Last week I received a lovely surprise in my mailbox. The kind folks at It’s Sew Emma/Fat Quarter Shop sent me a copy of Carrie Nelson’s new book, “Summer Moon,” which features a beautiful and unique sampler quilt. After spending some time looking at all of the pretty photos in the book, I zipped on… Continue reading Summer Moon: a sampler book by Carrie Nelson
Month: February 2019
Flower Tile: a charm pack quilt for spring
February may be winding down, but winter is not. Today we’re in a blizzard warning and the week ahead will bring more snow and cold temps. Once again, I looked to my quilts to bring a vision of spring to the inside of my home since mother nature is not cooperating. Yesterday I graced our… Continue reading Flower Tile: a charm pack quilt for spring
A "lake" pillow for my Lakeside Star quilt
Do you ever catch yourself smiling, really smiling, when no one else is around? I’m a pretty happy person, so I think I’m often smiling on the inside, but I don’t think my face makes a smile too often when I’m all alone. It’s a bit like talking to yourself. When you catch yourself doing… Continue reading A "lake" pillow for my Lakeside Star quilt
A simple patchwork quilt
Some of the best quilts are simple patchwork quilts, wouldn’t you agree? Last fall I purchased a half yard bundle of the Oxford collection by Sweetwater for Moda. My bundle included the blues and greens from the collection, in both prints and wovens. I pondered a few different ideas and looked through all of… Continue reading A simple patchwork quilt
New pattern: Lakeside Star, a fat quarter quilt
Last fall I wrote about how my new surroundings were inspiring my quilting decisions. We moved to a new home on an intimate lake encircled by peeling birch trees and majestic oaks, with native reeds along the shoreline, a lawn dotted with tiny acorns, and birds of every kind and color . . . it was… Continue reading New pattern: Lakeside Star, a fat quarter quilt