I have a new pattern listed in my shop called Hyacinths in Baskets Finished sizes 18” x 30”, 36” x 42”, 54” x 72” Finished Block size: 6” Skill Level: Exp. Beginner Combining traditional blocks like baskets and hourglass blocks with some cute muted fabrics, creates a sweet subtle feel for this quilt design. Size: …
Do you ever skim thru your old quilt books to find inspiration? I did in October, I actually did it with several books and put some aside, this book is called “Bits and pieces” and it uses FQs and scraps. I had a few FQs I wanted to use, especially this white and pink print …
I’m really on a “scrap” kick and sorting bins, I found these pink medium hexagons in a bin with the mini hexagons when I made the mug rug a while ago. Of course I had to cut more out and with hexagons- half hexagons it’s always hard to figure out how big it will be …
Baby hexagon quilt, bear baby quilt and scraps cut Read More »
I started making this quilt in August and submitted it to a few places for publication but it wasn’t what they were looking for (though someone DID pick another one) so oh well, no big deal. I still decided to make it with some pink FQs I had and solid white I cut out the …
Saturday afternoon, Kim and I (another lady at our church) hosted a baby shower for my (our) friend Laura. I made the cake! Laura has such a cute nursery theme, pale green and off white and pictures of nursery rhymes and more. Kim had bought plates and things with polka dots on them in pink, …
I don’t think I’ve shown this girly quilt yet, I made it a while ago but had wanted to hear back from magazines if they wanted it or not- no big deal if they didn’t, but I just knew that IF they wanted it, I couldn’t blog about it. well, now I can…. I designed …
This week’s posts had all been pre-scheduled So I figured I’d do a post with just misc photos of what we’ve been up to. At the end of last week, my friend (who quilts!) and I took the kids after school to a new park and played on this playground AND went geo-caching! I haven’t …