Every other year the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council holds their largest event, the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta. There is a large juried quilt show with both modern and traditional categories and a large vendor hall. This year Fiesta was held in May, and I entered two quilts – my Albuquerque 2020 temperature quilt and Big …
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One goal I’ve had over the past few years is make sure that all of my quilting supplies fit in a nice and organized manner in my one sewing room/studio. I have enough stuff – more fabric than quilts I will probably make in my lifetime – but somehow it is really hard to turn …
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I wrote about my plans to make a Temperature Quilt back at the beginning of 2020 (here). As it turned out, it was a really great project that crazy year! I finished the quilt top shortly after the end of 2020 and quilted it in 2021. For the quilting I really wanted to pull forward …
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I’m not entirely sure what happened! I posted that last photo of 2020 and then somehow all of 2021 and most of 2022 slid by. I guess I don’t have to worry too much about finding content to post as now I have a year and a half of projects to share! I’ll get working …
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We are SO CLOSE to the end of 2020 and I’m rushing to get all of my finishes from the year captured! I actually did a lot of sewing during the year but for some reason just wasn’t in the mood for blogging. I do want to make sure I capture all my finishes though, …
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Well, you know I love Star Wars. I’ve made a few Star Wars themed quilts in the past (Death Star, and Han and Leia), so I couldn’t resist when I saw this BB8 paper pieced pattern. I found the pattern free at Fandom in Stitches (on Instagram at @FandominStitches) early on during the quarantine this …
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