My former boss recently took a job out of state and he and his wife were expecting right around the time of the move. I wanted to make sure they had a homemade quilt to welcome their new one home with so I asked for the nursery colors and went about trying to think ofContinueContinue reading “Ella\’s Pink and Grey Modern Baby Quilt”
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Embroidered Lunch Box Tutorial
I have had an adorable embroidered piece that I have been struggling to know what to do with for a couple of years now. A couple of weeks back I thought it would be great on a lunch box I was planning to make, so I went on search of a pattern or tutorial. IContinueContinue reading “Embroidered Lunch Box Tutorial”
Minneapolis Modern Quilt Mystery Quilt Along
This year the Minneapolis Modern Quilt Guild decided to do a Mystery quilt rather than a block lotto. This ensured you could go at your own pace and that you weren\’t stuck with a small amount of blocks and trying to figure out what to do with them. 🙂 The super talented Kristin from AContinueContinue reading “Minneapolis Modern Quilt Mystery Quilt Along”
Summer of Bee Blocks
Summer is always a time of social activities and enjoying the beautiful Minnesota weather after a long winter. Because of this, I usually have a long lull in my quilting. This summer I basically just completed my bee blocks, along with some other projects that I will highlight in different posts. Here is my recap…it\’sContinueContinue reading “Summer of Bee Blocks”
Bee Block Catch Up
I have been a busy little bee and have been doing lots of things but just have not had the time to post about them! I had a small slump in my desire to quilt but it has come back and come back with fury! I shall be doing lots of quilting in the nextContinueContinue reading “Bee Block Catch Up”
Quilty Bucket List
The Tilted Quilt is doing a great set of posts about Quilty Bucket Lists. There are so many different types of quilts I pin and want to do but am scared of for some reason. This is a great way to truly write down and prioritize what you want to accomplish in the coming monthsContinueContinue reading “Quilty Bucket List”
Scrap Management Workshop Dilemma
The Minneapolis MQG had a workshop this month with Amanda Jean Nyberg, who blogs over at crazy mom quilts, and is the co-author of Sunday Morning Quilts. I have usually been pretty good at using scraps but several projects in the book enticed me and I wanted to see how Amanda used color in herContinueContinue reading “Scrap Management Workshop Dilemma”
Fresh Sewing Day February 2014
I didn\’t get too much fully completed in January but I got a lot of things to the point of almost done. 🙂 I have several quilt tops that just need the blocks sewn together. I also have a quilt top that is ready to be quilted, the back just needs to be completed. IContinueContinue reading “Fresh Sewing Day February 2014”
Hand Pieced Quilt Along Almost Done!
I have been working on my Hand Pieced Quilt Along quilt for about a year now. I have loved working on this project and have done it completely by hand, even the cutting. I wanted to see what it was like to quilt back in the day and about how long it would take. IContinueContinue reading “Hand Pieced Quilt Along Almost Done!”
FMQ Practice Pot Cozy
I have been practicing my Free Motion Quilting (FMQ). I still feel like I have a long way to go but man I have come a long way. I think the turning point for me was doing a large charity quilt that was just made of 12 inch blocks, and trying a new quilting designContinueContinue reading “FMQ Practice Pot Cozy”
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