Guys, it has been many weeks since I last purchased new fabric. I am not shunning them - just trying to use the fabrics I have as I am running out of room for storage, and moving into a larger house to accommodate my fabric collection is not an option. This is probably why I have been making more scrappy quilts than I have in the past. I was so happy when I received for review the book "Seems Like Scrappy" by Rebecca Silbaugh. The patterns can be made with any 'scrap collection' you may have: … [Read more...] about Use all your scraps!
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New patterns on Etsy
Phew! I finally sat down long enough to write a couple of patterns as I had promised. You can find the following patterns on my Etsy store Quilterly: Snow Buddies Table Runner... and Turkey Day Wall Hanging. The PDF patterns are fast to download and easy to follow. So, if you would like to get started on your Thanksgiving and Christmas projects, check them out! Come back tomorrow to see the newest block for our City Girl Sew Along. Until then, keep sewing... … [Read more...] about New patterns on Etsy
Civil War Quilts
It is a gray day in Utah today. Although I am quilting a bright quilt (not ready to show yet), a part of me wants to snuggle under a quilt and read a good novel. Not cold enough to light up the fireplace, but still this is what I feel like doing now (before the kids get back from school!). So I am taking a break from quilting for a few minutes to share with you this book I saw the other day: Civil War Remembered by Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene, formerly from Country Threads. All the … [Read more...] about Civil War Quilts
Scrappy Fat Quarters
I have a lot of fat quarters, many of which I purchased a long time ago and have not used because I love the fabrics and don't want to cut them! My determination to use the fabrics from my stash as much as possible before I buy new fabric is forcing me to pull those favorite pieces out and (OMG!) bring the rotary cutter next to the ruler, all along thinking "I am going to regret this!". This is probably why I have been so attracted to books with ideas for using fat quarters (see my review of … [Read more...] about Scrappy Fat Quarters
Scrappy Summer Quilt
Just finished my donation for our quilt guild auction. What do you think? The picture is not too good as I took it tonight, but it should give you an idea. It was based on a design by Jillily Studio, then I added the vine, flowers, leaves, hearts, and the scrappy border. Red and blue buttons around the vine make fun berries. It is 44.5" square. The quilting is pretty detailed, which you can see on the next picture. Between the vine and the border I quilted hearts, strung close together. Below … [Read more...] about Scrappy Summer Quilt
Slow going
Until school starts next week, it is difficult to find a couple of hours to stay in my studio to work on the projects I have going on: 1. Scrappy bed quilt (see picture of what the center will look like, not yet sewn...) 2. Table quilt for quilt guild auction - am quilting it already but decided to add more applique - due 9/5 3. Christmas row quilt - need to finish last two rows by Sept 5th 4. Double wedding ring bed runner - got more fabric and need to put additional blocks together 5. … [Read more...] about Slow going