#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week11, Exercises 70-77

Week 11 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge! Thank you to my awesome blog readers for keeping me accountable.  I am actually impressed that I’ve made it this far consistently!  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...

Always Be Prepared!  (Friday Foto Fun #23)

I spent this week in Kansas on a business trip, and I’m finally going home today!!  I brought my Janome Jem Gold so I could sew from the hotel room at night.  It’s not the best setup, but it works ok.  I pre-cut all my fabric before the trip to prep it to be sewn, and I use the hotel iron and ironing board. I’ve...

Try a Technique – Fabric Weaving! 

This month’s Island Batik Ambassador Challenge was Try a Technique that was new to me!  The fabrics featured in this post were given to me by Island Batik and are a part of the Season’s Shades collection.  I decided to pick Fabric Weaving as my new technique!  I purchased these Wefty Needles over a year ago but never had the courage to try weaving.  Funny enough, I am...

#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week10, Exercises 64-70

Happy Spring Forward day for those of us in the US that observe Daylight Savings Time!  Week 10 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge! 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...

TGIFF!!! (Friday Foto Fun #22)

This week’s (early) edition of Friday Foto Fun is extra special since I’m hosting Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday!!!  It’s already Friday in some parts of the world, lucky them!  I can’t wait to see everyone’s finishes this week! My finish this week is my Fox and Friends Quilt by Sew Fresh Quilts!  This quilt top has been finished for SO LONG!  I realized last...

Twisted Ladder Quilt Pattern!

I am so excited to share my newest pattern with you today!  Introducing Twisted Ladder! Twisted Ladder is a beginner quilt pattern that is layer cake friendly.  The sample quilt is Terrain by Kate Spain.  I used the full layer for the quilt with two 10″ squares left over. 

#365DaysOfArtPBQChallenge Week 9, Exercises 57-63

Week 9 of the 365 Days Of Art Challenge!  I can’t believe it’s already Week 9, where is the time going?!  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....

Friday Fri-YAY Giveaway Day! (Friday Foto Fun #21)

I know this was a short week since I got home from QuiltCon Monday night, but it was a crazy long week!  I do have a few things to share with you!  Curated Quilts put out their call for entries for their next issue and it’s all about triangles! I can’t wait to start making a mini quilt with this beautiful color palette.   Please note:...

March Color Challenge Block!

Happy March! This month’s color is YELLOW!  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 an entire...

QuiltCon2018 Recap!

This year’s QuiltCon was held in Pasadena, CA this past Thursday to Sunday.  I traveled out there Wednesday morning and got home late last night!  I was also a Super Volunteer meaning I did over 16 hours of volunteering at the event! I look forward to going to Nashville in 2019 and Austin in 2020.  It was a super packed few days, so this is...