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  • 3 quilting projects to welcome Spring!

     It IS Spring now where I live – even if it’s still snowing a bit every other day! That will happen for the next few months, but that’s okay because it never snows in my quilting room 🙂 Here are three projects I’ve done over the years to welcome Spring. Maybe one will be just…

  • #IGQuiltFest Photos – a few things about me

      This month is #IGQuiltFest over on Instagram. It started years ago as a blog event to share quilts during quilt festival. My how it’s grown!  I haven’t kept up with all the posts and prompts, but I’m not sure that’s the point. Here is me sharing a bit about myself right now as a…

  • Top 5 patterns from Sew Joy Creations in 2022

     It’s that time of year when quilters make lists and check in on their UFOs. I decided to start by checking in on which of my paid patterns were the most popular this year.  # 5  Liberated Churn Dash placemats This one surprised me, although it was my best seller through Etsy this year. This…

  • Tantalizing Table Toppers Sampler Progress

     I’ll catch you up fast as I have not been posting as I complete blocks for this project. Pat Sloan tempted me with this wonderful idea to make a sampler using a block from each project in her book, Tantalizing Table Toppers. Here is the first block: She also featured this gorgeous fabric called Frankie…

  • Quiltblockmania September 2022 – Occupations

    Welcome to Quiltblockmania release day for September 2022!   September 2022 #quiltblockmania theme is Occupations. My block is for teachers, which is my occupation when I’m not designing quilt patterns 🙂 Even in this technological age, there’s a moment everyday where a pencil is required. And honestly, I always have a cup of coffee nearby…

  • Sew Much Fun Tour wall hanging

    The year long Sew Much Fun Tour is complete and so is my little wall hanging! In the end I didn’t end up making very many of the blocks for various reasons, but I did want to put the ones I did make together into a project. The wall hanging is the perfect size to…

  • Secret Lives of Colour quilt a long

     This is my first blog post about this quilt along! I guess I have only shared photos over on Instagram, which doesn’t really help me track projects and progress. I’m still behind, but this is where I’m at today 🙂 This is where I started – with the Canadian version of the book by Kassia…

  • Savannah Island Batik Fabric Blog Hop featuring 2 Sew Joy Creations’ patterns

     Welcome to my turn on the Savannah Island Batik Fabric blog hop. I love the chance to play with new fabrics and this time – the playing was all digital! Tammy of I love how these saturated batiks make this quilt feel tropical! Those blues! I couldn’t decide which I liked better – the dark…

  • My Day on the Sew Much Fun Blog Tour

     Welcome to Week 48 of the Sew Much Fun Tour Each week a designer will be presenting a 6″ (6 1/2″ unfinished) block on the theme of sewing. This is my week and I’m happy to share a scrappy patchwork block with you. Scrappy S block I originally came up with this block when finding…

  • Spring Cushion project – Let the Sun Shine In! – QUILTsocial project

     My latest project on This project features applique which I like to do, but rarely make the time to do it 🙂 This cushion was a perfect opportunity to play with colorful fabrics and do some applique lettering. Welcome spring with a fun quilted cushion using the PFAFF performance icon I’m still lucky enough to…