WIP Wednesday
Before Christmas one of our LQS had a grab bag sale. I bought 2 bags of 2 1/2 inch batik strips. Each bag was named Java Collection – lots of different shades of brown, green…
A Quilting Journey
My Sewful Retirement
XO Mini Quilt
I made this mini quilt last night. I was inspired with a beautiful quilt by Megan over at Canoe Ridge Creations. She has a tutorial for her quilt. Megan’s quilt measures 42 x 52 inches and…
Green Bay Packer Christmas
My hubby grew up in northern Wisconsin and his family are big fans of the Green Bay Packers. I made this adorable wall hanging for my mother in law. The wall hanging measures 23×35 inches.…
Jumbo Churn Dash
I was reading a few online articles discussing what makes a quilt modern. I’m drawn to modern quilts for their use of walking foot quilting, straight line quilting, impact of using solid colored fabrics and piecing…
Holly’s Tree Farm Tablerunner
Today was another busy day! I did manage to get another gift finished this afternoon. I really love the simplicity of patchwork table runners. Using charm packs makes the process even quicker. I used the…
Christmas Jingle Placemats
It’s Christmas gift crunch time in my sewing room! I’m trying to finish up my homemade quilty goodies so I can get them in the mail this weekend. One of my SIL plays the piano,…
Catching Up
I hope everyone who celebrates Thanksgiving had a blessed and enjoyable day! We traveled to Texas to spend turkey day with two of my kids. I was grateful to spend time with them and their friends.The…
Christmas Projects and Sampler Update
I was able to work on more of my hst sampler blocks on Sunday. Block 4 : Friendship Star – another fun and easy nine patch block! HST 4 -Friendship Star Block 5 – Shoo…
HST Sampler
Amanda who blogs here is hosting a quilt along! The quilt along is a 9 block sampler using half square triangles (hst). This is my first time participating in a quilt along and I am…
Charming Halloween
I have an obsession with charm packs! I am constantly buying them. Charm packs are inexpensive and a great way to see all the fabrics in particular line. I’m always amazed with projects others have…