Hello quilting friends! We are facing winter storm warnings in the week ahead, according to the weatherman. It’s only February, so I guess this cruel weather pattern is to be expected in Minnesota. But I am really looking forward to springtime. I have had enough of icy roads, mounds of snow, and bitter winds. Bah… Continue reading Pattern Sale at Carried Away Quilting!
Tag: Window Garden
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
Spring pattern sale
We are experiencing bitterly cold weather in central Minnesota. Yep, today\'s low temperature was -11 F. (They say it\'s going to warm up to zero this afternoon.) Next week our temps are expected to dip near -30 F. That is just not right! Don\'t even get me started on the snow and wind that the… Continue reading Spring pattern sale
Window Garden quilt finds a home
Many of you know that one of my favorite quilts, my Window Garden quilt sewn with Tilda fabric, was something of an odyssey. I purchased the fabric in September of 2016. I began working on the quilt in February of 2017. I finally finished it in the spring of 2018 while we were living at… Continue reading Window Garden quilt finds a home
A finished quilt: Window Garden featuring Tilda fabric
Hello quilting friends! Today I’m excited to share my most recent quilting finish: a Window Garden quilt for my bed! This quilt features two beautiful Tilda fabric collections I had been hoarding: Cabbage Rose and Memory Lane. You may remember that I’ve blogged about this quilt before, and I’ve been taking my sweet time with it.… Continue reading A finished quilt: Window Garden featuring Tilda fabric