The Carolina Mingle Class has begun โถ
This is a quilt that has been brewing in my head ever since I finished my great grandmother’s quilt. I look at her quilt everyday. ย It’s still on the back of my sofa. And I wanted to re-create her quilt, but make it much more modern looking. ย I also wanted to blow it up huge…
I’m making another Swoon quilt. ย Don’t judge me! ย I’m not obsessed. ย This one is for a custom order. In Sarah Jane’s Magic fabrics (<—-insert sigh of happiness here). First, if you have never heard of Sarah Jane, have a look here.ย Yep, now imagine all of that on fabric. ย You can read more about Sarah…
Hey quilty peeps! I’ve had my newest sewing machine for over a month now and I thought it was time for a proper review + a little bit more. ย Liiiiiiiike….how I feel about spending A LOT of money on a sewing machine. a little history From 2008 – 2012ish I sewed and quilted on just…
I took this picture earlier today in my flower garden. ย OR a somewhat flower garden. ย It’s basically red orange clay and top soil laid on top. ย Only the hardiest of plants have survived it. ย The water drains terribly and in the summer the ground in this spot is hard as if…
Hiya! You may notice that I do quite a bit of quiltmaking. ย And that means many hours sitting at my machine and many hours of my neck bent in the same position. ย I tell you this little personal story in case you too have been suffering as I have. I have had many knots at…
Helloooooo! The past few days I have been working on an Orange Peel quilt. ย I thought I might share my method. There are 3 ways to make an orange peel quilt: 1. using needle turn applique 2. sewing curves 3. raw edge applique Today we are going to explore method #3. ย It is easy. ย It…