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 | Mar 19, 2020 | Community, Quilt It List
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...
by Amanda | Mar 16, 2019 | Community, Quilt It List
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!...
by Amanda | Jan 18, 2019 | Patterns and Layouts, Quilt It List
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...
by Amanda | Oct 2, 2018 | Patterns and Layouts, Quilt It List
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...
by Amanda | Jun 22, 2018 | Quilt It List, Techniques and Tools
Hey there! Glad to have you back for more Tending Grandma P’s Flower Garden – yay for English Paper Piecing and handwork!! If you missed the first post, check it out here. As I mentioned before, I have tried where possible to assembly line this project. I don’t...
