Happy Monday! Today I have a fantastic giveaway from Trina at the Rustic Rooster Quilt Shop! Trina is a new shop owner who had always wanted to open a quilt shop. In fact, her desire to open a shop is one thing that helped her during her struggle with breast cancer. Once treatment was complete

While in Wisconsin at the quilt retreat last week I had the opportunity to do a lot of visiting, a lot of learning, a lot of laughing, and a lot of eating...and, of course, quite a bit of sewing. One of the projects I worked on was my Painted Ladies quilt (pattern by Joanna Figueroa of Fig

  Hello, and welcome to my stop on the Diamond Traditions Blog Tour where you'll have a chance to win a copy of Monique's latest book! Monique has now written three wonderful books, and her rulers are some of my "can't do without" quilt tools. I really do use her "Fit to Be Quarter" ruler on

I just returned home from a delightful quilt vacation in beautiful Wisconsin. I'd never been to Wisconsin before and came home ready to move there! While traveling to a few area shops I was able to see the most beautiful countryside--farms, fields, barns (even a barn quilt), and gorgeous lakes and

I just realized I never showed the finished pictures of the baby quilt I made a few weeks ago. I thought the quilting was absolutely perfect for a sweet baby girl...lots of flowers and feathers! The Anne Sutton Moda fabrics and the Riley Blake border print went together beautifully. It

Happy June...I know we're half-way through the month, but it seems like I'm just getting started with my June organizing goals. I like to organize in January and again at the start of summer, and this week I've been busy making quilt kits from my own stash! My Simply Color jelly roll will soon be a

Well, today is the day...you can leave a comment here to enter to win a copy of my book (International winners will receive an e-copy)! The book has 19 projects--2 bags, 3 table runners, 1 table topper, and 13 quilts ranging from wall hanging size to large lap/twin size. I really wanted to write a

Hello again! Thanks so much for following along! Today's blog tour stop is at Kristyne's of "Pretty by Hand." Kristyne is a fellow C&T author--I was lucky enough to meet her in Houston. We were standing in line together waiting for a SchoolHouse session and suddenly realized we both read each

There are just a couple of more stops on the blog tour--it will be finishing up on Wednesday. Today you'll be visiting with Amy Smart, an incredibly inspiring quilter. I've also been following her blog for several years, and also had a good time visiting with her at market in Salt Lake City and

There are just a few more stops on the blog tour, and today's stop is at Anna's blog. I've been reading Anna's blog since I first started blogging, and I also met her for the first time in Salt Lake at market! We were able to see each other this year in Portland as well. Anna's blog is

While at International Quilt Market last month my friend Kaitlyn shared with me a new bag pattern, the Carry On! Travel Bag designed by Annie Unrein. I immediately fell in love with the design, and when Kaitlyn told me a small sewing machine could fit in the bag for travel...well...that's all

Today's stop on the tour is at Lissa's blog. Lissa, or ModaLissa as you may know her is an incredibly amazing person and quilter. Her love and passion for quilting has inspired everyone who knows her. If you don't already follow her blog, you should. Her blog is always a treat of knowledge,

Welcome to Day Four!  Today's stop on the blog tour is over at Judi's! Judi and her husband own Green Fairy Quilts, an on-line shop, and Judi is another blog friend I've met in person; in fact, she lives just about an hour away from me and has quilted several of my quilts! She is

Welcome to day three of the blog tour for A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home. Nanette and Sinta have shared some wonderful ideas...and today Jodi has some fun things in store too! Jodi is another good friend I met pretty soon after I started blogging. We've been emailing about

Good morning! Welcome to day 2 of the blog tour for my book A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home ! Today's visit is with Sinta from Pink Pincushion. Sinta and I have been blogging friends for a few years now...and I have enjoyed every minute working with her on the Schnibbles blog parades. It

Happy Monday! Today kicks off a little blog tour for my book, A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home.  Not only do you have a chance to win a copy of the book at each stop on the tour, but you also get to learn how the amazing quilters on the tour get organized to make sure they are able to

June has arrived, and I'm wondering what happened to May! I hope my June days are a little less hectic than my May days...but we'll see...my son graduates from high school next week, and I have a little traveling to do! Even more crazy is the thought that July is next month! Anyway, happy June, and

Hello...Happy June 1st! If you're looking for the Schnibbles parade it will be posted later this afternoon. This morning I'd like to share the final blocks from the Blogger Girl's Block of the Month quilt designed by Monique Dillard. I have had so much fun making my blocks in blues and

A quilty picture...because I have a hard time writing a post without some quilty goodness! Today I'm happy to announce a giveaway from Fabric Fly! Sharon from Fabric Fly has a $50 gift certificate for one of my readers! In addition, Fabric Fly is offering 10% off your entire purchase through

Yesterday I started a baby quilt for my daughter to take to a baby shower on Saturday (yes, I know...I was cutting it close)! I was actually planning on a simple design, but then I decided to use Heather's new book and ruler as a basis for my quilt (I kind of combined two of her designs from the

Earlier this year I was pretty much smitten by the "Marcelle Medallion" pattern by Alexia Abegg found in her book Liberty Love: 25 Projects to Quilt & Sew Featuring Liberty of London Fabrics. I meant to take a long time with this project, but as I completed each additional border I just wanted

Spring was pretty busy...and my Bee blocks started to pile up! So the first sewing I did after returning home from market was to play catch up for Sinta and Calli! First I made Sinta's blocks, and I have to say I'm absolutely in love with this block. Sinta's modern Dresden blocks were based on this

Welcome to the fifth post in my Moda Bella Solids-Along Series. I have three more blocks to share! This is Kate Spain's block pieced using Bella Cobalt (9900-227) and Bella 30's Blue (9900-25). You can download the pdf here. Next I pieced Kathy Schmitz's block using Bella Mango (9900

It's no secret that I love all things Moda...and as usual, the Moda booth and new designer fabrics did not disappoint. Here is one of the new quilts by Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic using her new collection Barcelona. And here are a few other new Barcelona quilts. The Barcelona

Happy Wednesday! I thought I'd start off today's post by sharing the three Moda bundles I couldn't live without from Sample Spree. Clockwise from left are Simply Style by V & Co., Potluck by Sandy Klop, and Sunnyside by Kate Spain! My Moda booth post is almost finished, and I'll share it

It's always fun to see the booths--especially when you are able to see the transformation take place from a messy convention center with forklifts and boxes and packing materials strewn all over the floors to a beautiful showroom with inspiring booths. First up is Allison's booth (Cluck, Cluck,

I'm home from a whirlwind trip to Portland, Oregon for the Spring 2013 International Quilt Market! Portland is a beautiful city, and I truly appreciated the cool temperatures, cloudy skies, and light rains. I have quite a lot of photos, so I'll break it up into a few posts. Today's post

Happy Wednesday! How are your solids blocks coming along?! I've been having a lot of fun with mine. This week (because you know it changes every week) my favorite Moda Bellas are the ones pictured above (from left: Amelia Orange, Peony, Daffodil, Peacock, and Amelia Pink).  And

The last week has been busy, busy, busy with end-of-the year activities (we have a high school senior--which pretty much explains most of the craziness) and International Quilt Market preparation. I feel like I've been here and there but not really any one place for very long--if that

Every quilt has two stories--the story of its making and the story of the maker during the process. We piece some quilts quickly, and they are finished in an instant of our lives; however, some quilts (as we all know) take a little time. Today I finished one of those quilts that took quite a

Introducing..."Cross Roads"...my very first pattern release! (And...I'm currently working on four other patterns which will release after market). When I saw this gorgeous bundle of Road 15 by Sweetwater for Moda I set to work immediately--my quilt design was waiting for the

Happy Saturday...today I'd like to share another quilt from my book A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home. This is Water Lily...created with Moda's Good Fortune by Kate Spain. This is a quilt that was truly inspired by the fabric--I received a Layer Cake of this collection and was

Thanks so much to everyone who visited the May Day Schnibbles parades on my blog and on Sinta's blog. We had over 60 entries! And as usual we have some prizes to announce (all prizes picked by the time-tested method of Random.org). If you are a winner please email me your mailing address. Carrie

Happy May Day! And welcome to a Parade of Vintage Schnibbles..."Hat Trick!" First, though...I need to announce that next month's pattern will be "Gentle Art." This is a pattern I've been wanting to make for a long time...and while mine isn't finished yet, Sinta has a beautiful version on her blog.

Welcome to my Block 5 post of the Blogger Girl's Block of the Month! (If you are looking for the Schnibbles parade...that will post later this afternoon, so be sure to check back). To download the pdf for Block 5 click here. Remember...Monique is only going to have the patterns available

It seems like just the other day I couldn't believe that April had already arrived--and now it's nearly over! During April we have beautiful weather here in southern Nevada, so I'm trying to take a little time each day to sit outside and enjoy the spring before it's time to hibernate inside for the

Hello! Welcome to the third post in the Solids Along (a series of quilt block posts using the Moda Friendship Block patterns)! I hope you're planning to make some or all of these blocks with your favorite solids--it will be so much fun to see the finished projects in the parade. This weeks

. Since I'm frantically trying to finish up the last market quilt, today seems like a good time to mention some of the things going on over at Craftsy. I've been writing articles and posts on a variety of quilting topics, and many of them have now been posted. Here is a link to the quilting

It was one of those whirlwind weekends...crazy and busy in a fun way with lots of time with friends and family! The beginning of this week is going to be more of the same as I'm finishing up the last of my quilt market sewing. (I can't believe I'll be leaving for market in just over three