In the month of August for the Heartland Heritage pattern we are making the Sweet Pea block! The Sweet Pea is a just that! A cute little block that adds a pop of color in your quilt. Sweet Pea I adore this sweet little block, and how quickly it comes together. Making the flying-geese units, [...]
In the month of July for the Heartland Heritage pattern we are making the Sewing Machine block! The Sewing Machine is a favorite, full of whimsy and lots of little pieces. Sewing Machine I can hear you thinking -- Wait...little pieces? Skip! Those are the worst, so fiddly and easily lost in my space. I [...]
Looking for some extra sunshine? Our Sunshine block is the perfect dose of happy in a quilt! I love  the simplicity of the Sunshine block from the Heartland Heritage pattern. Sunshine Sunshine is made with half-square triangle units, which is hopefully second nature for you by now! Having three fabrics in the block makes it [...]
Last fall I started talking about a Graduation quilt with Ella, our oldest. She and I looked through Pinterest together so I could get a feel for what she liked. Ella has lots of quilts, but none that she really gave direction for. For Graduation I wanted the quilt to be one that she would [...]
We are in the home stretch of the Comfort Quilt quilt-along and I'm excited to see the quilts come together! Let me know where you are in the process in the comments below. Week seven Check in: I caught up! I sewed 30 large and 60 small blocks over the course of the week. I'm [...]
How's your Comfort Quilt coming along? I'm still behind, but it's not going to beat me! My kids finished school last week, and we've had a bunch of extra fun happening too. I will catch up with all of you! Week six Check in: Again, I'm not going to let it upset me. Just need [...]
I'm still behind in the making of blocks for my Comfort Quilt, but not worried! I will continue to sew as times allows. Week five Check in: I completed the blocks that I started for week four. Last week was graduation. With that we have had extra events and family in town, and my sewing [...]
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We are half way through the Comfort Quilt! Assuming you are on schedule, of course. I am not quite on schedule, but I'm ok with that. Let me know in the comments where you are at with the schedule. Week four Check in: I selected and chain pieced the 30 blocks that I needed to [...]
The Heartland Heritage block for May is the Puppy Love block! It's such a fun block to sew up too! Puppy Love Once all the cutting is complete, I like to lay out all the pieces in the block formation. Being a visual person it helps to see how it will come together. Â Bias [...]
How's your Comfort Quilt coming? I've loved seeing the variety of fabrics, and blocks too. Be sure to use #ComfortQuiltQAL in your online posts. Week three Check in: I got all caught up! I made 10 of each block size, as prescribed in the Throw size schedule. And I cut all of the low volume [...]
How's the Comfort Quilt coming for you? I'm loving all the block images on Instagram! If you aren't on IG you can also post in my facebook group here. Week two Check in: To be totally honest, the last week was super full and I've fallen a little behind on the schedule. I did piece [...]
