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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”

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.”

Beginning of Two

One of my best friends from college is getting married. Yay! She is also pregnant! Yay! And she is also having twins. For reals?! So that means I get to make two quilts for her daughters to be. I\’ve been wanting to make a wonky pinwheel quilt for awhile now, but have not had aContinueContinue reading “Beginning of Two”

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”

DMQG Raffle Blocks

The Dallas Modern Quilt Guild hosted a cool challenge this past month. They decided to have a raffle of sets of quilt blocks made my the members with a certain color scheme and improv piecing style. Each block you made counted as an entry for a set of blocks. So, the more you made, theContinueContinue reading “DMQG Raffle Blocks”

What I\’m Working On.

I have gotten a really strong start to October and the commitments I have this month! I am in several swaps, all of which I am very excited about. It is so cool to see what people can create and to see people do things for other people that they wouldn\’t do in a millionContinueContinue reading “What I\’m Working On.”

100 Day Hustle

So I have not sat down and written up my to do list other than for swaps and bees in a really long time. By really long time I mean that I don\’t think I ever have had the balls to do it. So to join the gang over at Kelsey Sews, I decided toContinueContinue reading “100 Day Hustle”

My First Sew In

There is Dallas Modern Quilter\’s Guild here in town that I\’ve been wanting to join for the past year. The meetings were on Thursdays and I couldn\’t go due to my work schedule. I have moved some things around to be able to get off for the meetings so now I can be a partContinueContinue reading “My First Sew In”