A Quilty Cannery

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...

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

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. ...

I've really created this blog as a way to chronicle projects and hobbies and quilts that I've completed, and so I thought it would be...

I first started making these petite four-patch bowtie blocks with left over charm squares, about 5 years ago. These were the left over...

This year, I'm going to try to grow my own potatoes in containers! I purchased six seed potatoes in March from Gerten's Growing Center,...

Today, I played around in EQ8 to do some planning for the final quilt top for MBH4. While I love some of the designer options out there,...

This month's Shabby Fabrics Sampler Box brought me a pattern, foundational papers, and a mermaid-inspired mini layer cake, to create the...

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,...

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

In 2022, I'm on a quest to sew more and upgrade my quilting skills. I've been using Best Press a ton more, and seeing lots of wonderful...

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...

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

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...

We first met Molly in February of 2014. She was 3 months old and in a now-defunct dog rescue. She quickly captured our hearts (look at...

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...

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

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...