Top 9 Reasons to Visit Your Local Quilt Shop
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 be...
2021: A Year of Quilt It List Goals Met!
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...
Featured Quilt Pattern: Underwater Basket Weaving
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…...
Quilt Block Tutorial – 6 Simple and Fun Classic Blocks
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...
No Waste Flying Geese 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...
Stuck at Home? Here’s a Free and Easy Quilt to Make!
Am I the only person who feels like they’re being held hostage? C'mon… staying home is awesome any other time - seriously - I will totally make things up to stay at home. Family of introverts here.... The goal was to have this post up a few days ago, but I will admit...
3 Simple Steps for Quilters: From Overwhelm to Inspiration
Are you struggling these days with finding joy in the day to day? Is that impacting your creativity and inspiration? You’re not alone… I believe we can safely assume that every person is struggling to some extent with this very thing. For me, spending too much time in...
It’s National Quilting Day! Top 10 Questions for Quilters
Today is National Quilting Day. You may or may not have known that – if you’re on this page I’m guessing that you did. I’m also guessing you’re on an email list or two from your local quilt shops talking about what they are doing to celebrate. Yup. I said celebrate!...
My Heart’s Desire – A Valentine’s Day Project
Okay - so in my quest to create a wall hanging for each season (we have wall space but not much else), as well as making an effort to use some of the scraps and the fat quarters I’ve picked up over the course of time, I decided to throw together a Valentine’s Day...
Lessons I Think are Worth Sharing from Day and Night
So I have this history of making gifts for my family for birthdays and Christmas. Though not always a hit, I have preferred to make gifts for people. Quilting has become a great option as people seem to like receiving them. Choosing the right fabric and patterns are...
