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Wholecloth Quilting (Friday Foto Fun #143)

This month’s Aurifil Artisan Challenge is to create a wholecloth quilt. I did a similar challenge last year as an Artisan, see my project here.  Windham sponsored this challenge and provided Artisan Cottons for us to use in our quilts!

Slice & Stitch Challenge!

I am so excited to be this month’s Slice & Stitch challenger! Slice & Stitch challenges are a combined effort between Aurifil and Olfa, and this year Michael Miller stepped in to provide the fabric! Each challenger is given fabric, thread, and an Olfa tool to create something fun! For the challenge, I received Aurifil’s Sardinia Pink Color Builder box (with 50wt spools in colors #2410 Pale Pink, #2425...

Aurifil Artisan Challenge: Favorite Thread Weight

This month’s Aurifil Artisan Challenge is to showcase our favorite thread weight!  Using the correct thread weight for your project is critical to get the finished results you desire.  Aurifil has multiple different thread weight offerings.  The smaller the number the thicker the thread.

Aurifil Artisan Challenge: Molly Bag!

As an Aurifil Artisan, I’m participating in a few challenges throughout the year.  This month was a Bag Making month!  I really LOVE bags, but normally I’m terrified by the instructions and all of the hardware and cork or vinyl.  So when I signed up for this challenge, it was to push myself to make a usable bag that was more than just a tote! ...

The 5 Color Challenge!

I am finally at a state in the move that most of the things that I need are unpacked and put away.  There are still boxes of miscellaneous things that don’t have a place yet.  Hopefully, we can be fully unpacked by the holidays with everything in a proper place.  The latter is going to be the hardest part!  Because my parents came and helped...

Wholecloth Mini Quilt Challenge!

This month’s Aurifil Artisan Challenge is to make a Wholecloth Mini Quilt! Paintbrush Studio Fabrics provided a half yard of Painter’s Palette Solids fabric to make the mini.  The colors provided to the Artisans are the 2019 trending colors and each color was given out at most twice!  I got Mink, it’s a really nice tan neutral color!

Mistletoe Magic Pillow: Christmas Collection Blog Hop

Today is my day to share my project from Masterpiece Quilt’s Christmas Collection book! The Christmas Collection has a lot of fun festive projects ranging from coasters to full-sized quilts that can be used year-round with some slight modifications to the color palette.  My project is the Mistletoe Magic Pillow!  This is one of the patterns that can be a quilt or a pillow and...

Ready. Set. Go! Challenge (Friday Foto Fun #81)

Are you ready?  Go go go!!!  I feel like that with the AccuQuilt Cutter!  You can read about my first impression of the cutter in my blog post earlier this month.  This quilt was so fun to make and so fast!  This month’s Island Batik Ambassador Challenge is to create a square baby quilt using the AccuQuilt Cutter.  The fabrics and AccuQuilt Cutter showcased in...