This year, I keep seeing so many Christmas Present quilts or quilt blocks and it has really made me want to come up with my own idea. One night, I was laying in bed and about to fall asleep when a Christmas Present Block hopped into my brain. I drew it out and went to... Continue Reading →
Fall is in the air, finally, and even here in Texas it is cooling down. I wanted to get a few fall projects in before I started in on all my Christmas sewing plans. Why does the end of the year always fly by so quickly!? This mini pumpkin wall hanging comes together so fast!... Continue Reading →
When I first started quilting I always found it really hard to find quilt patterns that were for true beginners. So, here I compiled five quilt patterns that I feel are perfect for beginner quilters. A few of these patterns I actually still love to use because, well, honestly they are just a lot of... Continue Reading →
Today I am going to be sharing with you two of my favorite block patterns. Why are they among my favorite? Well, because they both come together really fast and they are so versatile. They are great stand alone blocks, meaning they can individually be used to make a beautiful quilt, and then combined, they... Continue Reading →
Completing the quilt-a-long quilt top We are at the home stretch! I am providing a diagram to show how I sewed my quilt top together, but you can, of course, sew yours together however you feel comfortable! Layout I sewed my quilt top together in rows, then I sewed all the rows together. I used... Continue Reading →
Wow! We are already here on the fifth block and these final few blocks come together quickly since they are border pieces. They come together so fast I actually thought about posting them all together, however, I figured spacing them out would give everyone a chance to catch up if needed. As a side note,... Continue Reading →
This week we will be making Block Four for the Spinning Flower Bed quilt. This block will be the four flower corners of the quilt. Again, make four block fours. Materials Here are my materials for Block Four. Prep This block has the most prep work. You will need to cut a lot of tiny... Continue Reading →
Block three will be very easy for you to complete. It is simply the left side of your heart block from last week. The cuts and assembly will be very easy to complete since you are likely now a pro at half square triangles! Materials Prep Note: you may have half square triangles leftover from... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but I am a horrible planner. Holidays sneak up on me... birthdays too. I am just not good at dates. So, when holidays approach I am pretty much never ready for them. So, if you are like me and didn't realize that July is right around the corner, but would... Continue Reading →
Free quilt block for a week of Quilt Blocks.... Quilt-a-long.