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I Want A Baby. JK.

So my friends are all starting to get married and have babies and all that jazz. It has been awhile since I have been around any babies other than the ones that are screaming in the cereal aisle. What I mean by that is that I haven\’t had a reason to like a baby/connect withContinueContinue reading “I Want A Baby. JK.”

Marta

So this is a really special post. I have been wanting to do this quilt for a really long time but wasn\’t sure of how to go about designing it. I have the best dog in the world. I know other people think their dog is better than mine but its just not possible. MartaContinueContinue reading “Marta”

Doll Quilt Swap 13

I finished my Doll Quilt Swap mini this past weekend. I wanted to do something fun and whimsical and my partner liked bright and cheerful colors. I also challenged myself to not cut into any folded fabric, to work completely from my scrap bags, because probably like you, mine are always overflowing!I started with aContinueContinue reading “Doll Quilt Swap 13”

Target Quilt

So the day before I took vacation to go to my quilting retreat my coworkers were asking me what I was going to do while on vacation. They know I’m a quilter, but when I proceeded to tell them that I was going on a quilting retreat and that I was taking vacation to doContinueContinue reading “Target Quilt”

Chevron Baby Quilt

My first partner at work is expecting a child with his new wife. I wanted to make them a quilt for the baby, so I asked the gender and the nursery colors and theme. He told me that they were having a boy and that the nursery was going to be decorated in yellow andContinueContinue reading “Chevron Baby Quilt”

Sorta Summit Sneak Peek

I am very excited to announce that I will be a part of the Sorta Summit over at Distant Pickles! Basically for those of us that aren\’t able to attend the Sewing Summit this coming weekend Bree and Julie are putting on an online version of some classes taught by bloggers around the webosphere toContinueContinue reading “Sorta Summit Sneak Peek”

Mike\’s Quilt

So when I started dating Mike, a year ago this month, he asked for a quilt. I told him that if we made it 6 months that I\’d make him one. We made it six months, so I asked him to start thinking of what kind of quilt he would like. He found 3 heContinueContinue reading “Mike\’s Quilt”

My Boston Streets

For my LQG we have a vintage pattern challenge this month. We have to use a vintage pattern to make something new. I already had made a quilt top from Link to the 30\’s, my Chain Link, but I wanted to make something special for this challenge. I was looking through some vintage quilt blocksContinueContinue reading “My Boston Streets”

A Simple Gift

This past weekend my boyfriend and I made a road trip to Atlanta, GA to visit his mom. This was the first time I met her and I wanted to give her a thank you gift for inviting us to visit and keeping us fed and homed for the weekend. When I asked Mike whatContinueContinue reading “A Simple Gift”

BeeJeebers Queen Bee

Yay! It\’s finally September and I get to see what this wonderful group of ladies make for me! Everyone has had such awesome blocks and so hopefully this one shapes up to their creative standards. I wanted share with y\’all how to create this block as well!I took inspiration from a tutorial I saw andContinueContinue reading “BeeJeebers Queen Bee”