Happy Friday! We have some very spring-like weather here in southern Nevada right now, so I'm a little bit torn between doing some much needed gardening and catching up in the sewing room. Hopefully I'll be able to get to both! My four-patches are definitely favorites. They are turning

 Good morning! Today I'd like to introduce a new mini pattern, my "Summer Star Mini Quilt." This fun mini quilt finishes at 14 1/2" x 14 1/2" and is one I've been wanting to make for quite a while.  The full-size version of this quilt is found in my book C&T Publishing Fresh

Happy Monday! Welcome to our belated parade...thanks so much for your patience. I had a scheduled post yesterday...and then I spent most of today enjoying our rain and grading papers. This month's parade features the "Jumping Jacks" mini quilt (pattern by Fig Tree & Company). The version

Note: The Go Big Electric Fabric Cutter, Churn Dash block die, and fabrics were provided for me to use for my post today. Welcome to my day on the Go! Big Blog Hop featuring the Go! Big Electric Fabric Cutter and the 12 1/2" unfinished Churn Dash block die. Yes, this is an electric cutter. I

Happy Friday! Today half-square triangles made with Aloha Girl are one of my favorite things...they are for the next "Simply Small" project...and having these finished up means my mini quilt will come together soon! I have a couple of other favorites to share today too...time-saving

 Happy Tuesday...and welcome to what is really the Scraps Monday post! It was cloudy and rainy yesterday (so appreciative of the moisture), but it didn't make for good photos! I'm taking the last week of the month to only work on scrap projects, nothing new until next week. But since my "Go

 Today's Friday Favorites post is kind of a mix of this and that. Hope you enjoy it! For starters, using the quilts I make is high on my list of the important aspects of being a quilter. Sometimes I have to store quilts I use for teaching and trunk show, but we also have quilts on display in

I had a little finish the other day! I added the final border to my "Sweet Honey Braids" quilt (pattern by Fig Tree & Company). I'm not sure why I was hesitant about pairing the aqua and lime green borders...I absolutely love them!   This is such a fun scrap project. Whenever I finish

It's been four-patch after four-patch around here--I hope you're not tired of them. I'm still having fun with them. I change up color combinations pretty frequently, and I alternate between cutting, sewing and pressing. I'm well past the half-way point, so soon I'll be able to start putting these

Hello! Today is the day the free pattern for block 2 in the Snapshots Quilt Along from Fat Quarter Shop is available (you can read my first post for this quilt along here). This month's block is an adorable aqua sewing machine! I had so much fun piecing this--I have always wanted to piece a

Yesterday was one of those days where I just wanted to finish something. I have plenty of works in progress to choose from, but this one from 2010 has been calling my name.    The pattern is "Sweet Honey Braids" by Joanna Figueroa from one of her "Fresh Vintage" booklets. I started it

 Happy Monday! Welcome to the "Scraps Monday" quilt along edition! As I mentioned last week, I headed out for a few days to teach at a retreat in beautiful Bryce Canyon, Utah. My "me" sewing for the evenings was my American Patchwork & Quilting  "Go Four It" project. Since this is a

Happy Works in Progress Wednesday! And thank you so very much for all of the kind comments on the Memory Quilt...I appreciate them so much! I'm getting ready to head out to beautiful Bryce Canyon, Utah to teach at a retreat for the next couple of days. Getting ready to go has involved cutting kits

 Sometimes projects (and quilts) come along that really have a powerful effect on me personally. This quilt was one of those quilts, and I would like to tell its story...  Last fall son number 1 asked if I might be able to make a quilt for a former co-worker. He said her father had

Hello! It's parade day! (February already?) First, I'd like to announce our mini quilt for the March 1st parade. How about a mini Jumping Jacks quilt? Last summer I made the full-size version and have been wanting to make the mini version by Fig Tree ever since.  So when Sinta suggested it as

"Used with permission from Quilts and More magazine. 2015 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved." Yesterday my "Splash of Sparkle" mini quilt arrived home along with my complimentary copy of the Spring 2015 Quilts and More magazine where you can find the pattern. This quilt is pieced using

 Hello Wednesday! Today I'm finally going to share a bit more about those strips of fabric I've been sharing here and there for a little while now. I've mentioned I'm cutting strips from my Fig Tree scraps for a king-sized scrappy quilt with a quilt along...here are a few more

Happy Monday! And it's a "scraps Monday" too! I've really been trying to work on scraps this month. Slowly, but surely I'm making progress. I've doubled my string blocks...and they were started a couple of years ago, so I'm feeling really hopeful about them. I just need to keep working. I just love

Happy Friday! This favorites edition is brought to you by the colors red and white! I really do want to finish my Moda Modern Building Blocks quilt before January comes to an end...or at least by the first week in February. So I pulled it out again earlier this week and started working on the next

Happy Wednesday! I actually meant to post most of this on Monday since its for a scrap quilt project...but I had saved so many things to do on the "holiday" that before I knew it the day was gone. I'll be sharing more about this scrappy project soon...it's going to be a king-size quilt

Hello! Welcome to the first month of the Fat Quarter Shop "Snapshots" Quilt Along! The first pattern and video tutorials are available today, and the rest will follow each month on the 15th. When I first received patterns I hurried and made the first three blocks...I just couldn't stop sewing. I

 I almost didn't get this post up...one of those "stop you in your tracks" sinus infections took over the first part of my week. Of course that's the way it goes when you have a week off with no commitments...and I shouldn't complain since I rarely get sick. But it sure put a damper on my

 Hello Monday, and welcome to the second Scraps Monday post. The end of last week was busy for me as I taught three classes at a new to me event, "Quilt St. George," in sunny St. George, Utah. It was a wonderful event, and I met some wonderful quilters from several states: Utah, Nevada, New

 Happy Friday! I finished up my Starlight quilt (pattern by Camille)...and right now it's pretty much my favorite quilt. I don't want to let it out of my sight! This is my second time making this quilt and  I think I had even more fun making it this time around! I really love the

One of my weekend projects was to piece my Pot Luck pattern using Fig Tree's Somerset collection. The original quilt was pieced using Feedsack by Sweetwater. Even though the two collections are entirely different, I love this quilt with both fabric lines. (You can see the original quilt

 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