Sylvia\’s new sewing studio, an update on Ellie\’s Crossroads Quilt, and a new sponsor!

Hello quilting friends!  I have three great topics to cover today, so let\'s get to it!Sylvia\'s New Sewing StudioIn May I shared a blog post about my friend Sylvia and her desire to redo her sewing room. Sylvia was sewing in the smallest bedroom of her home’s second floor.  As an avid quilter and empty… Continue reading Sylvia\’s new sewing studio, an update on Ellie\’s Crossroads Quilt, and a new sponsor!

Crossroads Quilt Along: Finishing the Top

It was 8 months ago, December 9 to be exact, that I wrote a blog post announcing my participation in the Crossroads Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop. It has been a wonderful journey.  The excitement began in January, when the much anticipated Strawberry Fields Revisited fabric collection by Fig Tree & Company  arrived on my doorstep.… Continue reading Crossroads Quilt Along: Finishing the Top

Crossroads Quilt Along: the Chain Block

Friends, I cannot believe that we are so close to the finish line in the Crossroads Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop. The July assignment is the Chain Block and you\'ll need to make 18 of them.  (YES, EIGHTEEN)  But they are seriously fun, fast and oh so scrappylicious.  Joanna of Fig Tree & Company is some kind… Continue reading Crossroads Quilt Along: the Chain Block

Crossroads Quilt Along: the Intersection Block

Well here we are, on the fifth month of the Crossroads Quilt Along with Fat Quarter Shop. Next month we will tackle the Chain Blocks (18 of them!) and then move on to the borders in August followed by the pieced backing in September. It seems like just yesterday that I was dancing (literally) around… Continue reading Crossroads Quilt Along: the Intersection Block