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A Quilty Cannery

Bringing the best of the past into today

Welcome! It’s a pleasure to welcome you to this passion project of mine... chronicling a quarantine spent growing and preserving food and making quilts to keep the people I love warm and cozy up. Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn, or a seasoned professional exploring new ideas, A Quilty Cannery is here to inspire. Check out the latest posts below.

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A Quilty Cannery or a Canny Quiltery?

I was recently asked about the canning part of this blog... and so I thought an explanation would be in order. We are currently at the...

Hoppy Easter -- A Table Topper

Wildflower Quilt co had the cutest pattern and fabric quilts for a quick Easter Table Topper... using really cute spring-themed fabric...

An Irish Chain (From the Archives)

I absolutely love March, with St. Patrick's day and all the fun and green. I long for those days when the weather (in a warmer growing...

Blockheads 4 - Block 6

This week, the Moda Blockheads 6 pattern is "Spinning into Spring" By Lynne McCray. It's a relatively simple block with 8 Half Square...

A Mermaid's Tale - Table Topper

A quick wrap-up: I finally finished the 10-block foundation paper piecing table topper I started with fabric and foundation papers from...

2022: The Year of the Temperature Quilt

In January, I decided to do a temperature quilt. There were lots of examples online, but I decided to completely make up my own design. ...

Moda's Blockheads 4 (Week 5)

I've been trying to keep up on a weekly basis with Moda's 28 week, 36 block sew along! I haven't yet decided on a setting for the blocks,...

A Charming Star

Continuing through my backlog of 2022 completed quilts and sewing projects, I present the Charming Star quilt and table topper! In all, I...

The Creative Grids Stripology Ruler: A quick review

I purchased a ruler like this one, pictured to the left, a few years ago on a quilt hop. The demo impressed me, and then the reality of...

Penny Rose Thimbles

' Meet my newest quilt top: Penny Rose Thimbles. It's a 37x52" wall hanging, inspired by a Thimbleblossoms pattern. A Favorite...

A New Toy (Tool?)

I finally did it! Today, I walked into 1st Sewing Center and purchased a new quilty and heavy duty machine (A Juki TL18QVP). I've been...

Learning to Play with Design

This spring, I picked up a book about baby quilts that are made with charm packs and yardage. There was a quilt pattern for the...

A Quilting Life

In January, Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life announced her 2022 Block of the Month! This set of twelve blocks is available in two...

Moda Blockheads 4

Moda Fabrics has announced it is going to launch Blockheads 4 in March! This is a collaboration with a number of their fabric and...

Five Things I Love (to Can) & Never Again!

I've been inspired by a series of homesteaders who have been posting Youtube videos about what they love to can, and what they will never...

The 2022 Canned Pantry is Underway!

In January, the "Jar it Up January/Canuary" launched, along with a Pantry Challenge (hosted by Three Rivers Homestead). Inspired by this,...

A New Project for a New Year

As 2022 gets underway, I was inspired to make some choices to achieve some of my long-term goals. Like so many people around the world,...

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