I would like to thank FaveQuilts for designating my blog as one of the top 25 quilting blogs of 2017. You can see the full … Read More
Happy New Year!
I thought that I would jump on the bandwagon and share my best nine of 2017. I hand selected mine though because I didn’t like … Read More
Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century
I’m so excited about this new book, Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century by Riane Menardi, Alissa Haight Carlton and Heather Grant. I can’t wait … Read More
A Second Gingerbread House
I couldn’t resist making another! I found this sweet gingerbread man fabric on Etsy right after I finished this block design last week. I wasn’t … Read More
Cookie Cutter Angel Pattern
I thought that I was done creating new blocks for my Christmas quilt for this year. I had even packed them away in their box. … Read More
Trade Winds Pillow-Free Pattern
Today I am sharing a free pattern for this Trade Winds Pillow on the Aurifil blog! I wanted to design a simple project that showed … Read More
Penny’s Completed Little House on the Prairie Quilt
Penny finished her Little House on the Prairie Quilt! I am so proud of her. I didn’t allow my daughters to sew their blocks until … Read More
Utility-Style Quilts for Everyday Living Blog Tour
Welcome to my stop on the Utility-Style Quilts for Everyday Living blog tour! Sharon Holland, known for her fabric designs for Art Gallery Fabrics, has written … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Blocks and Musical Note
Penny continues to be determined to finish her quilt this year so that it can hang at our local library for the textile exhibit in … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Chalkboard and Dove in the Window
I hope you aren’t tired of seeing this smiling face because she has two more blocks to share with you today and her final two … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Blackbird and Shirt
Wow, as I just scrolled through the Little House on the Prairie posts, I saw my daughter grow up right before my eyes. I can’t … Read More
Seam Rippers for Sale
My husband has fired up the wood stove in the barn and made some gorgeous, double ended seam rippers on his lathe. They are hand … Read More
Quilt Block Collection Blog Tour
I was happy to be invited to join the Art Gallery Quilt Block Collection Blog Tour hosted by my friend Sharon McConnell of Color Girl … Read More
Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 16 Block Tour Road Rally
Thank you for stopping by on the Block Tour Road Rally! Here in New England, a chill is in the air and winter is approaching. … Read More
Gingerbread House
I’ve been wanting to design a gingerbread house block for awhile but it was difficult to decide how I wanted to draw it and what … Read More
Cocoa with Peppermint
Every year, as Christmas approaches, I pull out my Christmas stash and make one or two new paper pieced block designs. My Christmas quilt is … Read More
High Tension
This quilt is called High Tension, inspired and named after high tension wires, of all things. I sort of like the fact that I was … Read More
Mod Triangles Runner
Earlier this summer, I made this Mod Triangles Runner from my Improv fabric collection. It has a similar feel to my Triangle Toss Quilt Pattern … Read More
Garnet Block in Quilt Top Layouts
Yesterday, I shared a free pattern for a Garnet Pillow on the Aurifil blog. You can find that post here. I thought it would be … Read More
Free Garnet Pillow Pattern
How would you like to make this pillow? I am sharing the free foundation pattern on the Aurifil blog today! I designed this pillow to … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Eagle Feather
This is the second block in the Little House on the Prairie Sew Along that corresponds with The Long Winter. It’s been funny reading about cold … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Winter Window
Penny is really getting into planning her poses with these blocks! Flips and hanging from the trapeze bar are her big accomplishments for this summer. … Read More
Apple Bushel Basket Block
Fall is in the air. I am starting to see lots of back to school pictures showing up on line and the apple farm down … Read More
Negativity Quilt
I just finished up this new quilt that I am calling Negativity. Why Negativity? I feel like the focus of this design is the negative … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Lone Star in the Night Sky
This is the final block to correspond to By the Shores of Silver Lake. In one of the passages, Laura talks about a star in … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Wild Geese Flying into the Sunset
Penny and I have been reading By the Shores of Silver Lake, so it was time to make block 11 in our Little House on the … Read More