When I first started quilting...it terrified me. I imagined that there was "one right way" to quilt and that if I didn't know how to do it right....I couldn't do it. But over the last 2 or so years that I have made quilts I have come to realize two things-- (1) There is no right and wrong way of quilting (just ask quilters how they press their seams!) and (2) it doesn't have to be a perfect quilt to be loved. And this pink quilt is no exception to the imperfect quilt fact----but I know it ... View the Post
Down the middle quilt…
I have been making a few quilts lately. This one was a gift.....for a friend who loves all things bright colors! It made me branch out a bit more than I normally do with colors....but I think I need to do that more often because although the fabrics are not usually something I would put together I do I love how bright, cheery and fun it looks! I just did a simple strip quilt with a piece of main fabric down one-third of it. And I do love strip quilts...because they are fast! I did the ... View the Post
Coral, Gray and Mustard Quilt
I have talked about this before but I really am trying to use up fabric that I currently have as well as break into the scrap pile more often than buying new fabric. And it's been good for me (and the budget!). Before I would buy fabric that I "loved" and then look at it 3-4 months later and think "hmmm...I am not sure why I bought that." And then it ended up sitting in piles and piles. But no more! My fabric stash is down to 2 bins (that is a huge accomplishment!) and the eventual goal is ... View the Post
Scrappy Strip Quilt
One of my goals this year is to "use up my stash." And while going through my scrap bins a couple of months ago I found 2 quilt kits that I bought um.....probably 3 years ago? (best guess) This is the first of them...and I will show you the second a bit later (it's not quite done yet). Sheesh....it's a good thing I am doing clean-outs....you never know what in the world I am going to find in the way of fabrics. Well, the fabric was there all neatly packaged up....but I couldn't ... View the Post
A Halloween Quilt.
A month or two ago I decided to clean out the fabric scrap bins (yes, it is embarrassingly bins). So, I went through all of them and started sorting them by color. I threw away small pieces (I know some of you are cringing right now), gave away two grocery sack of others...and then got down to one bin of my own! Major improvement. And when I was done the oranges and grey scrap piles ended up next to each other...which made me think it was time to cut them up into a Halloween quilt. Which ... View the Post
Indian Summer Quilt Along–Finishing your Quilt Top
Day One--Cutting Your Fabric Day Two--Making Your Quilt Block Today we are going to be finishing up our quilt top! Wahooooo....it's always an exciting day to finish up a top. Let's get started....remember the pattern? The first thing we need to do today is to put your blocks together into rows. Lay out all your blocks as seen above, but this time you will need to add your 7 1/2 by 2 1/2 white pieces that you cut on day 1 (they are your pieces shown on the right in the picture ... View the Post