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 ...
Meaningful fabric choices
Quilt Reveal – Tiny Patch Quilt – made with clothing
It's been awhile since I posted a quilt reveal. I'm almost ashamed. To be fair to myself, I have finished other quilts, but it hasn't been anything new that I'd want to show you. It's just been me filling custom quilt orders that you've seen me make before. This one's a bit different though. It is made with somebody's husband's clothing. This kind of quilt is always so meaningful to ...
How to choose fabric for a quilt – Being Thoughtful about your choices + 3 methods for choosing + a freebie worksheet
Hey, Lovelies! Today I wanted to talk about my personal favorite part of making a quilt: choosing fabric. Yah! Are you excited? Fabric combinations are subjective. I may just be enamored with something that you don't find pleasing to the eye whatsoever or vice versa. I may hate a particular color combination, and you may love it. To each her own. BUT have you ever made a quilt and you ...
What is cheater sashing? + A Granny Square Quilt (quilt reveal)
Hey sweet quilt loving people! The above is a bit of Fall happening outside my home and here is a bit of Fall happening inside.... This is a granny square quilt block. You remember we went into all the details and tutorial here. It's one of my favorite quilt blocks and I've wanted to make a quilt with this block for years. Instead of using my scrap bins for this project I've used men's ...
Quilt Reveal – My Eowyn Quilt is Finished + thoughts on hand quilting
I'm pretty smitten about this quilt. When I discussed it in my previous post, I was talking about trying hand quilting. I decided to machine quilt first and then add the hand quilting. This might have been a little backwards to the correct way of doing this, BUT it really was what and how I wanted to do it. I was planning on dragging this quilt about on a camping trip we went on and I ...
Quilt Beginnings – Quote Quilt and all the supplies
Inspiration. It's a pretty amazing feeling. I don't always have it, but when I do it almost feels like my mind is soaring. Ideas. Feelings. Excitement. There is usually a beginning. From about this past November - January, I was reading The Lord of the Rings books. I know, I know. I used to hate when those movies would come on TV and my husband would watch them and I get annoyed, but I ...
Quilt Reveal – Swoon #4, A Father’s Shirts
This is my fourth Swoon quilt finish. And one I think I might be the most pleased with. In my shop, I actually make quite a bit of memory quilts. They keep a roof over my head. I usually make them in the rag quilt style. It doesn't matter what materials I use, all are welcome with those quilts. And the recipients are always so pleased with their purchase. It's easy to understand. They now ...
Quilt Reveal – 100 days Sky quilt
So there are quilts that you make that are super quick. There are quilts that you make to get rid of your scraps. There are quilts that you make that you are dying to make. Then there are slow making epic quilts. You know the ones. The ones that might take you multiple months, years, etc because of their complexity. The ones you start gung-ho making, then get sick of and not touch for long ...