Our next mini starts May 15⟶
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. 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. OR a somewhat flower garden. It’s basically red orange clay and top soil laid on top. Only the hardiest of plants have survived it. 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. And that means many hours sitting at my machine and many hours of my neck bent in the same position. 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. 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. It is easy. It…
A little history The hexagon quilt goes by many names throughout history: Honeycomb, Mosaic and sometimes Six Sided Patchwork. It’s beginnings were random layouts without too much attempt at color or design. The first hexagon quilt pattern was published in 1830 in The Godey’s Ladies Book according to WomenFolk.com. It was popular because a…
Hey, hey! Have you ever been given a quilt of a gift? I have only been given one, and it was my great grandmother’s. My heart sung that day. I grew up in a house where there were no quilts. I remember them at my grandparent’s house, but none lived with us. These days, I…