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Happy New Year!Today is the first day of a quilty new year!I am sew excited to begin this journey with you all. The subject for my first Let’s Bee Social linky party post, is an introduction to my Quilt Along for 2014! I am hosting the Oblongagonalong in February! You can read more about the […]
Sew Fresh Quilts – New Year’s Resolution I have never been one to make (or follow through with) New Year’s Resolutions. But I followed through with last year’s quilting/blogging resolutions! Here is my list of Quilting Resolutions for 2014: Sneek Peek of my TGIFF for December 27th! 1) Bee Social. I can’t say enough about […]
Did you know there are a whole lot of Canadians quilting and blogging in the Great White North? For the second year, the good folks at Sew Sisters Quilt Shop have organized a great way for everyone to be introduced to those clever and talented Canadian quilters. I am proud to be a Canadian Quilting […]
Welcome to my stop on the For the Boys blog hop! If this is your first visit here, I hope you’ll snoop around a bit after the post. And I encourage you to please leave a comment. It’s always a pleasure to make new acquaintances! As I mentioned in this previous post, my son, Russell […]
Today I would like to share with you the steps taken to make a multiple mitered border. First you will need to determine the length of your borders. My unfinished quilt top measured 25.5″ square. 25.5 – (.25 + .25) for the seams will give a finished width of 25″ I wanted to add a […]
One of my proudest accomplishments in learning how to make a quilt has been developing a machine finished binding method that works for me. But, believe me, this was not achieved without a lot of trial and error. For my first attempt, on my Fall Leaves quilt, I followed the instructions given by Rita of […]
Today, I found myself working on a design using partial seams. So I thought I would take a few pictures and share the technique as a tutorial. It is really very easy! Instead of adding short strips to the sides of your block and then adding longer strips to the top and bottom of your […]
Recent changes at our local library allow for us to now borrow books from additional libraries within the county. For me, this is very exciting news! The number of quilting books now available has zintzupled! A week ago, I picked up “Quilts from the Heart” by Karin Renaud (Martingale & Company, 2009). And today I […]
This morning, I was visiting my friend Paula’s blog, The Sassy Quilter. She had posted about her lovely “Virtual Quilting Bee Block #3”. This block’s tutorial is found on {the studio blog} by April Roenthal. It is called the Happy Go Lucky block. However, my tutorial will show how to make that block without using […]
When I was first bitten by the quilting bug, I wanted to design a quilt for my daughter. My daughter, Erin, loves cats. Especially her cat, Fluffy. And she loves to read. She especially loves to read about cats. Her love is what inspired me to make my first quilt – the Krazy Katz quilt. […]
