Tagged: barn quilt

Quilts coming home! (Friday Foto Fun #129)

My quilts from the Spring/Summer 2019 are finally home!  These quilts left my home in January of 2019 and were shown at Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City in 2019.  Then these quilts traveled to different quilt shops around the country that wanted a trunk show as a part of Island Batik!  I’m so happy these quilts are finally back home to me!

Barn Quilt BOM Quilt Along Official Kickoff!

Today’s the day that the Barn Quilt BOM Quilt Along officially kicks off!  I am so excited to be quilting alongside some really awesome quilters and some really amazing hosts! There are two options that you can do for this quilt along, the full quilt or 3 mini quilts! This month we are focusing on fabric choices.  The quilt that I made is out of...

Magnificent Minis Challenge! (Friday Foto Fun #71)

The 2019 Island Batik Ambassador program officially kicked off earlier this month!  We got our boxes a little earlier this year and I had to tape my unboxing video rather than wait for a live reveal because I was just TOO excited to see what was in our boxes!  I posted the video to my Facebook page earlier this month, but in case you missed...

Inspired Friday (Friday Foto Fun #28)

Typically I balance my weeks with secret sewing and shareable sewing.  However this week, I did a LOT of secret sewing and very little (aka none) shareable sewing!  I can’t wait to be able to share some of the projects I have been working on with everyone in the (near-ish) future.  I did want to share a new project that I’ve given myself.  It shouldn’t...

Happy 4th of July! (+Games Done Quick)

Happy 4th of July! (+Games Done Quick)

Happy Birthday to the USA!!!  I hope everyone is having a safe and wonderful holiday. This week Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) is going on in downtown Minneapolis.  Games Done Quick is a bi-annual charity gaming marathon. Volunteers play games at incredible speed (“Speedrunning”) for entertainment. The event is streamed live online, non-stop, and all donations go directly to the charity.  The event will be...

Barn Quilt Block Tutorial

Barn Quilt Block Tutorial

I have no idea what this quilt block is called, but this is what I came up with for the #BCBarnQuiltSwap4 quilt for my partner.  It is made using Half Square Triangles (HST), a single Hourglass block, and no waste flying geese blocks. Here’s how you make the 16″ finished block with the colors referencing the block above: Cutting instructions: Dark Blue: Cut 1 -...