Happy Valentines Day! Today I thought I would make something festive to share with you. I decided on a set of two valentines themed coasters. This is the design I came up with. For this project you will need: Pinks/Purples/Reds: Strings (8) 2" Neutral Squares (4) 2 1/2" Neutral Squares (2) 4 1/2" Square backing …
Coral Reef Pattern Release!
Good Morning Everyone! I am excited to announce the release of another pattern, Coral Reef! I have been wanting to make a quilt with coral fabrics for a while, and decided to pair them with aqua, dark blue and neutral. I used this picture, from ARS Technica, as inspiration for the colors. You can see …
Block Six
Welcome back to our Block of the Week challenge! We are at block six already, but there is still plenty of time to join in on the fun if you haven't yet. This weeks block will use: (8) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangle Units (8) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangle Units If you pieced all of your …
Sewing Retreat Packing List
Good morning everyone! This week I turned in my registration form for an upcoming craft retreat. This will be my third time at this retreat, and I have gotten a lot accomplished both times I've been there. One of the ways to make sure you get things done at retreat (or any quilt related outing), …
Free Motion Quilting Practice
Do you ever want to work on something that isn't a "project?" I have several quilts in various stages of completion but the other day I didn't want to work on any of them. I had a day this week where I just wanted to practice some free motion quilting designs. So, instead of doing …
Quilting Progress
On Friday I had the chance to get Sunflower Fields basted. I can pin smaller quilts on my table but for anything couch size or larger, I talk my in laws into giving up their living room for the afternoon. My mother in law generously donates her time to help my get the frame set …
Block Five
Welcome to Block Five of our Block of the Week project! Each block in this project will be a 16-Patch (4x4) pieced using Half Square Triangle Units. Note: If you made all of your Half Square Triangle blocks after the Introduction post, you can scroll down to the portion of the post for block assembly! …
