Welcome to the New Year! I had a great holiday with my girlfriend\’s family in Wisconsin and am now back in the grind of real life. 🙂 I wanted to show you one of the projects I have been working on and share some exciting news as well. 🙂 This holiday I wanted to makeContinueContinue reading “Improv Zippy Pouches and First Etsy Sale!”
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Improv Triangle Quilt
When I saw the quilt \”Didn\’t Get the Memo\” by Alissa Carlton, Los Angeles, CA (shown below) I knew I wanted to make one. I thought it would be a great bee block so this February the Harmony Circle of do. Good. Stitches. took on this challenge and created some wonderful improv blocks. My directionsContinueContinue reading “Improv Triangle Quilt”
Minimalist Stripes Improv Quilt
I am really getting into improv quilts. I feel like I am myself when I do them, that I can be free, that I can mess up and no one will judge me. No one will notice that my work is not perfect, for the imperfections are part of the design. I also love theContinueContinue reading “Minimalist Stripes Improv Quilt”
My Take on Commission Quilts
I very rarely do commission quilts. Most of the quilts I make are just quilts and then I give them to someone. I am now getting to the age of lots of babies in my life (not mine) that sometimes I make baby quilts, but I better really like you… The thing I am apprehensiveContinueContinue reading “My Take on Commission Quilts”
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”
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”
Tattoo Piece Finally Finished
So I moved to Minnesota and they have a big state fair every year. Not as big as Texas\’, just saying, but it is a big ordeal. There is a competition each year called, \”Quilt on a Stick\”, which is modeled after the theme that everything at the fair is on a stick, sort ofContinueContinue reading “Tattoo Piece Finally Finished”
Alex\’s Quilt In Progress
So there\’s someone special in my life right now and he thinks my quilting habit is awesome. Which is nice when a man recognizes your passion as something of value rather than that you\’re a weirdo. So since he has stuck around awhile I decided to make him a quilt. The only thing is thatContinueContinue reading “Alex\’s Quilt In Progress”
Harmony. do. good. stitches. August Quilt
For August I wanted to put together a quilt made from simple blocks so that the ladies in my bee could have a break with the summer ending, everyone going back to school, etc. I have always had a special place in my heart for churn dash blocks. They are probably my favorite classic traditionalContinueContinue reading “Harmony. do. good. stitches. August Quilt”
Texas Tickertape
I wanted to show this to ya\’ll so badly but I wanted to finish it and actually get a couple of good pictures of it in the sun before I revealed this piece to the world. You know those times that you think of an idea and HAVE to make it right then? Well IContinueContinue reading “Texas Tickertape”
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