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
Hugs and Kisses Block
What is Valentine’s Day without a few hugs and kisses??? There’s no better way to show your Valentine you love them, then by giving them a few hugs and kisses, so we’re going to add a few to our Valentine … Continued
Valentine Love: Patchwork Hearts
Confession: I am addicted to Pinterest! At the writing of this post I have 38,647 pins, in a wide variety of categories. (You can find me here!) They recently changed it up so you could divide your boards into categories, so … Continued
Heart Block: Moda Love Quilt
Moda is hosting a sew along this last month named Moda Live Quilt. I wasn’t sure I was going to sew along, until I saw Quilt Jane’s take on the quilt block. I love how she saw the heart in … Continued