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How to Make a Friendship Quilt

Sometimes life calls for quilts...sometimes friends, family, and loved ones need to be wrapped in our love...even if we can't be with them. And sometimes people need to be wrapped in the love of more than one person...and when those times come a friendship quilt is in order. I've had the privilege of putting together several of these friendship quilts and I love each and everyone.  But with each quilt I've learned a little something to make the next quilt even better and today I'm ... View the Post

Quilting· Tutorials

First Aid Quilt (FREE PATTERN!)

  I literally started this quilt last January and I honestly don't quite know why it took me so long to finish it, because it has become one of my very favorites. It's a modified plus quilt pattern that I am calling "The First Aid" quilt block and it is basically made like a nine-patch block. It's simple to make using six fat quarters and the best part is, I put together a free PDF pattern for it so you can make one too! Quilt measures approximately 66" by 66" ... View the Post

Quilting

Free Quilting and Sewing Planners

These  quilting and sewing planners are one of those projects that has been on my to-do list for the last couple of years, but I finally had some time over Christmas break to sit down and design what I have wanted to get myself organized for 2017. Here are my sewing and Quilting planners to get my thoughts on paper and get so I can get to work in the new year! First up is the sewing planner....so I can keep track of all the sewing projects that I want to make. I've already printed out about ... View the Post

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Halloween Mini Quilts–Part II

At the beginning of October I got the idea to make some modern mini quilts to hang up for decorations around the house.  And then one day I stumbled upon some darling quilt blocks from a quilt block of the month club (I think it was in Arizona???) and knew they would be the cutest mini quilts. The original designs were paper pieced, but I decided to change them up to use bigger sized blocks and not paper piece them. So, I got out some graph paper and went to town sketching. I have spent the last ... View the Post

Quilting

Halloween Mini Quilts–Part I

At the beginning of October I got the idea to make some modern mini quilts to hang up for decorations around the house.  And then one day I stumbled upon some darling quilt blocks from a quilt block of the month club (I think it was in Arizona???) and knew they would be the cutest mini quilts. The original designs were paper pieced, but I decided to change them up to use bigger sized blocks and not paper piece them. So, I got out some graph paper and went to town sketching. I have spent the last ... View the Post