Quilty humor, holiday fun, blog hops, and the lighter side of life in the sewing room. Grab a cup of tea and enjoy a smile.
This week, you will be making the Red Flying Geese Methods of Making Flying Geese Quilt Blocks I listed all the different methods of making Flying Geese quilt blocks last month. I am *sure* there are more, but this week we are using the Quilt-in-a-Day Flying Goose Ruler to make 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ (unfinished) Flying…
Summer is a time for travel, isn’t it? Looking around, finding new places to visit. Here is a quilt made with the Corn and Beans block, hence the name Bean There! This is a sew-along project designed to show you little tricks for easy quilt construction. Since you are likely to finish it by fall,…
This question was posed to members of the Facebook Group last July. Here are some of their answers.
The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d rather just print, click the green Print Friendly button under the tutorial. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl + P (or Flower + P) to bring up the printer dialog box. . Free-standing Bag Pattern Here is a cute…
When I first heard about this blog hop, all I could think of was the Randy Newman theme song for Monk “It’s a Jungle Out There”. I wanted to make some sort of urban block, so I looked through my collection of old blocks for inspiration. I came up with City Streets by Nancy Page….
OK, I know you can’t sew an adventure. But there are two recipes and an appropriate quilt block after the adventure. To visit the others, see the list at the bottom of the page. Here is a cranberry bread recipe: Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan. Mix together flour,…
The Rail Fence Quilt Block is a great block for beginner piecers and quilters. Here is a tutorial on how to make one with just two rails. The rails I demonstrate with are 2″ x 3-1/2″ but that is not a hard and fast rule. Use the size that you need for your project. If…
I have always associated Mardi Gras with New Orleans, assuming it to be one of their traditions. Turns out, I was wrong:-)) It actually started in Mobile, Alabama and the entire season is heavily celebrated in the area. Though Mardi Gras technically refers only to Fat Tuesday, the Mardi Gras season actually begins on Epiphany,…
Mardi Gras is a spectacular celebration that lasts from the 12th day after Christmas to the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a purple, green and gold carnival filled with parties, interesting parades and best of all, King Cake! Here are my experiences with Mardi Gras in Galveston. When is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras is…
Oh, no! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow! That means 6 more weeks of winter. Can it be true? The tradition is that if a groundhog sees his shadow while looking around in February, he will get scared and go back into his burrow, not to come out until March. Thus, the idea of six more…
Boo!-ti-ful Halloween Wall Hanging An original pattern by Christine Schnaufer © Traditionally Yours, 1991 Use the Print Friendly button under that list to print this page. If that doesn’t work, try Ctrl-P or Flower-P. That should bring up the Printer Dialog box. Christine Schnaufer (now Christine Wilson Vincent) offered this pattern to me when she…
Tooth Fairy Quilt Block Thi block is meant to represent the fairy as flies her way to a child’s home and appears in the window. Fabric Requirements For this block You will need two HSTs. Following the above directions, make the first one using the (1) 4″ light brown square(1) 4″ dark brown square. You…
