#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week14, Exercises 92-98

Just because I’m at Sewtopia, does not mean I forgot to do my art!  Week 14 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge!   I’m still chugging along through this book!   If you haven’t started yet, no worries!  The link up at the bottom of the post will be open all year so be sure to check back to see what other fellow creatives have made...

What to do with Abandoned Blocks?  (Friday Foto Fun #26)

Hello from Salt Lake City!  It’s been fun to get away to Sewtopia for this weekend, and I will be sure to give a recap on Tuesday.  Prior to leaving, I was digging through my sewing room and found my stash of abandoned blocks.  Most of these blocks were created with the 2017 Quilter’s Planner Weekly Blocks, but I only made the first 22.  I...

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...

#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week13, Exercises 85-91

Happy Easter!  Week 13 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge!   I’m still chugging along through this book!   If you haven’t started yet, no worries!  The link up at the bottom of the post will be open all year so be sure to check back to see what other fellow creatives have made with this week’s exercises.  Read more about the challenge here. Without further ado,...

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...

The Concept of Time-Poor (Friday Foto Fun #25)

Can you believe March is almost over?!  Where has the time gone?!  The concept of time-poor is something I’ve wanted to discuss for a while.  I keep saying and treating time as my most limited resource to get everything accomplished.  I apologize that this post is going to be a bit more wordy than usual.  Do you remember the Frame It Up v2 that I...

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...

#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week12, Exercises 78-84

Week 12 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge!   I’m still chugging along through this book!   If you haven’t started yet, no worries!  The link up at the bottom of the post will be open all year so be sure to check back to see what other fellow creatives have made with this week’s exercises.  Read more about the challenge here. Without further ado, here are...

Bee Hives!  (Friday Foto Fun #24)

It’s almost April, which means it’s ALMOST time for my turn to be Queen bee in both of my bee hives!  I’ve picked out my block, but I haven’t made a sample yet.  I think I’m going to go for a scrappy look.  But first I need to show off my blocks that I made for the Queens this month!  First up is this really...

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...