A Quilt Finish for Christmas: Mama’s China
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view I am really happy to finish this bed quilt just in time for Christmas. With its cream background and lots of red, it strikes me as a holiday...
View ArticleA Year in Sewing – 2012
1. VintageHoliday.Folded0001, 2. TahitiToteInGiraffes.Detail, 3. Swoon.Label, 4. BlushQuilt.FrontHanging, 5. MamasChina.Crumpled0001, 6. CompanionStarFriendship.OnRail, 7. RockinRobin.Front, 8....
View Article2013 Finish-A-Long: First Quarter
The 2013 Finish-A-Long is being hosted by Leanne at She Can Quilt and it encourages sewists to finish what they started! There are prize giveaways at the end of the quarter. I played along in 2012...
View ArticleA Winter Pillow – Brrr!
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view. This is my first ever pillow. I’ve wanted to make one for awhile, but I had no idea really how to do it. I decided to join the Threadbias group...
View ArticleQuilting Last Week in January
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view I’ve had a productive month in quilting. I managed to finish the Brrr! pillow as part of a sew along on Threadbias (I think it looks cute on that...
View ArticleReverse Applique Heart Pillow
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view Happy Valentine’s Day a little bit early! I joined the Pretty in Patchwork: Holidays Sew Along at Threadbias at the beginning of the year and...
View ArticleA Little Care Package – Stitched & Filled With Love
My sister is facing another surgery soon…and so I decided it was time to put together a care package to remind her how much she is loved and to lift her spirits a bit. I decided to make a wide mouthed...
View ArticleStarlight Quilt in Lilly Belle
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Sometimes there are times we require a great...
View ArticleSpring Vine Table Runner
*Click on any photo to enjoy a larger view I’ve been having a lot of fun over on Threadbias stitching along with the Pretty in Patchwork Holidays group. This month our project was to create this sweet...
View ArticleKool Kaleidoscope Quilt
*Click on any photo to enjoy a larger view I finally finished this very Kool Kaleidoscope quilt which I made using Ricky Tims’ book. The process is much easier than it looks (I actually pieced the top...
View ArticleQuilts for Boston
The Boston Modern Quilt Guild is doing something really, really special. Quilts for Boston is a relief effort by the Boston Modern Quilt guild to make quilts for those that have been directly affected...
View ArticleDrawstring Gift Bags
I love Threadbias which is a on line community of sewists, and earlier this year I joined their Pretty in Patchwork Holidays Sew Along. We’re using the book Pretty In Patchwork Holidays by John q....
View ArticleMedallion Quilts…and a Special “Round Robin” With Friends
Have you ever heard of a medallion quilt? Here is a definition: Medallion quilts are defined as quilts with a center area of interest surrounded by a series of borders. The center can be a pieced or...
View ArticleVintage Modern Flower Girl Quilt
*Click on any photo to enjoy a larger view This is my most recent quilt finish – a bright, happy, summery quilt which uses Camille’s wonderful Flower Girl pattern and Bonnie & Camille’s collection...
View ArticleBeachy Retro Table Topper
*Photos in this post may be clicked on to enjoy a larger view. Sun and sand; white fluffy clouds in a blue sky; turquoise seas; sand dollars and red crabs….it all takes me back to my roots in New...
View ArticleA Churn Dash Summer Quilt
*Click on any photo in this post to enjoy a larger view Whenever I think about churn dash quilt blocks, my mind goes to ice cream…and then, naturally, to summertime. So when the I looked at the Baby...
View ArticleA Vintage Pillow from Simply Retro
I’m still quilting along with the Simply Retro Sew-A-Long sponsored by Jana Machado (visit the dedicated Flickr group to see projects from the book Simply Retro). I decided to make a smaller version...
View ArticleModern Chevron Pillow for my Sister
Just about a month ago, I enjoyed an amazing visit with my sister, Paula. She spent two weeks here in California and we not only relished the perfect, sunny days and lavender fields, and delicious...
View ArticleModern Diamonds Lap Quilt
*Click on any photo to enjoy a larger view. It has taken me a bit of time to finish this lap quilt which measures a generous 59″ X 63″ and uses the awesome Lario collection by 3 Sisters for Moda. I...
View ArticleDapper Table Runner
*Click on any photo to enjoy a larger view I am continuing to sew along with the Simply Retro group sponsored by Jana (visit the Flickr group to see all the great projects from Simply Retro by Camille...
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