Every year I try to make a Christmas quilt or wall hanging. After making and falling in love with my scrappy Trip Around the World quilt at the beginning of this year, I knew I wanted to make a scrappy Christmas Trip Around the World quilt. And I knew right from the beginning that the flannel

Hello and welcome to the Schnibbles "Morning Joe" parade (pattern by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company). We appreciate everyone who has sewn along during such a busy time of year. And now, as they say, on with the parade.  Gerri made this beautiful version.  Carol (no

The monthly Schnibbles parade has been postponed. Unfortunately, Sinta is not feeling well and is trying to get over the flu. We will have the parade later this week...I'll keep you posted!  Please read on for my second post in the American Patchwork & Quilting Quilt-Along. Today I'd

I've been going about the last couple of days doing little bits of this and that...finishing up a few things, making progress on a few others, and thinking of new projects to start! I did get my Mini Swoon quilt bound and am so excited to have two completed mini quilts now. I used the aqua

I've been taking this evening and getting ready for the Thanksgiving festivities tomorrow. Our holiday is going to be a little smaller than normal with both of our daughters spending the day with their in-laws and our youngest son away serving a mission for our Church. But Thanksgiving is

Saturday was  the perfect rainy day--not only were we blessed with a steady and much needed rain, but I didn't have anywhere to go or anything on the calendar. To top it off, I had the house to myself. So with nothing to do but stay inside and sew I had created a pretty long list for myself.

 If you're here for my first post in the #APQquiltalong series you can find that post here. I'll have another post for that series coming up soon, too!  My other sewing/quilting progress these days has been stitching up holiday gifts. Although I started a lot later than I planned, I'm

Recently I shared this photo of some fabrics I've been collecting for a little while. Actually, some of my older American Jane fabrics that I've been saving for several years aren't even pictured here, and I'm using them along with these for a very special quilt. A little while ago I was asked

Happy Friday! I have several fun things to talk about today...so be sure to keep reading! First of all, I finished my "On a Whim" quilt (pattern by Camille Roskelley). I really did start this quilt on a whim, so the pattern is appropriately named! I decided to use 20 different fabrics instead of the

Hello! And welcome to the first month of Simply Small Sewing! On the 10th of each month I'll be presenting a project idea (and sometimes several ideas) to help you use up your 2 1/2" squares. If you participate, please send in a photo of your finished project for me to share the next

 It seems it took a little time for me to get back in the sewing room after International Quilt Market, but I've got a lot of fun things I'm working on, and since I haven't completed any of them yet it seemed like a perfect time for a "Work in Progress Wednesday" post! The yummy American Jane

Last week my friend Camille asked if I might be interested in sewing up a mini version of her "Puddle Jumping" quilt. Of course I said yes--I had seen her mini quilts at market and was secretly hoping she'd write the patterns so I wouldn't have to do the math. In fact, she made her

I'm sure by now you've heard of Lori Holt's book, Quilty Fun. It's a wonderful book which contains the block patterns from Lori's wonderful row-along quilt. Not only does the book have the block designs and information for making the row along quilt, but it also has several other fun "quilty"

Since the temperatures are falling here in the Northern hemisphere...how about some "Morning Joe" for our November Schnibbles quilt?  Isn't this a fun pattern? Carrie's patterns are always so much fun!   If you follow Thelma, you'll have already seen her gorgeous version of this

For part three of my Quilt Market review I thought I'd focus on some of the striking gorgeous colors and prints that really caught my eye. First up is the Hapi collection by Amy Butler. I always attend Amy's Schoolhouse session as she has beautiful photos, slideshows, and inspiration to share in her

Rather than calling this the Quilt Market Review Part 2...I should probably call it "Make a Splash with Moda!" And it's pretty photo heavy....just to warn you. By now you probably know I love Moda fabrics, and this post will highlight some of my favorite Moda designers' quilts. There were actually

I just got home this afternoon from Houston, and even though I've been up for quite a long time today because of the time zone change, I wanted to write a quick market post. This will be the first of several posts as I took plenty of pictures this time around! As usual, the Moda booth had a super

Sooo...I have two new patterns to release today...yay! And I have a new logo and pattern cover design as well! My awesome friend Lauren who helps me with graphic design and techie stuff in general always gets it just right, and I'm thrilled with the new look and excited to share these designs.

I just have a little bit of this and that to share today...I've sewed a little and had some very good mail days this week! First up is block 5 of the Fat Quarter Shop 2013 Designer Mystery Block of the Month. This block was designed by Vanessa and was a lot of fun to put together. Note to self: I

Although it seems like October just arrived, the middle of the month is already upon us...crazy, isn't it? I have a few things I want to be sure and finish this month, so I thought listing a few goals here might keep me on track! I've actually been quilting quite a bit lately, finishing 5 quilts in

I know things have been a little quiet here lately, but for good reason...I ended up taking on a couple of additional last minute market projects; I've almost got everything finished up, though, and I'll have lots to share very soon! So...how about a giveaway this weekend while I finish up

It seems like forever since I've done a little "what I've been working on" report here on the blog. I do try to take a photo every day to share on Instagram, and today I thought it might be good to catch up with it all here! It's been a busy week, but a good one! The week started off with

Welcome back for a few more Schnibbles! Sinta and I are both posting "Mercerie" quilts today that didn't make it into our original posts. First, Barb made her "Mercerie" quilt using Christmas scraps! You can see a few others over at Sinta's. I also have the giveaway winners to

September is always my friend...I welcome the cooler temperatures and the organization and rhythm that always seems to come into my life with the start of school. This September was incredibly busy for me, though, and so I am thinking October will be my month of "getting back into the swing of

I'm just checking in to announce the winners from my recent giveaways...but first I had to share this photo of the lovely bundle of Honeysweet that arrived on my doorstep this morning... Congrats to WoolenSails who is the winner of the Soho Bandana fabric giveaway...and congratulations also

While I'm busy with some market sewing this weekend, I'd love to have you enter a giveaway from Bear Creek Quilting Company! It's easy to navigate the Bear Creek website since product categories are clearly listed on the left hand side. Shari sells books, patterns, magazines, AccuQuilt!

This is how my machine has looked for the past 8 days...covered up and turned off! But not for long--I plan on a marathon sewing weekend! This book, Quilters, Their Quilts, Their Studios, Their Stories: With Access to More than 80 Online Quilt Patterns (A WWC Press Book)  arrived in the

I thought today might be a good day to review my summer goals and progress (or lack thereof). After all, yesterday was the first official day of Autumn. (Note to self: stop complaining about the heat publicly and privately for at least the next 7 months--should be easy since the

Good morning...happy Friday, and welcome to the SoHo Bandana Blog Tour and Giveaway stop here at A Quilting Life. I was recently contacted by the folks at Indygo Junction and asked if I'd like to present a terrific giveaway opportunity for my readers...of course I thought you might be

It's been a busy time for me...with the days going by so fast! It seems as if September  just arrived, and yet it's already half over! I have some kind of random things to share today...hence the title of this post "A Little This, That, & the Other." Okay...so here goes!  First, I

Today I'm happy to talk a little bit about the Jelly Roll Jam quilt! This summer I was able to make not just one but two adorable quilts from a jelly roll using this fast and easy free pattern from The Fat Quarter Shop.  You can download the free PDF pattern here! I used a Giggles

Happy Saturday! I'm happy to be offering a fun giveaway this weekend from Jodie at Fort Worth Fabric Studio.  Jodie puts together awesome fabric bundles, and she has donated a gorgeous lime sherbet bundle with greens and greys along with an orange sherbet bundle of beautiful oranges

I thought it would be fun to share the post I did last week over at Gen X Quilters...just in case you missed it over there...   Hello! I'm excited to be here today to talk about my first quilt, my love of quilting, and where my quilting is at today! I recently found a photo of my first

After finishing up a couple of big projects last week I was ready for some relaxing sewing over the weekend. Just as I was going to take pictures I realized my camera battery needed charging, so these pictures from Instagram will have to do for today.  First I made some 4-patch blocks using

One of my sponsors, Christa Quilts is having a huge blowout sale! Christa has recently decided to change the focus of her shop from traditional to modern, but she needs your help. Christa has put nearly half her store on sale from 20% to 50% off the original prices so that she can clear out the old

Hello! Happy September again! I'm just so excited for fall--for the season, for cooler temperatures on the way, and for more time outside! I've been pretty busy this week with some secret sewing...above is something for Lori using her new collection Gracie Girl! I had so much fun sewing it for her