Blue and gray quilts

How do you sum up 4 years of quilting, fabric, raising kids, and life? Yeah, I haven't quite figured that out yet. So for now I'll just start here! Good heavens I am rusty and this writing thing. It will...

We went to Chesterland Historical Foundation open house and living history day while I was in Ohio. Everything was so green and the beautiful white and brick buildings were amazing! Quilts on display throughout the buildings. We also hit up a few antique stores while we were in the area. Simple, but I love the split purple and pinks. Ashtabula Harbor This area is where they have special events. Gotta love a patriotic barn! This has been called the smallest covered bridge in the USA. (note…

Contemporary blue and gray quilt made by Amy Smart

Hi friends! I have a new pattern to share with you today! And the best part? It's FREE! I'm calling this pattern New Beginnings. Would you care to know why? I love when there's a story behind a pattern or it's name so let me tell you TWO reasons why I chose to call it New Beginnings. First, because of the Hourglass blocks. Every time an hourglass runs out of sand and you flip it over, time starts anew. The second reason I decided to call it New Beginnings, is because I actually made the X…

Love this blue and white quilt

where treasures of past and present connect

Top US quilting blog Diary of a Quilter shares a fun gray and Denim Patchwork Quilt with you. Click here now to check it out!

A couple of weeks ago my friend Elizabeth from Occasional Piece - Quilt! asked me if I would join in the giveaway that she and Cindy from...

Still sewing up the stacks of blocks. "Berry Parfait" is a quilt top I made to test a pattern for Thimbles and Needles - another great, scrappy design that goes together so well. I love a pattern with pressing instructions. Last week I sent "Berry Parfait", along with three other quilt tops/backings to Karen (Quilting on the Coast) and the first one is on the way back. "Happy Stripes" designed by Quilty Love. This is a baby-sized quilt and I think the texture will be wonderful. "Dwell 2"…

My honey had a super early tee time on Saturday (5/21), so I hopped up and made him a breakfast sandwich: I spent a bunch of time reading in the morning before finally making it to my studio to load up Paula’s quilt: Michael warned me before he left that thunder storms were predicted for this afternoon…and I don’t leave XENA plugged in when that happens…so I wanted to get a jump on quilting. Thunder rolled in around 2 PM and I shut down everything very quickly :~(. That’s when I started…