This past week has been hectic. One of our local towns was having an event so tourism traffic through our area was crazy. It was a long week at work between my shifts, court and a meeting, but that's not all we had going on. We also got the new ceiling in our living room …
Month: February 2019
Block Eight
Welcome back to our Block of the Week challenge! We are at block eight 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 …
Garden Chain and Remodel Update
We've had a busy week around home. The remodel is in full swing which means that the dining room is in the entryway and my living room is in my kitchen. So far we have everything torn out, including a half-wall/pass through, which is being made into a cased opening. The cased doorway is all …
Nine Patches and Remodeling
Over the weekend I started cutting strips and block kits for the pattern "Garden Party". I got all 100 Garden Posey blocks kitted up and ready to go, and also got the strips cut for the alternate nine patch blocks and pieced setting triangles. The accuquilt really does make cutting faster and more accurate for …
Block Seven
Welcome back to our Block of the Week challenge! We are at block seven 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 …
Cutting and Kitting
This week I have been working on design. I have four quilts that are mostly designed in EQ. I'm not sold on color placement and alternate blocks for some yet. Three of these are string quilts, which is exciting and necessary, due to the overflowing string bins that are waiting for a project. At least …
Free Block Pattern: Heartstrings
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), …
