• Belated Birthday Giveaway!

    Yes, it happened and I survived! 40 has arrived for me. The lesson I’m learning right now about FLOURISHING is BLOOM WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED! Since quilting is one of my favourite ways to nourish my growth, I’m celebrating with a giveaway. I thought it would be fun to share with you a ‘snapshot’ of my…

  • Men’s Shirt + Modern + Hearts = Pillow Love

    I made this pillow several years ago using one of my husbands’ old dress shirts. I challenged myself to make somethinig with hearts that was modern and masculine. I made the selvage hearts using my Pockets of Love pattern – available to my newsletter subscribers. Subscribe here!  Last Valentine’s I played with this idea of…

  • My First 2014 Block of the Month – Portsmouth Star

    Portsmouth Star for Ona Judge Staines I’m joining in on only one Block of the Month (BOM) this year – so far! It is an irresistible rabbit hole of delightful choices out there for quilters.  I’m doing the Threads of Memory blocks by Barbara Brackman. I joined this one because I get to read some…

  • Liberated Churn Dash Bag

    I realized that I never showed you what I made with this liberated churn dash block! A bag for my sister for Christmas. I used Elizabeth Hartman’s free pattern ~  Oh Franson’s bag for Sew MaMa Sew {the Handbag version} Lots of access room in this bag to get at just about anything you can…

  • Into February with a Flourish

    I’m not a ground hog, but I’m still coming out of my burrow to announce my January UFO is finished. It’s a long, wide tablerunner for fall. Check out my last past about my UFO for the details on where to find the pattern (a free one from Pat Sloan!) I didn’t end up putting…

  • January UFO

    January UFO

     Once again Pat Sloan is hosting a UFO challenge. I guess for quilters having UFOs to bust every year is kind of like trying a new diet – maybe this year’s plan will work! LOL This tablerunner is my first UFO to bust. It was a free Pat Sloan pattern and you can still find…

  • Saturday Snippets of Joy

    I’m working on putting my 2013 Aurifil blocks together. I’m using one of the large prints from Pat Bravo’s Rock ‘n Romance line to make the quilt bigger.I should have enough to add a small border of the fabric so the blocks look like they are ‘floating’. Then I’ll add the other fabric you see…

  • Welcoming 2014 with a FLOURISH

    A NEW YEAR’S EVE FINISH! New Year’s Eve was the annual luau hosted by Pat Sloan on her mashup forum. I had loads of fun chatting with friends and working on this quilt! My last finish of 2014 is made up of blocks that my sister and I made {at least 6} years ago. It’s…

  • December Aurifil Block

    I finished the December Aurifil block before the end of the month, even before Christmas! This month’s block was designed by Pat Sloan. You can find the pattern on the Aurifil blog here. The blocks are all up on my design wall. I’m debating whether I want to add more blocks to make it a…