For the Pretty in Pink Bee June Blocks we got make Wonky Scrappy Log Cabins with the most delicious fabrics! It was fun because I really hadn’t seen most of the fabrics before. That is one of my favorite things about bees…getting to work with so many different fabrics. It adds to my growing list […]
Pretty in Pink and Pretty great meeting modern quilters Read More »
The Bee Modern Swap is coming to a close…just one more month left. It’s been bitter sweet filled with fabulous fabrics and interesting ideas, but lots of lost members for who knows what reason. I don’t want to judge, I’m sure that they have very good reasons for not being around anymore. It’s just that
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So I found a fun new pattern (new to me at least!) that I might actually buy. It’s going to cut into my fabric budget and that pains me, but it would be worth it if the dress would actually look cute on me. Then I could use some of my pretty fabrics for actual
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There’s never enough fabric. Never enough sewing. And there are never enough groups on Flickr! 🙂 So I’ve added to the chaos a bit and started a new group devoted to all things Flying Geese Blocks. After making the blocks for Tacha for Bee Modern and searching through flickr for inspiration, I realized that there
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I received my fun giveaway winnings! She was so prompt in sending them out! The book is great for fat quarters and has given me some ideas. And the fabric is not something that I would normally buy, so it’s fun to have it. I especially love the polka dots! It was so fun to
Look what came in the mail! Read More »
This is a tutorial on one way to make a nine patch block. The Nine Patch is one of the most basic blocks used in quilting and it’s very helpful to be able to make it well. It is the starting point for many other designs. This will help you perfect the Nine Patch and
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I finished a custom set of burp cloths for a friend of mine who just had a little girl. I haven’t made any burp cloths for a few months and I wanted to try something slightly different than my previous ones. I still used a double layer of flannel, but I wanted to showcase some
Some new burp cloths and a little luck Read More »
Once again the Quilt Festival of online quilters is taking off. I participated in the first one, missed the second one, but I’m here again for the third. Amy at Park City Girl has started something amazing with the simple idea of bloggers sharing their favorite quilt that they’ve made and why it is so
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I got a group of fabulous quilters together for a new bee, Busy Bees. It took some sweet talking, but I’m so excited to work with all of these women. We’re starting in June, so I sent out the packages today as I have the first month. After some deliberation and quivers, I finally decided
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I finally have the quilt top done for my latest little quilt. I started these blocks a few years ago and they were my first attempt at a Denyse Schmidt style improv log cabin. I was very happy with some of them, okay with others, and down right unhappy with others. I was frustrated by
All Squared Up quilt and some ravishing red Read More »
