ShareTheGift! May you have a wonderful Christmas holiday and peace and joy in the coming year! Thanks so much for stopping by!

 Today I'm sharing my version of Fat Quarter Shop's most recent pre-cut pattern, the "Mini Charm Mix" which uses 3 Moda Candy packs. This was a fast and fun quilt to make...the hardest part was deciding on fabrics. I was going to use holiday fabrics at first, but then I thought a nice spring

Happy Saturday before Christmas! I went out shopping yesterday with the hope that it might be my last excursion for store-bought gifts (and I think I accomplished that goal). I still have some things to sew and quilt, and of course I'll be doing a bit more grocery shopping, but I'm home for the

I'm happy to announce that I'm participating in the Fat Quarter Shop Snapshots quilt along benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! (For information on donations, go here). The Snapshots quilt along will feature Day Sail fabric by Bonnie & Camille, and you can now pre-order kits and

 My Red and White (and low-volume) Moda Building Blocks quilt has been a lot of fun to work on during the Christmas season. I first posted about this quilt here and here. It's been hard not to work on it more frequently, but I still have gifts to make! This weekend I promised myself that if I

Happy Saturday! Today I have some fun small quilts to share made with my Candy Box Table Topper pattern. This time of year is always busy, and it's been fun to see the different versions--many of them made especially for this time of year! First up is Sue's Christmas version...so fun! Next up is

 Happy Wednesday...for just a little longer...today was supposed to be my Simply Small post; however, this is the last week of my semester, and I have final papers, re-write papers, and final exams to grade. Then there are grades to figure and get turned in. So since I had my favorites post

 My weekend quilting consisted mostly of finishing up five "Sew Together Bags" (pattern available here) that I had started a few weeks ago. I think I pieced together the outer bag patchwork pieces a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, but then things got a little crazy! So it was a high

I usually plan on doing works in progress posts on Wednesdays, but we've had a bit of rain and some gloriously cloudy skies (living in the desert one comes to truly appreciate overcast days). So, with the rain and the clouds there wasn't an opportunity for good photos, and it seemed like the perfect

Happy December! And welcome to the monthly parade of small quilts. This month's parades feature the most wonderful versions of the Fig Tree pattern "Stems"...I can hardly wait to share.  But first...next month's pattern reveal...my Mini shine pattern. My mini quilt (along with the big

 I'm always ready for Christmas as soon as the dishes from the Thanksgiving meal are cleaned up and put away. And I couldn't wait to add the borders to my Instagram Sew Along quilt (pattern and sew-along by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet).  I had so much fun piecing this quilt from

Happy Black Friday! I'm going to be spending the day doing a little decorating and a little sewing. If you're doing any on-line shopping today here are some great deals you should know about. Fat Quarter Shop: We have 25% OFF the entire store for 2 days only! Starting on FRIDAY, November

I finally had a chance to start piecing my Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt. The pattern is absolutely wonderful, and Moda has also created a kit using Bella solids to make the original project. I've been wanting to make a red and white quilt for a while, and after seeing the Ruby exhibit of red

photo courtesy ©Lucky Spool Media, LLC Meet Richmond, one of my most favorite quilts! About a year ago I was invited to contribute to a compilation book, Scraps, Inc.Vol.1: 15 Block-Based designs for the Modern Quilter, that would have fifteen different scrap quilt projects. I didn't even have to

Photo Courtesy of Martingale and Brent Kane, Photographer Happy Monday! Today I'm happy to posting for the Vintage Vibe blog tour! Vintage Vibe is a recently released quilting book written by my friend Amber Johnson. It's a great book with 14 projects in a variety of sizes, all pieced in fun fabric

 I've been playing with a lot of my scraps this week: I'm making my Christmas sampler from Lori Holt's Instagram quilt along with scraps from several of Kate Spain's Christmas collections along with just a few other prints. I've added in some DaySail, some Moda Dottie, some Central Park and

Happy Wednesday! On Wednesday I try to share what I'm currently working on, and along with today's post I'm sharing some of my tips for efficient project sewing! First up...the stack of fabrics above will soon be on the Moda Bake Shop. I'll be sure to let you know when that project post is up and

 Over the weekend I was able to catch up on the #haveyourselfaquiltylittlechristmas Instagram sew along. I shared my first four blocks here. There are a total of nine blocks now; we added cocoa stir sticks to the mug blocks and pieced an ornament, candle, and star. I was behind on my Christmas

Happy weekend! Today I'm excited to have a giveaway from one of my new sponsors, Lady Belle Fabric.  Lady Belle Fabric is an on-line shop based in Tennessee and owned by Brooke and her husband Rob. They specialize in modern, fun and bright fabric and love fabric bundles and precuts! Brooke

 What I'm sewing with this weekend: Gardenvale by Jen Kingwell for Moda For a little while now, I've been thinking of doing some video tutorials for the blog. It just seems like some quilting techniques and topics are better presented visually. Using video tutorials will especially allow me

I spent a little time cleaning up in the sewing room over the weekend, and it has been amazing to see the effect it had on my quilting! I'm more focused and have been getting things finished up in a pretty timely manner; if only I could remember to do a major clean up a little more often! I've

Happy Monday! I'm sneaking in just under the wire tonight with the Simply Small parade and new project post. First up...the new project...the Candy Box table topper or mini quilt...perfect for last minute holiday making and gift giving. The design also works well as a pillow top, or keep making the

 The week or two after quilt market is always kind of interesting for me. I have a ton of projects I want to start, but I also usually have a few things to finish up so the works in progress pile doesn't get too out of control. And after fall market there is always my Christmas sewing that

 I have just one more little post about International Quilt Market. I really fell short in the photo-taking department at this market...I'll have to do better in Minneapolis! One little project I was excited to see, though (and that i did get a photo of), was my little quilt block for the Olfa

Happy November! I really can't believe that October has come and gone. We had a change in our weather today here in southern Nevada, and it really is starting to feel like fall is in the air!  First of all I want to announce that "Mini Stems" by Fig Tree & Company will be the small quilt

 One of my favorites this week is actually a book I am honored to present: it's a compilation of fifteen different scrap quilts by a great group. I'm honored to have been asked to contribute a quilt for the book. Scraps, Inc.Vol.1: 15 Block-Based designs for the Modern Quilter was introduced

 I'll warn you now that there are a lot of Moda photos in this post! I wish I could have gotten a photo of every Moda designer with their collections, but I was in such a hurry this market that I took most of my photos before market opened to make sure I could get photos of the fabrics without

 Moda's theme this year was "there's no place like Moda;" this theme was aptly chosen as the Moda section was awe-inspiring and amazing as usual. I'll share a few photos of the Fig Tree and Kate Spain booth sections today, and I will share more Moda booth photos in my next

I'm happy to be sharing my Fat Eighth Frenzy quilt with you today! The Fat Eighth Frenzy pattern is free from The Fat Quarter Shop and uses a fat eighth bundle. I loved using my friend April Rosenthal's collection Best. Day. Ever. for my quilt! Below I have links for the free pattern and for

 My trip to International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas was kind of a whirlwind...less than 72 hours...but filled with the inspiration and energy that exists at every market. I'm sure it will take me a few posts to sort it all out, but I wanted to begin with a few photos from the Ruby Jubilee

 I'm heading out today for International Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. So of course today's "Favorites" post will begin with my new bag. This is a favorite pattern of mine, the "Two Zip Hipster Bag" by Dog Under My Desk. I made a "Cotton & Steel" version this summer for my Washington,

 Happy Wednesday...although I'm busy getting ready for International Quilt Market I've had a little time to work on a few projects this week. My "Jumping Jacks" quilt has been sitting on a chair since Labor Day weekend when I last worked on it. I finally got the outer border picked out, cut,