My First Quilt
I want to show you the first quilt I made that started me on my quilting journey. I had just come back from my mom’s. She had remarried after my dad had passed and had decided to retire as a … Continued
Block Basics: Flying Geese – Stitch-And-Flip
Welcome back! This is our second tutorial in our Beginner Skill Builder Sampler Quilt, and we are learning how to make a basic Flying Geese. This particular technique is called the Stitch-and-Flip Method. Flying Geese A flying geese is when … Continued
Block Basics: Half-Square Triangles – 2 at a Time
If you’re here to put together our Beginner Skill Builder Sampler Quilt, welcome! This is Month 1, Week 1, and I’m glad you’re here! If your just here to learn how to do 2 at a time Half-Square Triangles, you’re … Continued
Beginner Skill Builder Quilt Intro
I’m super excited to be starting this series with you. I’ve been wanting to do a beginner quilting series, but I’ve started it several times and then stopped. I never liked the way I planned to do it. Then, when … Continued
Block Basics: Flying Geese – No-Waste
We’re learning a new way to do flying geese today. This one’s great because when you’re done you have a set of 4 flying geese that all you have to do is a final trim and you’re ready to go. … Continued
Block Builder: 4-Patch – Basic
Welcome back! If you’re here for the Quilt Along, we are on Month 2, Week 1. Basic 4-Patch Today we will be learning how to make a basic 4-patch There are many tips and tricks when putting together a 4-Patch, … Continued
Quilting 101: Supplies
Let’s go back, I mean way back, and start at the beginning. We’re going to start with the basics. What do you need to start quilting? As a young college student, who lived in a one bedroom apartment, I didn’t … Continued
Choose Joy Quilt: Blocks 21-30
We’re getting closer! I finally designed the layout and Because I need to make a queen quilt, I’m going to do 6 rows by 7, with a border around the edges. Each block is 12 1/2″ square and there’s sashing … Continued
Choose Joy Quilt: Blocks 11-20
I’m still working on my Choose Joy quilt that was designed by Shannon Gilman Orr over at evabmakery.com. I love this quilt and the fever sort of it. I love how it’s a sampler quilt with all these beautiful blocks. … Continued
Choose Joy Quilt: Blocks 1-10
I’ve been wanting to change my guest bedroom in hopes that it would help me want to keep it pretty and clean. It also doubles for my craft room, which is why it’s regular “dirty”, though I like to think … Continued