I loved making this quilt. My horrible photos don’t do it justice. It took me over 20 hours to make but it is also completely hand stitched. I loved making every stitch. I would get into a flow and it would become meditative. It also gave me a chance to …
The end of summer is one of my favorite times of the year. The weather starts to cool and the potential of fall makes me giddy. Pumpkins and Halloween decorations pop up in the stores and all I want to do is bake and fill the house with scents of …
My weekend: finishing the piece of cake 3 quilt, knitting a stag head pullover, celebrating a two-year-old’s birthday, gathering with family, snuggling with dogs, baking strawberry biscuits, writing a chapter, and finishing Caraval by Stephanie Garber. I am not looking forward to Monday, but it will be here in a …
While I sat sewing blocks, I had this view into the living room of my nieces practicing their cheer moves with their uncle: I finished making all the blocks and have started sewing all 25 of them together! And let me tell you, I have learned a valuable lesson about …
I have started my second quilt! I am using the Piece of Cake 3 pattern which I got as part of the the Craftsy class Pre-Cut Piecing Made Simple. I’ve only just started by cutting out the fabric pieces and figuring out how I want my blocks to look. This …
I received a sewing machine last Christmas and made some smaller projects, such as a tote bag and apron. But I really wanted to make a quilt so I took the Craftsy class Learn to Quilt: Cozy Throw Quilt. It was such a rewarding challenge! Have you ever tried to …
