Sew Let’s QAL Block 4!

Block 4 of Sew Let’s QAL is released today!  Read all the details of the QAL here.  Don’t forget to bookmark my quick links page for easy access to all of the designers’ and hosts’ blog posts!  Block 4 is all about spools of thread and it was designed by Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting.   She designed 2 different versions of the block and I...

Sewtopia 2019 Recap!

I was in Salt Lake City this past weekend for the 11th Sewtopia!  It was a fun weekend with friends and some fun classes!  Sherri Lynn Wood and Karen Lewis were the instructors for this year, and I learned a lot.  Sherri Lynn Wood taught an improv angles class.  I still think improv is not my thing, but it was fun to learn how to...

AccuQuilt Cutter: First Impression (Friday Foto Fun #79)

Happy Friday!  Last weekend, I did a live stream on Facebook using the AccuQuilt Cutter for the first time.  AccuQuilt is one of the industry sponsors for the Island Batik Ambassador program this year, and they sent each of the ambassadors a Ready, Set, GO! kit.  Our April challenge is to make a baby quilt utilizing the AccuQuilt cutter.  I had never used a die...

Sew Let’s QAL Block 3!

Block 3 of Sew Let’s QAL is released today!  Read all the details of the QAL here.  Don’t forget to bookmark my quick links page for easy access to all of the designers’ and hosts’ blog posts!  This block is designed by me!  Rulers are such a key tool to quilting, I knew I just had to design a ruler for this quilt!  Remember that...

My BFF Oliso (Friday Foto Fun #78)

My best friend while quilting is my Oliso Iron, so when I was contacted to write a review for the iron I was ecstatic!  I was given a brand new Oliso TG1600 Yellow Iron in exchange for my honest opinion about the iron.   The pink one in the photo below is my own personal Oliso.  The TG1600 comes in both pink and yellow. Some of...

#The100DayProject Starts Today!

I am joining in this year on the 6th annual #The100DayProject!  The 100 days of what, you ask?  This is a global project that takes place online each spring that people work on some creative project of their choosing for 100 days straight.  Anyone can join and it’s not too late because today is Day 1!  Read more about it at the100dayproject.org. You know I’m...

Vintage Reimagined Challenge! (Friday Foto Fun #77)

It’s almost April and I’m squeaking in a close to last minute finish for my March Island Batik Ambassador Challenge!  This month we were tasked to create a quilt that was inspired by vintage quilts!  The fabrics showcased in this post were given to me by Island Batik as a part of their ambassador program.  I used the Ohio Star as the basis of my...

Sew Let’s QAL Block 2!

Block 2 of Sew Let’s QAL is released today!  Read all the details of the QAL here.  Don’t forget to bookmark my quick links page for easy access to all of the designers’ and hosts’ blog posts!  This block is a Quilt Along Mug by April of JANDA Bend Quilts.  You will need to go to April’s post to download the pattern for this block. ...

Project Quilting 10.6 – Craving Chocolate (Friday Foto Fun #76)

I finished my project!!!  I was this week’s Project Quilt Sew-lebrity!  I can’t wait to see your finished projects, too!  This week’s prompt was “Craving Chocolate”, read about it here.  It’s like Trish KNEW I loathe brown, so I struggled a bit to figure out what I wanted to make!  I had seriously considered making a poop emoji, but thought I should make something MUCH...