Some of you may remember back in October 2011 that my sister, Paula, came out to visit me in California. During that visit, we put together two lap sized quilts – one for me, and one for her. These quilts were made up of blocks we had both made over the course of a year. [...]
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A Little Quilting Motivation
Rhonda at Quilter in the Gap is hosting the 2012 Finish-A-Long. I just discovered her blog, so I (unfortunately) missed the sign up for the first quarter…BUT, I’m going to play along unofficially and in April I will be sure to get on board. Rhoda has some great sponsors and giveaways in store, and {of [...]
Resolved to Sew 2012
Ali and Sandy at Very Berry Homemade are hosting a fantastic giveaway and all they want to know is: What are YOUR sewing resolutions for 2012? I thought this would give me an excellent opportunity to write down my goals for quilting for 2012…so here goes! 1. I joined my very first block of the [...]
Woven Ribbons – A Quilt for Mom
*All photos in this post may be clicked on to enjoy a larger view Now that Christmas is over, I can share with you the quilt I made my mother for Christmas! Despite its smallish size (41.5″ X 58″) this lap quilt was a bear to piece. I call it Chocolate & Raspberries, but it [...]
Working Hard to Finished my WIPs for 2011…
I have a lot to do if I am to complete my quilting projects for 2011. I love having several quilts “in progress” at any one time, but I sometimes have a tendency to have too many unfinished projects before jumping into a new one. I made myself a promise at the beginning of November [...]
Bright Holiday Coin Quilt
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view This quilt was actually completely pieced way back in 2009 when I joined a quilt-a-long through a Flickr group. But, it has taken me this long to actually sandwich and quilt the darn thing! I was still a very new quilter when I [...]
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
Stay tuned for the finished quilts!
Sew You Wanna Quilt? – Stitching and Pressing
Welcome to the seventh installment of the Sew You Wanna Quilt? series My apologies for the late posting of this edition. Please note that all photos in this post may be enlarged by clicking on them. Today’s post is all about stitching and pressing – it is time to learn how to piece fabric to [...]
Sew You Wanna Quilt? – Delayed posting
Those of you looking for the next installation of the Sew You Wanna Quilt? series will have to wait for another week – my deepest apologies. This week really got away from me and then yesterday and today I am doing a Quilt Shop hop with a friend (we’re planning to visit five shops today!). [...]
Sew You Wanna Quilt? – Cutting Your Fabric
Welcome to the sixth installment of the Sew You Wanna Quilt? series Last week I encouraged you to choose a first project and buy your fabric for it – and this week I am going to talk all about cutting fabric. When I first started quilting, this was the scariest part of quilting for me! [...]
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