hello Monday! last week I had an idea that I could use my Cricut maker for… you might remember that I have made Advent Calendars that had Merry Christmas embroidered on them… I have my rows already to go… but needed the Merry Christmas for the top panel…and I am not fast at embroidering… I […]
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little explorers project + giveaway
hello Monday! so I know that I started last week a post on the Cricut Maker + Easy Press… and I promised a post today on the same topic…. BUT…. this fabric arrived this week… let me tell you my story about this… so a couple of weeks ago, I visited the quilt shop in […]
looking for my mojo – wip linky party + giveaway
hello Wednesday! sometimes…life is so busy and chaotic that you just need to take a break… when we returned from our vacation…which included driving two vehicles out West, one with my daughter’s stuff for college, getting her settled and buying a few pieces of furniture… I just needed a “me” project…with no deadlines or guidelines… […]
blue and green quilt project + giveaway
hello Monday! and if you live in the states…Happy Memorial Day! a few weeks ago…my Mom was here visiting… and since we don’t get many opportunities to sew together… I thought it would be fun to pull fabrics from my stash and make a quilt top together… we decided to use the pattern Yellow Brick […]
expanding my horizons + giveaway
hello Monday! this past week I received word that I have a new project opportunity! I did this fabric pull for my project… my first step was to make background squares… I am super excited to see these all come together… this is going to be a fun project! so how do you feel when […]
wedding quilt + giveaway
hello Monday! an upcoming wedding in our family means it is time to make a wedding quilt… I pulled this gorgeous pile of neutrals… I plan on using these heart applique blocks too from my bestie! I decided to use this new pattern from Cluck Cluck Sew… it was super easy to cut pieces for […]
utility style quilts + giveaway
hello Monday! have you seen this new book by Sharon Holland?? I came home from Fall Quilt Market with a copy of this book! what a great resource – not only great projects, but lots of great tips and advice for the beginner and experienced quilter… Sharon has a great tour going on…so make sure […]
saturday sew day + giveaway
hello Monday! so this past Saturday….I did something I haven’t done for years…and it was so, so good… one of my friends…who lives close by, came over to sew for the day… we each worked on our own projects… but the conversation and the opportunity to ask someone else’s opinion was awesome!! I decided to […]
marine blue and burgundy quilt + giveaway
hello Monday! so…when I was out visiting Ashley… we finished picking out the fabrics for our quilt project… or should I say the project she wants me to make 🙂 so here are the fabrics for the top and the pattern we are using… I am looking forward to piecing this project… and here is […]
t-shirt quilt + giveaway
hello Monday! so once again…I am working on another t-shirt quilt… I like to leave about 1 inch around the design on each of my t-shirts… I also like to frame each design with a border of 3.5 inches and then can always trim it later if I need to… I have this many done […]