Hello...and Happy April! I meant to post a Happy Easter post this weekend; however, we had family visiting and I never even made it to the computer! I did have a chance to finish up my May and June blocks for the Blogger Girl's Block of the Month, so I'm all ready to start setting them

Happy Thursday...the week seems to be on fast forward as I'm trying to hold on to every spare minute of spring break! I've decided I probably won't finish even half of the things on my list, but that's okay. First I want to share a couple of book project photos from A Quilting Life: Creating a

Welcome to the S is for Stitch: 52 Embroidered Alphabet Designs + Charming Projects for Little Ones blog tour! I'm so happy to be here today to tell you a little bit about my friend Kristyne's wonderful book! If you don't read Kristyne's blog, Pretty by Hand, I must let you know I highly

Did you follow along with the Moda Friendship Quilt Along? I followed along and printed and saved my favorite blocks to make a solids quilt. You see, my very first quilt was made with three solids: a sky blue, a grass green, and a bright white. The quilt was a Double Irish Chain from

I had a few minutes to make some 9-patch blocks the other afternoon. The 9-patch was actually the first quilt block I ever made. When I was about 12, my mom picked up some charm squares from Cloth World for me.  I made two 9-patch pillows and used them as decorations on my bed...I'd

I finally had the chance to sew on the "next to last" border on my "Marcelle Medallion" quilt. The little cross blocks were so much fun to make, and the colors in this quilt just make me happy! I need to decide on an outer border and then I can finish this up. I really, really thought the Half

About a month ago I made a fun hexie pillow using Lori's "Hexie Half" ruler sized for charm packs. You can find the tutorial to make your own version of this pillow here. I thought it would be fun to have a little parade of a few other pillows made using my tutorial and Lori's rulers, so I

I really have been sewing--although it's mostly stuff I can't share yet. But I do have a photo to share of one the quilts from my book A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home. I needed some photos of a few of the quilts for an upcoming magazine article, and my wonderful friend Korindi

Happy National and Worldwide Quilting Day! Of course I had to celebrate by working on a quilt! My row-along rows are finally out of their project box and sewn together. I love each and every row, but I do believe the tulips are my favorite (with the baskets and houses following close

Happy Fabric Friday! I have a few pieces of "fabric inspiration" to share today--and then I have some informational links at the end of the post. So here goes! First is this lovely bundle of Avalon by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree and Company. I've made a few projects for Joanna using these fabrics,

Happy Wednesday! I'm finally feeling like I'm doing a little better--thank you for all the well wishes. Last night I finally had a little energy to sew and added two more borders to my "Marcelle Medallion" quilt. The border after the flying geese border is comprised of 92 "bricks," and I was

Lori's latest row features very cute tulip blocks--I couldn't wait to get started! Tulips have always been one of my favorite flowers, and these were fun to sew! I'm kind of sad this row-along is almost over because I have had so much fun combining fabrics and putting it all together. I'm

The Marcelle Medallion quilt from the book Liberty Love: 25 Projects to Quilt & Sew Featuring Liberty of London Fabrics is one of those quilts that you just can't stop working on. I wish I had a whole day to do nothing but work on this quilt, but my progress has come in bits and pieces over the

    Hello, and welcome to the Virtual Quilting Bee hosted by my friend Amy of Diary of a Quilter! If you are new to my blog please stay a while and take a look around, and thanks so much for visiting! I was absolutely honored to be asked to join in the Quilting Bee and had fun creating

Imagine being stranded while on a quilt cruise!  Actually, being stranded while on a cruise with unlimited Moda fabrics and basic quilting supplies soundls like the ideal vacation to me!  Of course, I would need my favorite notions with me too... First of all, I

Today I have a bundle of Locally Grown fat quarters to give away to one of my blog readers! The bundle includes 11 fat quarters of soft beautiful prints perfect for a little one's quilt! There are soft little chicks, sweet lambs, strawberries and flowers along with a couple of soft blender

I've finished up a few little things over the last week or so, and I thought it would be fun to share them together. Sometimes sewing little things is just what I need...small simple things are perfect for sewing when life is busy and schedules are tight.  I love making the Sweetwater

My scrappy trip around the world is a finished top! I LOVE this quilt. I had so much fun sewing the blocks together the other night. At first I was just going to sew a couple of rows, but you know how that goes...it really wasn't taking that long so I decided to finish it up! Here are blocks

 A week or so ago, my friend Camille wrote a post titled "Just Because." I thought it was the perfect title...because...well, sometimes you need to sew for no other reason than "because." Thursday was one of those days for me. I just needed to sew. To be surrounded by beautiful fabrics, to sort

Hello, Happy March 1st, and welcome to the third installment of the Blogger Girls Block of the month! Here in sunny southern Nevada March is coming in like a lamb which means we might be in for some windy weather and cooler temps at the end of the month--but that's okay because I'm never ready

It's time for another fabric giveaway, this time from ChristaQuilts!  Christa is a new sponsor who also writes a terrific blog with wonderful tips and quilt alongs! Christa is offering a $20 gift certificate to her store to spend on anything you want! Perhaps you may want to put it towards

It had been about 3 weeks since I worked on my #scrappytripalong quilt (#scrappytripalong is the hashtag being used for this project on Instagram--if you're on Instagram my user name is sherrimcconnell). About a week ago I sewed the remainder of my scrappy trip strips together, and last night I

Have you ever thought of mixing Comma by Zen Chic with Happy Go Lucky by Bonnie & Camille? What do you think about the combination of Boho by Urban Chiks with Avalon by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Company? The fabrics above are from three different Urban Chiks collections: 1974,

Lori's sewing basket row was so cute I had to make it right away! I have 4 favorite baskets...the two on the top, the red polka dot basket with the grey handle, anthe aqua basket with the pink polka dot handle. The fabrics for the basket on the left are from Happy Go Lucky by Bonnie &

I don't have any new blocks to share for my Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt, but I did finish sewing all the strip sets together for the remaining 24 blocks. This was actually a good thing to do, since it keeps me from changing my mind and cutting more strips from my stash. The amazing thing

It was a happy Monday today when this sugar cookie bouquet arrived to say "Congratulations" from C&T publishing (thank you so much everyone at C&T)! I have to be honest and let you know that 2 of the cookies are already gone...and they were delicious! I've been sewing and taking some photos

To say things have been a little crazy for me the first six weeks of 2013 might be a little bit of an understatement. Happily, though, I crossed a major project off my to do list the other day, and I'm looking forward to lots of relaxed sewing in the near future. I haven't made much progress

While I was away at Ruby's Inn last week a much-anticipated arrival was delivered to my home. I knew A Quilting Life: Creating a Handmade Home was going to arrive while I was gone, so my husband had strict instructions to stay home until it was safely delivered! It was wonderful to

Bright and early last Wednesday morning I traveled to beautiful Bryce Canyon, Utah for a quilt retreat. I was so looking forward to a fun "working vacation" with friends and family! My sister-in-law and her sister were attending as were several of my friends. The scenery never fails to disappoint,

Today I have a $35.00 gift certificate for one of my readers from Fashionable Fabrics! If you haven't shopped Fashionable Fabrics before, you will love their shop! They carry a large section of novelty fabrics and always have some fun finds in the remnant section. (Last I checked,

I just had to check in from beautiful Bryce Canyon...gorgeous scenery, fabric, quilting, and the nicest people... I took a class on sewing with laminates yesterday and learned a lot. Today I'm teaching Hopscotch and Abby's Treasure Box. Thanks so much for the well wishes! Hope this post goes

I'm getting ready to take a little working vacation with three of my favorite projects! I'm heading out with Hopscotch...(pattern by Camille Roskelley, fabric Vintage Modern) Sunwashed is also going with me...(pattern by Joanna Figueroa, fabric California Girl)   Oh, and Abby's

Boy...it was hard for me to pick my favorite Schnibble...I love them all and have about 5 that I seriously love a lot. When it came down to it...I could have picked any of them, but I decided to pick Ric Rac because I really want to make this one again...you see, I made it in reds, creams, and

Happy Friday! Welcome to Blogger Girls Block of the Month--the February Edition! (If you're looking for the My Favorite Schnibbles Parade, I'll be posting it later this afternoon). Block One was a lot of fun, and this month's block is a terrific design as well. So, I'm happy to present

So...it's probably no surprise what I'm working on today... I sewed 8 strip sets together on Monday, and today I'll be making Scrappy Trip Around the World Blocks. I love every block, but these two strip sets are definitely my favorite out of this batch! After I stitch these up, I'll have

Lori's house row was not really on the list yesterday... But as always, I found out that you can't make just one... So before I knew it... I had made all 5 houses. As usual, I used scraps from my Bonnie & Camille fabrics. I've used every line but their first so far, I'm going

I have four favorite types of blocks...baskets, stars, houses, and flowers. And guess what? The next Fat Quarter Shop Mystery Designer Block of the Month will have all of these types of blocks!   The quilt will be made using the Avalon collection by Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree &

I finished blocks 9 -12 of my Scrappy Trip Around the World the other day. Now I need to gather more strips, fast.   Of course I had to look at all 12 together. I can't even describe how much I love this quilt. It's just so scrappy and so much fun! I can't wait to finish it, but at

  I had a wonderful afternoon of sewing the other day...I finished 4 bindings, 1 backing, 4 new Scrappy Trip Along blocks, and 48 blocks for a new quilt! It's been pretty overcast here, so I'll get some photos as soon as I have some good light! In the