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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We have a second home in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. We bought our first place there in 2007 and enjoyed it thoroughly over the years. It was small – half of a duplex – and there was no fence around the yard. This made the yard look quite nice, but was pretty inconvenient for our pack …
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My friend Kim LOVES her some Kaffe Fassett fabric. Last year we went to Missouri Star Quilt Company and every time we’d go in to the Florals Shop she’d enter, look around, sigh and say “Kaffe” (like an exhale). Most other times when she sees some Kaffe it is a more excited exclamation – “KAFFE!!” …
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It is no secret that I really love Elizabeth Hartman’s patterns and all her cute little critters. I bought her cats pattern a few years back and thought it would be a really good stash buster quilt. I had some white, some black, a nice background grey, and a ton of solids to work with. …
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This guy is another in my series of 2.5″ scrap quilts. Actually it is a partner to my Big Blue Plus quilt, which I talked about here. With that one I used the 2.5″ scrap pieces to make a plus, and here I used them to make a big X. So creative!! 🙂 I really …
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