Block 4: Half Square Triangle Four Patch

Block 4: Half Square Triangle Four Patch

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 4 Half Square Triangle Four Patch. You can download the free pattern and receive a free video tutorial at the Fat Quarter Shop blog. For my quilt, 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 3: Picture Window

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 3: Picture Window

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 3 Picture Window. You can find the free pattern on the Fat Quarter Shop blog. For my quilt, I’m using a combination of Day in Paris fabrics 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 2: Nine Patch

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 2: Nine Patch

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 2, the Nine Patch. If you purchased a kit from the Fat Quarter Shop (#affiliate), you might want to do a little fabric prep. My nieces are 

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 1: Stripes

Ultimate Beginner Quilt Block 1: Stripes

Welcome to the Ultimate Beginner Quilt sew along! Today Kimberly’s going to show us how to make Block 1: Stripes. If you purchased a kit from the Fat Quarter Shop, you’re ready to cut and sew! This block is perfect to learn how to stitch 

Teaching Children How to Sew

Teaching Children How to Sew

I’m sewing along with the Fat Quarter Shop’s Ultimate Beginner Quilt and I’m teaching two of my nieces how to sew. Ms. M is a young career woman who has a sewing machine but hasn’t used it in years, and Miss A, who has a 

Christmas Village Mini Quilt

Christmas Village Mini Quilt

I planned to make a Postage Stamp Star pillow to coordinate with my Home for Christmas quilt. However, when I sat down at my sewing machine to construct the pillow, a squirrel ran across my path. (Okay, the only squirrel that ran across my path 

My First Quilt

My First Quilt

The year was 1980-something. I was in my mid-twenties when a friend asked me if I would take a quilting class with her. She loved vintage decor and couldn’t afford to buy a quilt, so she planned to make her own. Since I already enjoyed 

Christmas in July: Home for Christmas Quilt

Christmas in July: Home for Christmas Quilt

Welcome to Day 8 of the Twelve Days of Christmas blog hop hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict. Today I’m going to tell you how to make a Home for Christmas Quilt. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to enter 

Christmas in July: Postage Stamp Star Quilt Block

Christmas in July: Postage Stamp Star Quilt Block

This week I pieced a Postage Stamp Star quilt block. It’s a free Classic and Vintage block pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop. They also have a complete pattern for four quilt sizes, plus a beautiful Postage Stamp Star kit. You can find more details 

Choose Your Own Adventure Quilt: Pieced At Last!

Choose Your Own Adventure Quilt: Pieced At Last!

Today I’m definitely celebrating. Not only is it a long weekend for many people in the USA, but I also finished piecing my Choose Your Own Adventure Quilt. Perhaps you remember I started making this quilt last summer with the fun folks at Camp Oda