• Joy! It’s Present Time

    Thank you SO much for sharing Christmas in July with me! My Sew Joy Patterns {Sew Far!} will be taken off the shelf now. Don’t worry – all of the patterns are still available just not in this special package:) Let’s get to the fun part – giving away patterns to the winners! from Day…

  • Merry Christmas in July Finale

    We made it through a week of celebrating! Thanks for visiting to see what I’m up to and for participating in the giveaways. It’s not easy putting yourself out there and thinking of ways to share what you do – but I’m trying:) This is the LAST day to purchase my Sew JOY Patterns (Sew…

  • Merry Christmas Friends

    Welcome to our 2nd last day of Christmas in July! The Sale of Sew JOY Patterns (Sew Far!) is still on for a couple more days. Get your copy of all of my patterns for $25 at my Pattern Store on Craftsy today. Today is a special day in our Christmas festivities. The holidays are…

  • Eating with Joy – Christmas in July is Half Over

    Christmas in July is now more than half over – which means there’s only a few more days to get a copy of ALL of my patterns for $25 in the special compilation  – Sew JOY Patterns (Sew Far!) Buy it here:) *You can still enter to win a copy here I will be leaving…

  • Pillows for Presents – Christmas in July

    Merry Monday to you! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and maybe (just maybe) took in some of the festive online activities.  My special compilation Sew JOY Patterns (Sew Far!)  is only available until July 31.  Get a copy of all of my patterns for only $25  – a great deal and lots of…

  • Celebrating Seven – Day 3 of Christmas in July

    This little cutie turns 7 today!  I made this wallhanging for him as a surprise Christmas gift.  It was based on his (very detailed) drawing of the train and I used the Scrap Applique Playground book by Kay Mackenzie to inspire the background and make the cute flowers. You can see some other things I made…

  • Making and Wrapping – Christmas in July Day 2

    This is Day 2 of 7 celebrating Christmas in July. My compilation, Sew JOY Patterns (Sew Far!) is for sale this week at Craftsy for $25.  Get your copy today! You could WIN a copy on this post – go leave a comment and come back for today’s giveaway:) Today’s pattern giveaway is for Ribbon…

  • Batiks still sparkling

    I changed my mind again about the mini batik 9 patches! I still love them, but now I’m doing this instead; I had planned to do a 9 patch with a single batik charm, but then I did this and I love it. There were about 5 solid batiks in the charm pack and I…

  • A More Detailed Look into my Quilting Space

    I took a few more photos of my space, to give you a better look at how I have it currently organized. Maybe you’ll find some ideas for yours or just enjoy the peek. I don’t have a very big stash – what you can see here and another pile on the next shelf up.…

  • Focus on Fabric: Red Backgrounds

    LOTS of new things for me in this post – not the least of which is using RED as a background! To be honest, I rarely use red at all. I think it’s because when I first started quilting (18 years ago?!) the magazines that I read (because there was only magazines to read!) were…