Hi friends. It is so hard to believe that 2017 is almost over. I think we all say this, probably every year, but really, where did the year go? And I think most of us, if we can take the time from the crazy busy holiday season,like to take a few minutes to reflect on… Continue reading A time for reflection…
Category: Block of the Month
100 Blocks winners and May BOM links
Hi friends!Did you have a good weekend?I hope everyone did. On Saturday, I went down to Castle Rock to a lovely quilt shop Sew-Ciety to chat with the ladies who come to her monthly Weekend Sampler meeting.They hear about new products and I was able to say hi and show off my Braid Template and my… Continue reading 100 Blocks winners and May BOM links
New blocks, new quilt…
Happy St Patrick's Day! This week I have been piecing, designing, more piecing... a fun week so far! I decided to get caught up on a couple of my BOMs- it is only March and I am already behind. Not good!Here are my February and March blocks for the Sugar Block Club BOM. And my March… Continue reading New blocks, new quilt…
One block, one table runner and one Guest Post
Hi friends! How are you today?This week I have been working on behind the scenes stuff- writing a pattern, shipping orders... the business stuff. And I did get to play with some of my scrap fabric while working on a new table runner using my Braid Template. I will post more about it soon! I also had… Continue reading One block, one table runner and one Guest Post
8 Tips for piecing blocks–great for The Splendid Sampler™
Hi everyone! I know I have told you about some different BOMs out on the web right now. One of them started this past Sunday. I had been debating jumping on The Splendid Sampler™. It will be a lot of blocks- 2 every week! But I also thought that I could really improve my piecing… Continue reading 8 Tips for piecing blocks–great for The Splendid Sampler™
My Jan BOM blocks
Have you had a good week? I was a little under the weather earlier in the week and am still feeling the effects but I did get some sewing in- so all is good! Here are my 2 BOM blocks for January. I had decided to do Pat Sloan's My Secret Garden Mystery BOM and… Continue reading My Jan BOM blocks
Are you doing a BOM this year?
Hi friends! How was your week? Mine has been pretty busy. I am working on some new quilts and been sewing with my pedal to the metal. It is snowing again today which makes it a great day to stay inside and sew some more! Last year I mentioned I wanted to do a BOM- or a… Continue reading Are you doing a BOM this year?
Sept Blocks for Globetrotting BOM
Phew! Just made it! I was able to get my blocks for Globetrotting with Pat Sloan done this weekend. They really went quickly- a fun block. Here they are: What I did not get done was my scrap bin clean up. 🙁 Some other things came up over the weekend and so scrap bin clean… Continue reading Sept Blocks for Globetrotting BOM
Globetrotting- getting closer to caught up!
This past weekend, on Saturday night, hubbie and I went out to a photography MeetUp group event and watched the group set off paper Japanese lanterns into the evening sky. It was pretty fun, but I could not capture the lanterns with my camera; it was pretty windy, too windy really, and the lanterns were moving… Continue reading Globetrotting- getting closer to caught up!
Globetrotting Catch Up
I am behind on my Globetrotting with Pat Sloan blocks. The wedding details derailed my plan of staying on track and getting each block in "their" month. No worries, though. I am determined to catch up! This past weekend, when I arrived back home, first we picked up Miss Lily from the vet and then we went… Continue reading Globetrotting Catch Up