This week has been extremely busy around QPD. Along with work and now being a full time student again, I have been working on the stuffed reindeer for Green Bee Floral Designs. Last year my sister Naomi had me work up a pattern based off of her favorite Christmas decoration, a reindeer named Rudy. I …
Quilting Season Kicks Off!
Here in Northern Wisconsin it is officially winter. The temps have been at or below freezing for the last week. For me, cold weather means the end of gardening and yard work and the start of Quilting Season! To kick off the 2019 Quilting season I went with my mother in law, Laura, to the …
Where has the Summer Gone?
Good morning everyone! Time for another update from QPD. This week has been crazy-busy! You might remember from my last post that we were planning to put a new roof on the garage. Well, last weekend it was finally time. Garrick and I worked on it Saturday and Sunday, then I spent Monday morning finishing …
Welcome back everyone! I've had a bit of a hiatus from quilting while we adjust to some changes around home. The biggest change is that I started a new job. After six years with our local PD I applied for and was hired at our county Sheriffs Office. I couldn't be more proud to have …
Vacation Part 1!
Good Morning from cloudy Los Angeles! A while back I mentioned that I would be flying out to California while my sister goes to a Cinema Makeup boot camp. Last Thursday my dad, mom, youngest sister and I flew out of Minneapolis/Saint Paul and into LAX. Since Rosie's school didn't start until Monday we had …
Block of the Week Reveal!
Good morning everyone, and welcome to the final chapter of the Block of the Week Sampler quilt! The sashing and borders of this quilt go together quick and let the blocks speak for themselves. Are you ready for the finish line? Here is the final design! As with most of my designs, I made …
Blocks 29 & 30!
This week is our final block week for the Block of the Week Challenge! I would like to thank everyone who stuck with us and I cant wait to see your finished sampler quilts! Lets get straight to the blocks! This week you will need: (16) Blue/Neutral Half Square Triangles (16) Red/Neutral Half Square Triangles …
Blocks 27 & 28!
The finish line is in sight for our Block(s) of the Week Sampler quilt! This quilt will have a total of 30 blocks. Next week we will reveal 29 & 30, and I haven't decided whether I want to show the reveal with next week, or wait until the following week to post instructions to …
Basket Weave Stars!
This week I finished a baby quilt for my co-worker and his wife. This pattern has been in the design/revision stage for a while and it was time to get it done. This quilt finishes at 33" x 44" and is perfect for a baby/crib size quilt. YARDAGE: 3/4 Yard Purple 3/4 Yard Yellow 4-4 …
Blocks 25 and 26
We are so close to the end on this project, that I am going to throw in some more cutting instructions with this block! SASHING: FROM NEUTRAL FABRICS, CUT (24) strips 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" (7) strips 1 1/2" x 44 1/2" (2) strips 1 1/2"x 53" (Note: you may need to join smaller …
