My last project for the year over at QUILTsocial is a heart wall hanging. I really enjoyed using some new fabric for the inspiration of this piece. I finally played in my selvages again too! Use your selvage strips to make an adorable heart wall quilt It’s all about the embellishments It was a joy…
I thought I would pop in this reminder before the year is over that the Sew Much Fun Tour continues into next year! There are several designers who are still lined up to share their own sewing themed blocks – me included 🙂 You can find all previous blocks listed on the main site here…
My earliest memory is not great – isn’t that the thing with memories? Today’s prompt from Cheryl brings me back to my awful experiences in Home Economics. We used to do that in schools where I live (now it’s rare!) I don’t even remember my teacher – except that she got quite upset when she…
I’m just going to start with the fact that I’ve never taken a class! There. I said it. As someone who is self taught from waaay back when in the 1990s, I learned from magazines and books. Then blogs and tutorials. Are there famous quilters I would love to be in the room with? Absolutely!…
Do I really have to pick a favorite colour? Today’s prompt for the 31 Day Blog Writing Challenge is favorite colour, but maybe I’ll just pick my favorite fabric of the moment 🙂 You’ll see by looking around my blog that I love bright, saturated color. I have been really drawn to a shade of…
When it comes to picking favourite colours, it’s all relative to me. As a quilter it really depends on what kind of quilt I’m making and even who I’m making it for. Least favourite colour? It used to be pink! I really didn’t like pink when I first started quilting. I only thought of pink…
Today’s challenge for the Then I created a Visual Project List downloadable pdf to share with other quilters – that’s you 🙂 Check out how I use it here – My secret to quilt finishes – lists! Sign up to my newsletter and receive your own copy. Sign up by clicking here or on the…
Let’s see what my Top 5 quilting books reveal about me! In no particular order, but Pat Sloan’s book is kept in a drawer of my cutting table with my sewing machine guide. So, maybe #1? I love Pat Sloan‘s enthusiastic style and prolific happy quilts. This book is so encouraging; it has trouble shooting…
I think I’m like most quilters and am always finding new quilts that I would love to make! One that caught my eye recently will actually be a Block of the Month next year: Homage to Grandmother’s Flower Garden by Katja Marek. I took this photo from her website where you can find more inspiration…
There are a few skills I wish I had when it comes to quilting; mostly though I console myself designing patterns and using bright fabrics 🙂 Seriously though, there are so many techniques in quilting that when I first started I tried a lot of them out. I tried english paper piecing, foundation piecing, hand…
