The color this month is yellow green. A bright, cheerful tone for the sultry summer we are having. Welcome back to the 2018 Monthly Color Challenge! Business first: The 2018 Monthly Color Challenged is hosted by Jen, of Patterns by Jen. Check out her blog to see her block design for the month. Later this month, … Continue reading July Color Challenge
This past weekend I attended a modern quilting workshop at Gotham Quilts, led by Thomas Knauer. It was a fascinating experience. Digital Trunk Show On Saturday we met early, and Thomas did a presentation of his quilts. He explained how he entered the quilting world, and shared the stories behind many of his quilts. My … Continue reading Modern Art Quilting with Thomas Knauer
Once again, my quilting friends have gotten me into trouble. I was resisting the urge to join in on the Kingfisher Stitch Along, barely. Rachel, at Stitched in Color is one of the hostesses. (I've made her Bottled Rainbow quilt.) Then Ivete asked me about it, and told me she is doing it. It didn't … Continue reading The Kingfisher Stitch Along
May is almost over, and you know what that means. I'm running behind on projects! First up is Island Batik. This month the ambassador challenge is "Playful Pillows." I decided to use a fun technique I learned from Victoria Findlay Wolfe to make a long, skinny pillow. After my Thunderstruck Quilt class I picked up … Continue reading Playful Pillows with Island Batik
I've been quiet for a bit - my local guild is putting on a quilt show, and I happily volunteered to help out and also entered way too many quilts. I was told the organizers wanted a lot of quilts, so I did what I could to help the team. The show is put on … Continue reading Entering My Local Guild Show
Welcome to Week 3 of the 2018 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop! This week we have a great group of new bloggers for you to meet. Thanks to Becca at Pretty Piney for the awesome hive button. My hive is Quilt, Blog, Repeat. This week we have two bloggers in our hive introducing themselves. Tara … Continue reading 2018 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop: Week 3 & Giveaway
Ahhh. The soothing shades of green. This is the perfect month for green - we are just starting to cautiously peek our heads out and discover springtime. The trees are all shades of chartreuse, kelly, and emerald. Welcome back to the 2018 Monthly Color Challenge! Business first: The 2018 Monthly Color Challenged is hosted by … Continue reading May Color Challenge
I recently discovered the best surprise package in the mail. I'm a member of StitchCraft Marketing, and sometimes I sign up for things, then forget about them. When the Love + Leche lotion bar campaign was announced, I was thrilled, and I signed up immediately. I had totally forgotten about it by the time the … Continue reading Love + Leche Lotion Bars
Island Batik challenged their Ambassadors this month to make a quilt inspired by a vintage piece. For my vintage inspiration piece I chose this dresden plate block. I have had the block since I was a teenager, along with a few other less inspiring pieces. It was never quilted, although it does appear to have … Continue reading Vintage to Modern with Island Batik
I've slowed down a bit on my Quilts of Valor work this year. I'm very busy with my quilting business, and it is hard to find time for all of my volunteering. I'm hoping that will change soon, but more on that later. Sometimes after I finish a Quilt of Valor, I am lucky enough … Continue reading Quilts of Valor Update
