Hunt QAL #12 Check In. Month #12, we did it! It's been a year of Hunt, and I appreciate you following along and joining in. At the start, I really just thought I'd make a quilt top by this point, ...
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Hunt QAL #11 Check In.
Hunt QAL #11 Check In. Month #11?! I mean, I say that with some shock on the one hand, but then on the other hand I feel like the last couple of months could very well have been years. Either way, ...
Hunt QAL #10 Check In.
Hunt QAL #9 Check In. My blocks are sewn together! Yay! This is an exciting step seeing it all come together. Since I've already decided that I want to put this quilt on my bed, I'm planning ...
Hunt QAL #8 Check In.
Hunt QAL #8 Check In. With a bonus week since the last check in, the holiday downtime and a motivated eye on the finish line, it's been a productive few weeks. I have every block in play--yay! ...
cf Hearts quilt pattern.
My new cf Hearts pattern is finally here! I love simple shapes, and the heart is lovely one to take on. While thinking about projects to make to show off my new (old) fabrics, I kept ...
cf Mini QAL #7: Making Friends, Mixing Genres.
cf Mini QAL #7: Making Friends, Mixing Genres. The fussy-cut/directional challenge from last week made me want to play with directional fabrics and a lot of stripes. Originally, I'd planned ...
cf Mini QAL #4: Many Colors.
cf Mini QAL #4: Many Colors. Before we get on with the new challenge, here's an update on where I finished things from last week. A good portion of these blocks were leftovers from an ...
WainwrightAL #6: Finish.
WainwrightAL #6: Finish. Somehow we've made our way to the end--or at least to the end for now. I often have mixed feelings at the end of a project. There's always a part of me that is ...
WainwrightAL #5: Your Projects.
WainwrightAL #5: Your Projects. Sometimes it's good to take a step back from your own project and change the scenery! This is why I thought it'd be fun to see what others are working on. You guys ...
WainwrightAL #4: Appliqué Progress.
WainwrightAL #4: Appliqué Progress. Now that I've been spending a little bit of time with my blocks basting and appliquéing them, I'm finding myself thinking about all kinds of project variations. ...
WainwrightAL #3: Basting Progress.
WainwrightAL #3: Basting Progress. While away from home, I've been basting away on my Wainwright--yay for portability! The cool thing about it being basted is that it's ready to go ...
WainwrightAL #1: The Pattern and The Plan.
WainwrightAL #1: The Pattern and The Plan. To kick things off, I thought it would be appropriate to talk a bit more about the pattern, and then my plan for moving forward with my own project as ...
Eads QAL #12: Finished Top.
Eads QAL #12: Finished Top. The top is done! What an adventure. But let's back up a bit. Since I've been documenting this entire process, I thought it'd be fun to do a video of the ...
Eads Quilt Along #8: Layout Play and Borders.
Eads Quilt Along #8: Layout Play and Borders. Even when you're working with just 1 block, there is so much you can do when it comes to layout. Last week, we mixed things up by just moving the ...
Two Poolside Totes.
I made two Poolside Totes awhile ago and never got around to posting anything about them (...which happens). Since the pattern has been on my mind lately, I thought it'd be a fun one to share. The ...
Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove Quilts.
Something about the New Year has had a positive influence on getting some WIPs back into rotation. My Scrappy Collection and Liberty Aerial Grove quilts are two of my favorites. Both of these are ...
Carkai Poufs for the Kids.
Furniture or projectile? I think that's part of the fun of the pouf. Or at least, that's the way I saw it Christmas morning as my 5-year-old nephew launched his new pouf across the room before going ...
Maker’s Tote for Mom.
I made this Maker's Tote for my Mom. She's also a maker and so a handy carry-all seemed like a great idea. The pattern is this new one by Noodlehead. I used fabric from all four of my ...
Natalie Barnes Blog Tour + a giveaway
To be honest, I'm not totally sure when I met Natalie Barnes, but it was sometime within the last few years at Quilt Market. Natalie has such an easy-going and sincere personality that it's very easy ...
Nesting Boxes: green, blue, botanics and doe.
I also made this set of nesting boxes. But I'm keeping them for myself. Right now, I've got them loaded up and sitting next to my sewing machine with all of the very important things that I ...