Quilts and Sewing

Ok. If you never take heed of any of my tips but this one, that would be okay. (Not really, I give awesome tips, so you should definitely listen to them all….but this one is really, really helpful) When starting a Pattern, any pattern, honestly, …

Nope. Nope. Nope!! A Miniature Quilt, in fact, means much more work in a teenier space! Here’s a quick glimpse of a Miniature Quilt I worked on for a Competition Show this May. The Competition was to create a Miniature Quilt that had no pieces …

Here’s another older finish that I thought I’d show you all. Trying to show some of my COVID makes to catch up a bit. Remember when I showed you the Wedding Quilt Modern Bliss in Blue? And remember how I told you about how this …

It is so very refreshing to be able to work on Wedding and Baby Quilts!! I love happy occasions! A Quilt for Benjamin was made for my cousin Mary’s baby. He got it a little late (admittedly, after his first birthday…..) but there were a …

Often, while reading patterns, using die cutters, laying out patterns before cutting, and doing other general sewing and quilting things, fabric anatomy gets brought up. Don’t get too caught up by the lingo, as it seems a bit more complicated than it needs to be. …

Here’s an older finish that I thought I’d show off a bit. This was yet another Wedding Quilt for a family member gifted in 2018…how have I not posted this here yet?! This was for my cousin Jonathan and his wonderful wife Amy. What was …

Another Finish for you to see!! This one is an Original Design by me. This is a Baby Quilt made for my cousins who are Parents-To-Be, the baby girl is due in July and the baby shower was mid-May. This was finished along with Wild …

Quilt is sandwiched and tied. Now it’s time to bind it. There are several ways to bind, but for this quilt, I wanted to roll the backing to the front. The reason for this was that I wanted to bring some of the navy fabric …

Ham and Cheese? Peanut Butter and Jelly? Nope! How about a Quilt Sandwich!! Once the top is finished, you have a few options. If you have time (I definitely did NOT) you could prep your top for a longarmer or quilt the top yourself, either …

Next step after assembling all of the blocks is to assemble the actual rows that make up the Quilt Top. This was the layout (below) that I had come up with and labelled the blocks accordingly. To assemble the top, I needed to put the …

So, umm…let’s talk about this deadline. The Wedding was May 13th. The Quilt was done in time and gifted! She loved it. Having said that, I want to catch you all up on the rest of the process…..and yup, I’m totally going to make you …

Quilt Countdown: 28 Days As you know, I am creating this Quilt using a beautiful pattern by Sharon Holland called Firelight. I have altered the pattern slightly, in that, I am making it larger than the pattern’s largest size….so not a real modification, but definitely …

I’m adding a new Count Down up here. lol Quilt Countdown: 29 Days I want to take a moment and just say, that if you are starting out, please don’t get overwhelmed. I’m showing the whole process with this particular Quilt as its typical of …

I realize as I type this, that Part 1 of this Instruction was started in November (ooooh boy) and this Quilt’s deadline is May 13th. I’d love to say that I’m just behind on the blogging part, but no….this quilt hasn’t been worked on since …

I am often asked about the whole entire process of making a quilt. In times B.C. (Before COVID), in my Sampler class, I taught the entire process and we even finished one whole quilt, but not every one has the time to commit to such …

I get a LOT of people asking about my Studio space. I’m going to show off my old Studio here. Remember that what works for one person, may not work for another. I have found that I have adjusted, tweaked, rearranged, added and removed things …

If you’ve been following my Saga of the Quilt Seeds (ooh look! a conveniently placed link to that article right here. lol) you’ll know that I was trying to finish up a large quilt for my cousin’s wedding along with a baby quilt for my …

As you guessed by now, when you get engaged in my family, you get a Quilt. I am so blessed to have a family who loves and appreciates my craft. They love these quilts and treat them as the heirlooms that they were intended to …

Oh yes. The Magnum Opus. Several years ago (maybe ten?) my cousin Mary got engaged (yay!) but wasn’t going to get married until after she finished school. At the time, she was just starting her Master’s program and was planning on getting her Doctorate. For …

This was a fun one. My two cousins (sisters!) both were having their first babies (both daughters!) about three months apart. How Exciting!!! (I’m not going to tell you how old they are now….so how long ago these quilts were made…..but I will say this: …