It’s big. It’s reeeeally big. Right now it’s 106″ x 95″. My goal is for 104″ x 93″ when it’s all washed so I went just a bit bigger… and it’s BIG! But I love it. I really can’t wait to see this one all finished. I’m a bit scared about tackling the quilting on [...]
I just finished up another baby quilt. I’d mentioned before that this color scheme was requested so it forced me to leave behind the comfort of my orange or pink. I am so pleased with the results! I really find this quilt so vibrant and bright. I hope that it is well loved! The back: [...]
I was thrilled and honored when Kristen & Beth from Sew Mama Sew contacted me asking if I’d like to be on their editorial board for the next couple of months… Yes, please! They did an amazingly nice intro post about me today. I’ll be doing a sew along for them next month so I [...]
I’m part of another quilting bee and Katy sent along some really beautiful Liberty fabrics. I had never worked with them before and they really were so lovely. After making a more traditional styled block, I couldn’t stop myself from using scraps to give them the wonky log cabin treatment. A mini quilt just appeared [...]
Almost done here… just the binding left. What will I do when I run out of Heather Ross dogs?? I love them so. Good thing I just bought more in dark yellow & orange because you can’t find the blue anymore… My mother requested a quilt and sent me loads of fabric to make it [...]
I finished a new baby quilt for some friends whose last name is Sparks. It’s such a good last name, that I’m using it for the name of the quilt! This is another gender neutral one ’cause they are waiting to find out. I love how this quilt came out. It’s sort of a mini [...]
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Kristen and I started a virtual quilting bee called Block Party and I was lucky enough to “get” the first month. This is the fabric that I sent: I’m starting to get some blocks back and I’m LOVING seeing them all together!!! Can’t wait to see what all the other ones will be like!
I’ve decided that the winter-y blocks I started a bit ago will make up the quilt that will be my project for Project Improv. Progress is being made! All of the blocks were improvisationally pieced and I love the process. I’m pretty sure I’m going to make this into a king sized quilt so there’s [...]
I started this very simple baby quilt a while back in 2008, but I just finished it, so I’m counting it as #1 for 2009! The little baby girl who this was made for, was born a couple of weeks ago at only 29 weeks due to risk to the mother’s health. Luckily the doctors [...]
