Author Archive | Brooke Sellmann

shopping trip goodies

wip – work in progress

What do you spy?? Over the weekend, we took a run up to Grubers…. sometimes you just need a break when you are sewing….or just living life…. here are the contents…. what jumps out at you?? fun packages in the mail make my day!! these are from Alison Glass’ Field Day collection what to make, […]

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pink owl fabric

pink elephants and a giveaway

Remember these fabrics?? and this design idea?? I began by cutting my squares of the owl print…. next I laid out some 2.5 inch strips ….what do you think?? my strips are sewn on with some white posts and now the blocks are ready to sew into rows… Here is my completed top…what do you think?? I […]

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alison glass project

finishing and a winner

Let’s begin today by announcing the giveaway for this week….Tabitha!! Email me at brooke@sillymamaquilts.com. Congratulations!! It is happy dance time here! My paper piecing project is done! This sneak peek will have to do for now…. I had a request for a custom nursing cover… here is my test….like it?? Here is the custom one… […]

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sewing room

wip (work in progress)

Does life ever seem to get away from you?? Sometime…due to deadlines or my own doing…. my cutting table begins to look like this… it was time for a major putting away…organizing time!! I was also motivated by a visit with my bestie…. if you have been around here for awhile, then you know about […]

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paint fabric

paint and a giveaway

A bit ago I saw a facebook request from Carrie of SUCH designs for help with her new fabric line – paint…. here are the fabrics I was sent to play with and design a prayer flag…. I decided to design some paper piecing… I really, really liked how these turned out! as I began […]

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field day fabric

winner and some paper piecing

hello Friday!! let’s begin by announcing the winner of the giveaway this week….Carrie P!! Congratulations! email me at brooke@sillymamaquilts.com this week, I have begun a new project using these Alison Glass fabrics… I laid out the fabrics and pattern…. finished the center block…. making progress…. what do you think?? do you like paper piecing?? off […]

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so happy charms

so happy – Work In Progress

so happy together by Deena Rutter…I have been holding on to this charm pack for almost a year…oh my! I decided on a simple, but fun tablerunner…. love, love this solid ombre fabric from Riley Blake!! I am using it sparingly….but thought a star would be perfect in this runner….don’t you think?? since this is […]

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pink owl fabric

designing and a giveaway

Do you design quilt projects?? Have you ever tried it?? Do you like it?? I personally enjoy designing quilt projects… I am currently working on a project using these fabrics…what do you think?? Do you like them all together or would you weed out a couple?? I would love to hear your input… The main […]

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iced blue placemat

blue iced flowers and a winner

so let’s announce the winner first…. Sandie is this week’s winner!! congratulations!! email me – brooke@sillymamaquilts.com remember these lovely fabrics?? I made this placemat…actually have one more to finish for a set of two… I then created this set of two mug rugs…do you like?? as my final project – a tablerunner… I must admit […]

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garden party tango

WIP – garden party

so I am working with a bit of garden party tango fabric by Melissa Ybarra of Iza Pearl Design… I have made some half square triangles… I am experimenting…what do you think?? I did a mug rug…but then again you probably guessed I would… since all this is a Work In Progress…I am linking up […]

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