[This post may contain affiliate links. Please read material disclosure on the bottom of this page.] One of my Valentine's Day decorations this year is featuring a different color scheme. I decided to make this Valentine's angel heart quilt for my wall using simple blocks and easy design. What do you think? I have a tutorial below with links to the blocks. This is Love Dance, the mini quilt that is hanging on my kitchen right now. I used leftover fabrics from my quilt Joyful from the … [Read more...] about Make this Valentine’s angel heart quilt
White daisy quilt is my new bedspread.
I am ahead of the game! "Sassy", the white daisy quilt is my new bedspread and I could not be happier. My husband had to be assured that we would get it back before Spring came around because he could not wait to see it on our bed. "Sassy" measures 76" x 89-1/2" and the blocks finish at 12". I used the Fresh as a Daisy collection by Maywood Studio and love how it turned out. The colors and textures of these fabrics are amazing... The blocks are very easy to make so I am sure that once … [Read more...] about White daisy quilt is my new bedspread.
Fall leaves become an easy panel quilt
The snowplows have been working all night to clear the roads of the many inches of snow we got. The sky is still melting into white powdery stuff, but I have other colors on my mind right now because of the fall leaves easy panel quilt pattern I have just released. "State of Mind" is the name of this fall quilt pattern and I am in love! The panel is from the Nature Narratives collection by Hoffman Fabrics, which will be in quilt stores this coming April. It features my favorite season of … [Read more...] about Fall leaves become an easy panel quilt
Owl Panel Quilt made easy using pre-printed fabric
Next week I am releasing my owl panel quilt pattern called "Kinship" featuring the Hoffman Fabric's Call of the Wild pre-printed fabric, this one called S4722-126 Birch. I fell in love with this wintry scene and had to design a pattern for it. I have seen many pre-printed panels through the years but it took me a while to begin designing patterns with them. I am careful to add borders that enhance the panel, bring some of its colors to the 'outside', and frame the artwork as a gorgeous … [Read more...] about Owl Panel Quilt made easy using pre-printed fabric
How to make quilts super fast using cake mix.
While I am recovering from my second surgery in three weeks (Yikes!), I am catching up on naps, reading, and searching for new recipes on the internet through my phone. To spice things up a bit I decided to try typing while lying down. Lookit! It works! I will give you a tip on how to make quilts super fast using cake mix but first, indulge me! Since I can only nap for so long, I am revisiting the book Miracles by C. S. Lewis. He is one of my all-time favorite authors and his logic keeps my … [Read more...] about How to make quilts super fast using cake mix.
Best desserts we loved this Christmas
How was your Christmas? I hope everything went smoothly, the food was awesome, and the company cheerful. My oldest son and his two boys could not come home this year, so my husband and two younger sons (19 and 18) enjoyed a quiet and fun Christmas. We even played cards all afternoon on Christmas day (say, What???). What a memory to keep! Let me show you the best desserts we loved this Christmas. Because it was just the four of us, there was one dessert for Christmas Eve and one for … [Read more...] about Best desserts we loved this Christmas