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14 03, 2018

Heartland Heritage — March

By |2020-01-08T06:20:16-07:00March 14th, 2018|Inspiring Stitches, quilt-along|3 Comments

The Heartland Heritage block for March is Star Bright. Star Bright is a cheery block with a few special units to make it a show stopper in any quilt. Those special units are the hourglass sections, and I thought I would share with you my process for accuracy in your quilt. As included in the [...]

14 02, 2018

Heartland Heritage — February

By |2020-04-20T15:38:58-06:00February 14th, 2018|Inspiring Stitches, quilt-along|3 Comments

The Heartland Heritage block for February is called Barnyard. Barnyard is a simple and sweet little Log Cabin barn with a patch of grass to set the stage.  The Barnyard block is fun to sew together with just a few basic shapes. Let's look at the one piece you may need to stop and think [...]

10 01, 2018

Heartland Heritage – January

By |2018-09-16T21:58:34-06:00January 10th, 2018|Inspiring Stitches, quilt-along|2 Comments

As promised, I'm back with a finished block! The Heartland Heritage January block is called Wildflower. Wildflower is one of my favorite blocks in the quilt too! It's worth repeating that the Heartland Heritage desk calendar has the pattern included. Each month you turn the calendar around to get busy at your sewing machine! I [...]

1 08, 2017

Bella Skill Builder with Fat Quarter Shop

By |2018-09-04T11:18:41-06:00August 1st, 2017|quilt-along|1 Comment

This month for the Bella Skill Builder, we made two BIG blocks! It's so fun to see the larger units come together into these classic shapes.    My color palette keeps surprising me too - I'm really happy with the greens in these blocks. I'm really looking forward to stitching the last few blocks up [...]

12 07, 2017

Bella Skill Builder – Month 5 & 6

By |2018-09-04T11:18:41-06:00July 12th, 2017|quilt-along|1 Comment

Earlier this month I was ready and excited to write this post...until I realized that I had made the wrong blocks for the month. Now I'm a month ahead AND all caught up! If you haven't seen the Bella Skill Builder yet, it's a fun sampler quilt with a variety of techniques and tools used [...]

1 04, 2017

Bella Skill Builder – Month 3

By |2017-04-01T09:29:21-06:00April 1st, 2017|quilt-along|0 Comments

Pineapple Blocks These Pineapple blocks were so fun to make, and I love the bright yellow that I selected to go in my quilt! Traditionally a Pineapple block is paper-pieced, however, with the Pineapple Trim Tool we are able to piece without the paper and square up as we go! If you haven't seen [...]

1 03, 2017

Bella Skill Builder – Quilt-Along

By |2017-03-01T07:57:57-07:00March 1st, 2017|quilt-along|0 Comments

Here’s a fun project for you – and a great way to add to your quilting skill set! The Bella Skill Builder over at Fat Quarter Shop is a fun sampler pattern that we are going to be sewing month by month, by my friend Sherri McConnell, and today is the second installment! The quilt has a [...]

1 02, 2017

Bella Skill Builder – Quilt-Along

By |2020-01-31T17:31:52-07:00February 1st, 2017|quilt-along|8 Comments

Hi there! Have you seen the Bella Skill Builder of at Fat Quarter Shop yet? There's a fun sampler pattern that we are going to be sewing month by month, by my friend Sherri McConnell, and today is the first installment! The quilt has a little bit of everything in it - so [...]

1 02, 2017

Modern Traditionalism – Simple Simon Modern Quilt-Along

By |2019-05-29T10:37:02-06:00February 1st, 2017|quilt-along|5 Comments

Modern Traditionalism Sometimes the idea of a modern quilt can be overwhelming, especially with so many variations of modern out there! I'm so glad to be a part of the quilt along hosted by Simple Simon and Company. Today I have some examples of Modern Traditionalism from my work, and I was inspired to make [...]

26 01, 2017

Layer Cake Pop – A Free Pattern from Fat Quarter Shop!

By |2017-02-06T09:17:36-07:00January 26th, 2017|finished quilt, quilt-along|8 Comments

Layer Cake Pop in Adventures Do you collect Layer Cakes without a plan? Or need a cute and quick quilt for a gift? Layer Cake Pop by Fat Quarter Shop is really fun to make and not so big that you can't finish at home! I was invited to make [...]

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