In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us are turning to sewing as mental health therapy. If we are in a stay-home/stay-safe situation, it’s a great way to keep our minds and hands busy. It’s also a great time to sew service projects. Terri Staats, shop owner of Sweet Treasures Quilts in Keizer,… Continue reading Kindness Project: a mystery quilt sew along with Sweet Treasures Quilts
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Selecting fabrics for your spring sewing projects
Fabric selection ~ the quilter’s nemesis. Most of us feel some lack of confidence and unease when it comes to selecting fabric for our next quilting project. In fact, it can cause us to stop in our tracks. We purchase pretty new patterns and quilting books, and then they stockpile in our sewing rooms until… Continue reading Selecting fabrics for your spring sewing projects
Summer Moon QAL: December Blocks
Nothing like waiting until the last stitching minute! It’s the end of December, and I’ve just finished this month’s blocks for the Summer Moon Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop. Our December assignment includes three pretty blocks: Friendship Star, Rocky Mountain Puzzle and Weathervane. If you’ve been following along, you know that I’m sewing from my… Continue reading Summer Moon QAL: December Blocks
Summer Moon QAL: November Blocks
An early cold front has settled over my home state of Minnesota, and we even experienced some light snow this weekend. Rather than venture outside, I did a whole lot of sewing. I even stitched up my November blocks for the Summer Moon Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop. I added a warm, sunny yellow print to… Continue reading Summer Moon QAL: November Blocks
Summer Moon QAL: October Blocks
This past weekend I stitched up my October blocks for the Summer Moon Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop. This month’s assignment includes three pretty blocks: Checkerboard, Darting Birds and Nonsense. I’m sewing from my stash, and my blocks feature a mix of prints by Lella Boutique and Corey Yoder, who are two of my favorite… Continue reading Summer Moon QAL: October Blocks