Monday is all about Fabric – #13 – Vie de Boheme + thoughts on purchasing only the kind of fabrics you are drawn to
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Monday is all about Fabric – #13 – Vie de Boheme + thoughts on purchasing only the kind of fabrics you are drawn to

Hello Quilt Makers! Sadly, (with more than enough self pity) I have been put on a fabric lock down. Whole collections are sometimes hard to justify purchasing, especially when you look around your sewing space and see fabric in every nook and cranny. Sometimes I look around and see fabric that I know I was…

Quilt Reveal – My Eowyn Quilt is Finished + thoughts on hand quilting
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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…

Modern Priscilla Block Pattern & Tutorial + How to Paper Piece
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Modern Priscilla Block Pattern & Tutorial + How to Paper Piece

There are few things that I love more than quilting.  It’s a deep, rich love.  I’m more than a little obsessive passionate about it.  I know that I will be quilting until I physically no longer can.  I know that there will never be enough time to get all the ideas I have for quilts made, but…

Sewing machines – high end vs mid range and a review of the Juki 2000qi
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Sewing machines – high end vs mid range and a review of the Juki 2000qi

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…