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...
by Amanda | May 8, 2020 | Techniques and Tools, Tutorial
Hi there! This is a quick tutorial on how to use the No Waste Method for Flying Geese. This method will yield 4 geese units, so it is often my go to method. It’s pretty simple so here we go! To start, you will need one larger square which will be the color of your...
