Star Crossed Pines kits available from LouLou’s Fabric Shop

Hello quilting friends! I’m popping in quickly to let you know that LouLou’s Fabric Shop has created kits of my Star Crossed Pines pattern, featuring the new Christmas Morning fabric collection by Lella Boutique! These kits will go fast. Here are some photos to tempt you . . . Star Crossed Pines finishes at 74… Continue reading Star Crossed Pines kits available from LouLou’s Fabric Shop

Star Crossed Pines: A finished quilt featuring Christmas Morning

Spring is slowly arriving in Minnesota. It’s a joy to hear the robins tweeting in the evergreen outside my window. I am so excited for my grass to green, the perennials to peek out from the soil, and the trees to bud. But we quilters also know that in a month or two, several wonderful… Continue reading Star Crossed Pines: A finished quilt featuring Christmas Morning

Star Crossed Pines shines with Christmas Morning

How many of you talk to yourself when sewing?  Do you praise the pretty fabric you are pressing? Do you let out hoots of laughter or even exclaim, “YES!” when a block comes together just right? Do you repeat the cutting instructions to yourself aloud to make sure you’re slicing in the correct spot? I’m… Continue reading Star Crossed Pines shines with Christmas Morning

Christmas quilts out early this year

This weekend I was seized by the desire to decorate for the holidays. I don’t usually pull out my Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. But this year is different. We’ve had three snowfalls since the middle of October. Our extended families won’t be gathering for Thanksgiving due to the pandemic. I rarely leave the house anymore. I’m not… Continue reading Christmas quilts out early this year