by Amanda | Jan 19, 2026 | General
So I’ve had this quilt in my UFO pile for just about a year now – not because it because it was a pain in the ass, or not fun to work on, but because other deadlines hit. How about you? Have you started something that you enjoyed and wanted to make, only to have...
by Amanda | Jan 8, 2021 | Community, Local Quilt Shops
Are you lucky enough to live near one or more local quilt shops? Did you know that many local quilt shops are closing? We lost 2 stores over the course of four months – PRE 2020 – stores which had been around for years. It was pretty crazy. I’ve heard the blame...
by Amanda | Jan 1, 2021 | General
Hello 2021! Begin with the end in mind, start out the way you mean to go, and so on – these are not just sayings to me – they are a way of approaching things which, if I’m being perfectly honest, hasn’t always been well received for some reason. I have always been one...
by Amanda | May 16, 2020 | Patterns and Layouts
Funny story – my pattern, Underwater Basket Weaving, started out as a mistake. No – the pattern wasn’t a mistake, but rather inspired by a mistake. I made a quilt (one of my first) for my oldest son following a pattern in a magazine. Thing about the magazines though…...
by Amanda | May 10, 2020 | Classic Blocks, Quilt Blocks, Tutorial
The blocks I picked for this particular round up are all easy to construct and as shown they are very basic. Since we are all somewhat limited in the ability to obtain new tools or supplies, I opted to do some blocks that would be easy to incorporate into a scrap...
