Quilting
Quilting Year End Review – 2014
I thought I would do a quick recap of quilting projects started, worked on and completed in 2014. Quilts Finished in 2014 Quilt Tops Finished in 2014 Quilts Started in 2014 I usually don’t do New Years resolutions, but mine for 2015 will be to have more finishes than 2014. Speaking of the New Year […]
Super Quilt Santa
Most years I don’t think about making any Christmas presents until it is too late in the year to start and commit to finishing. This year I went in the opposite direction and probably bit off a little more than I could chew. In the end, I took on not 1, but 3 new quilts […]
Wonky Safari Quilt goes to Charlotte
After much debating and encouragement by friends and family I finally entered one of my quilts in the Charlotte, North Carolina AQS show. I kept it under wraps for the most part not wanting to jinx my quilt. I was supposed to be notified on May 11th and when the day came and went and […]
Woodpeckers
A couple weeks ago I found some pins we bought at the Shaker Village Craft store many years ago. They are hand carved and painted birds with amazing detail. Specifically they are different types of woodpeckers. My husband, Kent, is a huge bird lover and his favorite of all are woodpeckers. We loved these little […]
Shopping out of your stash
It’s funny how you start out as a new quilter and it takes years to accumulate a stash. I remember when I started out seeing all my friend’s stash and thinking I would never catch up. Then a couple years later I turned around and realized I had a large stash; perhaps more than I […]
Quilting my Ls and Es
As you may know, my Mom and I recently went together and bought a quilting machine. We bought a sit down machine by APQS. Their sit down model is named George. I have been quilting my own quilts since I started quilting (didn’t know to be afraid of it). I feel like I do a […]
New and Different Things
So far this year a handful of projects have required me to try some new and different things. This wasn’t the result of some New Years resolution or plan on my part; it just came about that way. Although trying new things can be challenging it is always good to stretch yourself a little. I […]
Finishing up the Year
In my first blog post I challenged myself to finish 5 kits by the end of the year. I bought all these kits in 2006-2007 and wanted to finish them up before starting many more projects. Around September I began to wonder if I would be able to meet my challenge, but I am happy […]
Finishing up my New Sewing Room
I am so excited to having my sewing room complete. Here is my design wall all in place and in use! My pegboard is all set and I have all my rulers hanging. I bought and hung a cork board. Now I just need to get some more thumb tacks so I can add some […]
Batik Sampler Quilt – Kit # 3
I am so excited about my 3rd Unfinished kit (soon to be finished). First, it is nice to be working with a different kind of fabric. I love the Civil War reproduction fabrics, but it is nice to have a change of pace. This kit is a Sampler quilt using batik fabrics; it is pretty […]