A scrappy quilt featuring low volume fabrics

Hello quilting friends! I’m popping in today to show you a recent finish, my Happy Trails quilt featuring some favorite low volume prints from Fig Tree & Company. Happy Trails is just one of six fabulous patterns available in the Scrappy Project Planner by Lori Holt.There are several reasons this quilt is special to me:First,… Continue reading A scrappy quilt featuring low volume fabrics

Summer Moon: a sampler book by Carrie Nelson

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

Sew Sampler box roundup: July, August and September

We’ve been in our new home for one month, and I’m just starting to feel like my head is above water.  My sewing room is slowly coming together. I’m very much a “ducks in a row” person.  I think I take after my Grandma Arlene in that regard . . . a place for everything… Continue reading Sew Sampler box roundup: July, August and September

Winners: "Christmas Figs" book giveaway with Fat Quarter Shop

It\'s time to announce our \"Christmas Figs\" book giveaway winners!  I certainly enjoyed reading your enthusiastic comments about this lovely book. So many of us share a passion for Joanna Figueroa\'s patterns and fabrics. I am very thankful to Fat Quarter Shop for providing this generous giveaway.If you haven\'t entered one of my giveaways before, my scientific method… Continue reading Winners: "Christmas Figs" book giveaway with Fat Quarter Shop

"Christmas Figs" book giveaway with Fat Quarter Shop

Last year in late fall, I was let in on a little secret . . . ~ Joanna Figueroa of Fig Tree & Company would be releasing a new Christmas fabric collection for Moda in the spring of 2018. (Yippee!) ~ AND, the talented folks at It’s Sew Emma, Fat Quarter Shop’s pattern company, were… Continue reading "Christmas Figs" book giveaway with Fat Quarter Shop