This month’s blog hop theme is a colorful array of bloggers, who have been working away getting ready to share their “Colors” with us all. I couldn’t help but remember a quilt I designed called Color Me Creative that was chosen as a local shop hop quilt in 2010. Each shop chose a color and…
When Carol of Just Let Me Quilt announced this blog hop, I couldn’t help but think of the song by Jim Croce: If I could save time in a bottle The first thing that I’d like to do Is to save every day ’til eternity passes away Just to spend them with you I was…
Blast from the Past! I admit that when the #QuiltBlockMania was postponed last week, it threw me for a loop. I had something Mardi Gras related ready to go for March 1, so I couldn’t exactly postpone that post! My only choice was to turn that into a regular post called Mardi Gras Geese and…
I was thrilled to be chosen by Northcott to design the With Love Quilt Pattern for the Stars and Stripes 10 – Stonehenge Anniversary Special Edition. This pattern arranges red, white, and blue stripe borders around a central panel. At the end of each border is a block that celebrates the USA! This pattern can…
This recipe was part of a blog hop. Each designer shares their favorite recipes, Christmas traditions, and/or Christmas projects. Mine is a recipe that is near and dear to my heart. 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…
In this quilt tutorial, I am going to show you the Bias Beauty technique of making four blocks at the same time. I am using the Half-Square-Triangle variation in this block, but there are several other variations. Details are in the free printable. Use the green “Print Friendly” button at the bottom to print these…
This Adirondack Winter Quilt Block represents the first day of snow in the Adirondack mountains. The trees are still exploding with their fall colors but the snow doesn’t care! Here it comes! The pattern is available for free to subscribers at the bottom of the page. If you’d rather just print, click the green Print…
Let’s add a little accent to some of the square-in-a-square blocks. Don’t put them together yet, we have more work to do! This block will help you make a secondary design. Pretty soon you will be able to see the sparks! Assemble: Place a 2-1/2″ blue square right sides together in one corner of a…
It’s time to make the square-in-a-square blocks that form the basis of one of the blocks in this mystery quilt. Since there are so many of them, I am experimenting with different Square Up Rulers. Take a look and tell me which ruler you prefer? Making the Square-in-a-Square Blocks, Fabric # 1 Assemble: Cut the…
Are you ready to finish your Midnight Star Table Topper? Here is how I did it with no batting. This kind of finish is sometimes called a knife-edge finish and the quilt it makes is a summer quilt. That’s because there is no batting in it. This is a Four-Part Series of Tutorials Assemble: Sew…
Do you struggle with Triangle-in-a-Square quilt blocks? They do make wonderful patterns, like Storm at Sea, but it can be tricky to make them in different sizes and square them up. Sewing those angles has always seemed to be a problem for me. Then I discovered the V Block Ruler. Here’s a tutorial for the…
Have you ever needed to make a lot of identical Half Square Triangle Blocks (HSTs) for a quilt or other quilting project? It can be daunting, but not if you use Magic! Here is a way to make 8 at a time, quickly and easily. [A quick note from Kris: I ended up making a…
