Hi there! I disappeared last week, but I've been working on lots of good stuff! First up is a video tutorial for the Quilt-Along : I hope that this is helpful for some of you!  If you don't have a pattern yet, click over here for a free download.  This is the ruler that I used [...]
Happy New Year! Â I'm excited to start the new year with a fun project with many of you!The above picture is the pattern cover that you can download here. Â I included fabric requirements and cutting instructions along with the pattern. Â In the next week I plan to have a video tutorial to help with piecing [...]
I've been thinking about the coming year, and how to make the most of this space with all of you! I'll be starting the new year off with a Quilt-Along right here, and in the Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along group on Flickr. Â It's a great place to connect with other quilters! This is [...]
My friend Jackie at Canton Village Quilt Works, is hosting a Block of the Month program, just for bloggers! Â She's invited a talented group of designers (including me!) to each design one block and over the course of the next year we will be posting instructions. Each month a pieced block tutorial will be offered [...]
Hi Friends~ I have not quilted my sampler yet. Â I'm still working out a plan, but wanted to share some resources for finishing just in case you need them to finish your quilt! Prepping a Quilt Back Basting a Quilt Straight Line Quilting Prepping a Binding Sewing Binding to a Quilt Hand-stitching a Binding I [...]
Hi friends! Â How was your weekend? Â Did you pack everything you could into those precious hours? Â I sure did! Â Joe and I had a great time celebrating our 11th anniversary. Â He had reservations to the restaurant that we thought we went to the night he proposed to me. Â Turned out to be a newer restaurant, [...]
Hi there! Â How was your weekend? Â We had a quiet family weekend, which was perfect after the last week of travel, and getting readjusted to life at home again. Â I'm thinking about school starting again and working out schedules for me and the kids! Â Two and a half weeks before we start back up again [...]
Hi there quilting friends! Â I hope you had a great weekend - we spent the weekend with family celebrating a wedding. Â More on that later, we have some blocks to make! First up this week is Mosaic #10, I've also seen these called Dutch Windmills: Here's what you need: 8 - 4" solid 8 - [...]
Hi friends! Â I hope you had a great weekend - it seemed like some of you took the weekend to catch up on blocks! Â I did some sewing, and worked on understanding wordpress more. Â Many of you have asked if I had help designing the blog - YES, I do not understand all the behind [...]
Happy Monday!  I have the blocks for our Simple Sampler - I hope that you are having fun, and maybe learning a bit too.  I've been tempted a few times to sew up all the blocks, but I have really enjoyed doing two blocks a week with you guys, so I haven't! If you are starting [...]
Hi Friends! Â I hope you had a great weekend - I was a working double duty all weekend with Joe backpacking up in the Unitah's. Â We had some special fun, a little bit of drama, and I stayed up late sewing too! Â I have blocks sewn up, and a few rows pinned for a top, [...]
Hi there!  We had a nice relaxed day yesterday to celebrate the 4th, and were up too late after watching the fireworks, but fun was had by all, and that's all that really matters!  Just in case you are starting now, these will catch you up -Simple Sampler Quilt Along Details (includes a pic of the [...]
