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2015 has come and gone. A year of finishes and a year of firsts. Looking back through my gallery of finishes for the year as I prepared this post, has also prompted me to reflect on all the changes that have been a part of things here at Sew Fresh Quilts during the last 12 […]
99 is a pretty big number. But it looks like it was well worth all the hard work. I shared a few posts previously here, here and here, updating my progress on the making of these blocks of scrappy Kona Cotton goodness. 99 bottles of beer on the wall. 99 bottles of beer…. Truthfully, I was getting kind of […]
After all these weeks of piecing the blocks… And fixing a few last minute mistakes… Hillside Houses is finished! I lucked out when looking for what to use for the backing. Wanting to use some of my older stashed fabrics, I found a few yards of this pretty clam shell print called Yoshiko from Blank […]
Aside from sewing squirrels… And the Little Blooms quilt blocks I showed earlier this week… And making my house blocks for the Hillside Houses quilt along… I have also been working on some secret sewing projects. I was contacted by Quiltmaker Magazine. As well as being offered an opportunity to submit a block for their next 100 Blocks, […]
Now that the winter is over and the weather is nice, Teddy decided to come along for the photo shoot this week. Teddy really likes the squirrels and wanted to play in the park, but we settled on going out to the old hay wagon instead. The wagon was recently moved to the pasture field. […]
Welcome to Thank Goodness it’s Finished Friday! This is Giraffe Love and it’s made from Kona Cottons. For the Background: Ice Frappe, Pond, Pool, Breakers, Cyan & Oasis. For the Giraffes there is Sunny & Cedar. Cactus, Peapod & Grass are for the Leaves. Choosing a backing fabric was difficult. I looked to my online […]
Happy Friday everyone! As promised, today I am sharing the tutorial for the GenX-Aztec baby quilt. This baby boy quilt finished at 41″ square. Change up the colour scheme and you have yourself a gender neutral or baby girl quilt. Introducing My Own Quilt Labels by Ikaprint. This was my first opportunity to use my […]
KONA Fox Kits Ever wonder what the latest trend in modern quilting is? Well, I do! And I have great news for those of you with a healthy dose of fabric obsession. It seems, and rightly so, the focus is on the fabrics. However, enshrining that coveted bundle of goodness on a shelf, to gaze […]
