Quilting

I like making Christmas gifts and I like decorating my home in simple ways to celebrate my favorite holiday. This year I plan to give The Farmer’s Son quilt to my brother. And during July I’m going to make a Christmas pillow and start the …

I see so many fun quilt alongs on Instagram, and I’m so tempted to join a few of them. However, I have other fun things planned for June, so I’m reminding myself to embrace the joy of missing out (JOMO) — the opposite of the …

Beothuk Star Quilt designed by Sandra at mmm! Quilts

Today I’m celebrating a finished quilt with other quilters at Meadow Mist Designs, The Madd Quilter, and Confessions of a Fabric Addict. I made this Northern Lights quilt for my daughter from Terry Atkinson’s Lucky Stars pattern. As you can see, lots of bright batik …

The Hands2Help 2019 comfort quilt challenge is a wrap! I delivered two baby quilts and two burp cloths to Jack’s Basket. Marie, their operations manager, was kind enough to pose with my Baby Butterfly Patch quilt. I’m so glad I was able to complete my …

I’m so excited: I finally finished a quilt! Last night I added a navy binding to Baby Butterfly Patch. Here’s a peek at the pieced backing with my all-time favorite novelty print. As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, I modified the Butterfly Patch …

Do you ever feel like you’re moving at a snail’s pace? I do, and I didn’t finish my Baby Butterfly Patch quilt for April. Bummer! (Maybe my goal should have been to iron my husband’s shirts. Then I wouldn’t have wasted time moving them so …

Sandra at mmm! quilts is hosting a quilt along for her Beothuk Star pattern. So far she’s provided the fabric requirements and cutting instructions. If you’d like to join in, this is a laid-back project with some very fun fabric options. Check them out at …

Happy April Fool’s Day! I’m joining Bernie at Needle and Foot today to share a real life quilting story that makes me feel a little foolish. It’s time to embrace my imperfection and show one of my projects that didn’t go as planned. I’ve had …

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict challenged all the Hands 2 Help 2019 participants to share a few great ideas. Before I get to that, here’s the pieced quilt top I made to donate to Jack’s Basket! I can easily imagine a mom placing …