Oh my goodness, I'm making a quilt from a pattern! My friend Brenda (of Just a Bit Frayed and Pink Castle Fabrics) got me going on a quilt-along via Instagram hashtag and Flickr group. It's an informal thing where anyone…
I realized, when moving house this summer, and coming across my old photo albums, that I had been doing a pretty crap job of keeping a photo album. I've never been one to preserve extensive documentation of my life and…
I had an idea for this bubbling in the back of my head whilst I was making my log cabin quilt and so I started in on it right after. It's a Painted Pebble Quilt and it was pretty quick…
Remember when this: became this? If not, check out that that old post: Glimma by Lotta Jansdotter Well, now I've got this: It's a generous twin-sized quilt at 68" x 95" It's always fun to finish a major stage in a…
What it is: A collection of 19 quilts made by bloggers with piecing instructions for each quilt and a “bio” of each designer, written by the designer. Basic breakdown of the book's contents: (1) Introduction (1 page) 1% of the…
Quilting is probably my least favorite step in the process of making a quilt. It's also, probably because I send quilts out pretty often, my biggest problem growth area. I just haven't put in the time on quilting that…
I'm going to start reviewing books here on a regular basis. There seems to be a need for information-rich, serious reviews of quilting books. Since I'm a major bookworm and happy to make distinctions, I've volunteered myself for the job.…
I submitted this quilt to Quilt Con this morning! It was Quilt 489. Of course, I think of this quilt not as "489" but as "The Full Stops Quilt" since it is based on a paper collage by Anna Betts…
As a kid, I always thought my mom was so funny when my dad left town. She would take on huge projects like rebuilding the deck or painting the ceiling in the living room (it's a cathedral ceiling, this is…
One of the fabric lines I was so super-excited to get my hands on at Quilt Market was "Glimma" by Lotta Jansdotter. I've already begun playing with it. First, laid out all of the charm squares. I decided not to…