Category: Feature

May Color Challenge Block!

This month’s color is GREEN! If you want more details on the challenge, read about it here. Jen from Patterns by Jen designed a block that can be made in 6″ and 12″ finished. I opted to make all the blocks 12″ to match the blocks I designed. You can get Jen’s block pattern from her blog here. The goal of the challenge is to...

Fall Into a QAL

Fall Into a QAL Announcement!

Join me along with a dozen other bloggers in this fun quilt-a-long adventure this summer to get a Fall theme quilt completed by the end of the year! So what exactly is a Quilt-A-Long? A Quilt-A-Long (or QAL) is a quilt you make following a host who posts each step on a schedule.  You share your progress and in this case you will get entered...

April Color Challenge Revisited  

April is almost over which means you only have a few days to get your blocks in for prizes!!! I am reminding you that the April Color Challenge link up is OPEN!!! YAY!!! Make sure to head over to Patterns By Jen’s blog to link up. If you missed the kickoff of the challenge, you still have time to make something ORANGE and enter! Read...

2018 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop

Welcome to Week 2 of the New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop!  This is the second year I have participated in this awesome blog hop!  I learned from and met a lot of amazing quilters that I hope you will visit as well! During this blog hop, YOU will have a chance to win some amazing prizes from the sponsors of this blog hop, more information...

Vintage Quilts Inspiring New Creations!

My favorite quilt block variation is the star block including the sawtooth star, the Ohio star, and really any shape of a star! This month the Island Batik Ambassador Challenge was to dig into the history of quilting and create a quilt inspired by the history.  The fabrics featured in this post were given to me by Island Batik and are a part of the...

Sewtopia SLC 2018 Recap 

Do you ever feel like you need a recovery after a super fun vacation?  I am still recovering from Sewtopia and trying to get caught up with my day job and everything that I missed while I was away.   So what exactly is Sewtopia?  Sewtopia is a sewing retreat that is now offered 3 different times during the year: in the spring, summer (new this year), and fall!  The fall...

My Curated Quilts Mini Submission

Curated Quilts is a quarterly publication of quilts which follow that quarter’s theme.  There is a gallery of quilts, a few articles, a pattern or two, and a mini quilt gallery.  The mini quilt gallery are mini quilts that are submitted from the viewers during the call for submissions timeframe.  The volume 4 call for entries was during the month of March and followed the...

April Color Challenge Block!

Happy April Fools Day! This month’s color is ORANGE! If you want more details on the challenge, read about it here. Jen from Patterns by Jen designed a block that can be made in 6″ and 12″ finished.  I opted to make all the blocks 12″ to match the blocks I designed.  You can get Jen’s block pattern from her blog here. The goal of the challenge is to have...

March Color Challenge Revisited

Can you believe March is almost over?!  I am reminding you that the March Color Challenge link up is OPEN!!! YAY!!! Make sure to head over to Patterns By Jen’s blog to link up.  If you missed the kickoff of the challenge, you still have time to make something YELLOW and enter!  Read about the March Challenge here. This is my 3rd yellow block using...

Metro Rings Mini Quilt

I love mini quilts so much and mini quilt swaps are my absolute favorite!  A few weeks ago I signed up for an Alison Glass mini swap.  I figured this was a great opportunity to use some of the Alison Glass fabric that I love and have been saving.  I’m trying to actually use my fabric that I love rather than hoard, so this was...