Row by Row Sampler – Adding Sashings This month, I also decided to give you the option to start adding your sashings to the Row by Row Sampler. However, I won’t be adding the written directions on the Row by Row sampler page until the end of the year. It is optional at this point. You may decide that you do not want your rows sewn in the order that they have been given. It…
March 2024 – Row by Row Sampler This month, we are creating a flower block for the Row by Row Sampler. There are so many options for this block of the month! I chose to present it this month because I need that hint of spring. Winter in the North East seems to go on forever, although this year, it has been mild for us. However, I usually enjoy more time in the sewing room…
March Quilt UFO Welcome to March, everyone! Today is the day that we can start on our Quilt UFO for March. The 29th of February gave us snow that had been missing the whole winter season. It looked like a winter wonderland. But March came in with unseasonably warm temperatures and lots of sunshine. It has been an interesting winter here, to say the least. Quilt UFO Progress I hope you have been able to…
What’s on Your Table for Sunday Sew Day The sunshine streaming through the windows has put me in a creative mood. Today, I am focusing on machine quilting. The music is blaring, and I am dancing along as I quilt. It’s a good thing that my machine glides nicely as I quilt. I love these types of days. Sunday Sew Day is bringing a smile to my face. Where Did February Go? While I enjoy…
Free Quilt Block Pattern with Directions for Two Quilt Sizes I was going to go scrappy with this free quilt block pattern, but I LOVED the effect when using yardage. When I find time, I will be making this quilt. I already have my fabrics picked out and bundled with the pattern. This quilt block (Lucky Clover Variation) would be a great addition to a Block of the Month sampler. Check out the other Free…
2024 Project Quilt UFO Spent some productive time in the sewing room. Enjoying the extra time that I have during the winter. We are more than halfway through February – time for a quilt UFO update! I completed the foundation pieced project for February. So far, it works having things broken down into smaller, manageable pieces. Focusing on them first, even though I don’t want to, helps. Jack’s Chain Progress Jack’s Chain is an easy…
Scrap Quilts – Creating from your Stash When I started quilting, I couldn’t imagine having a stash big enough to create a random scrap quilt, let alone multiple scrap quilts. Fast-forward almost 30 years, and I have enough scraps for multiple scrap quilts. Little by little, I bought fabric that “spoke” to me without knowing what I wanted to use it for. I also bought more than what I needed for a specific pattern. My…
Wednesday Work Table – What are you working on? What is on my Wednesday Work Table today? Well, it should be the foundation piecing UFOs. But I am actually straightening my sewing room. For the past week, it has irritated me. My worktable is piled high with everything quilty until I can get it organized again. What is on your Wednesday Work Table? I hope your table doesn’t look like mine: a little overwhelming, but…
Migration: A Free Scrap Quilt Pattern with Flying Geese This Free Scrap Quilt Pattern is finally finished. The idea of creating a quilt with Flying Geese had been bopping around in my head for quite a while. The design has changed several times, but it is finally complete. It is a few days late for the start of February, but life gets in the way sometimes. My husband calls the pattern “Camping in the Fall.”…
February 2024 – Pinwheel Row by Row Sampler February’s Row by Row Sampler block is the Pinwheel. This block of the month will focus on Half Square Triangles (HST) and squaring them to the correct size. This block could create a beautiful scrap quilt, but I am not sure I would want to make that many HSTs. The pdf directions for this block can be found here; scroll down to the February link. Fabrics for…