For some time now I have been researching fabric stashes. Any why not? Fabric seems to be one of the most important thoughts in making a quilt. Without fabric there is no quilt. Fabric excites us, inspires us and if you are like me it can literally make you drool. I am not alone when I say that I am thoroughly obsessed with fabric. There's an army of quilters that feel the same ...
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Loving + Hating a Quilt – Marcelle Medallion – Quilt Reveal
Today I'm talking about my Marcelle Medallion quilt that I just finally pulled from the dryer. I'm also talking about the many different stages a quilter goes through as she makes a quilt. You know the one's: I love this quilt and I hate this quilt, sometimes I don't want to finish this quilt and all the rest of them. SO many stages! They are all part of the process. And sometimes, at the ...
Quilters Using Instagram
The Carolina Mingle Quilt (click for pattern)I've been wanting to write this post for some time. I intend on showing you how to use Instagram and Pinterest (a later post) as a quilter. A lot of you don't need this info, but you might be surprised by how many questions I get about it from the people who do. The majority of my own readers aren't even on Instagram which kinda surprised me. I've ...
Why I LOVE embroidery – Signature fabrics Embroidery Pillow – ( sewing finish )
Last week I completed my most favorite pillow ever. I'm calling it my favorite because of the most perfect to me fabrics I used and the most time consuming embroidery work I've ever done. I carried the embroidery part around for a month stabbing at it with my needle over and over and over again. Today I wanted to share why I so love embroidery and what it means to ...
Little Miss Sawtooth Quilt Top #3 + Your Loved One’s Clothing – (quilt reveal)
I am over the moon about my latest quilt finish. As you may or may not know, I also make a lot of custom quilts for other people as a means for my income. Most of these quilts are memory quilts. Just in case you are unaware, a memory quilt is a quilt made with the clothing of a loved one. This clothing may be of someone happy and living and just a reminder of a time in their life such as ...
The Quilt Maker’s Toolkit – The Topstitch Needle for Quilters and Tips for Solving Your Frustrations
Today's post is a part of a series called The Quilt Maker's Toolkit, showing and teaching about the products I use while I make my quilts. There are no products in this series that I do not use and use often, though sometimes my opinions may change as I grow and move along in my journey of quilt making. To view all posts in this series click here. I ...
Testing Threads + Your Thoughts
Hey sweet friends! I've been quiet this week, I know. I've been battling un-inspiration. That may not be a word, but it's definitely a thing. I have felt zero desire to sit at my machine and get my quilts completed. Instead I've been sitting in different places, like my sofa, my front porch swing and my lounge chairs out back. I've been dragging around an old completely handmade quilt and ...
5 methods of Hand Work that will Soothe Your Soul
I feel like before my mind realized I needed a slow down, my body already knew. Prior to the end of 2016, I had already dabbled here and there in 'slowing down'. I had just not given it a name or thought very much of it. I learned to do some needle work because of a project in particular. I learned to crochet because I had an aging grandmother and it was HER favorite pastime and I didn't ...
What is a WIP? + my current count of them
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. What is it? So what is a WIP? It's a ...
What is the Quilt Police? + how to not be one
There is a lot of words thrown around by quilt makers that might leave an outsider or new quilter scratching their head. The What Is Series is where I tackle those topics. View all articles in the series here. If you have something that you wanted covered, please let me know by contacting me here. Let me first start off by saying that I love the ...