February’s Scrap Quilt – Flying Geese This quilt design has been rattling around in my head for a while. This past weekend, I finally pulled out my pen and paper and started playing with the design. I thought I had the design all set until I put it into the software. NOPE, so back to the drawing board. Flying Geese, at first glance, isn’t very exciting, not until you play with the layout and placement.…
2024 Project Quilt UFO Finally! I have some free time to spend in the sewing room. I have quite a few things to check off my to-do list today, but first, I am checking in with everyone. The weather in the Northeast United States isn’t looking so good, with temperatures dropping drastically in the next few days. For me, this is the perfect time to spend working on the Quilt UFO. Foundation Piecing Quilt UFO…
Sewing Saturday – One of my favorite days! It is nice when we have a productive morning, and the errands are all taken care of! We had hit a deer a few weeks back, and I finally have my truck back. It is nice to have that part of life back to normal. Next, I finished the bookkeeping for the businesses. Now, I have the rest of the day to do something just for me.…
Project Quilt UFO update for January Now that life seems to be settling down after the holidays and the lovely flu that kept us down for a couple of weeks has finally cleared out of our house, I can focus on the projects I want to work on this month. Have you had a chance to decide what quilt UFO you want to work on this month? I know some of you are adding to…
Greek Squares – Scrap Quilt Pattern for January 2024 For January, I am sharing the Greek Squares Block for the scrappy quilt pattern. At first, I shied away from this pattern because of all the Half Square Triangles (HSTs) needed to make a quilt. In my directions, you will create oversized HSTs that must be trimmed to size for the quilt. I find I get the best results this way. Check out this website to…
January 2024: Row by Row Sampler Welcome to the 2024 Row by Row Sampler. This scrap quilt provides a different way to participate in a block of the month. This month we will be completing the log cabin blocks. Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and look for the January Link. I look forward to seeing the colors and patterns you choose for your log cabin row. In picture #1, I have all…
September’s Update for Jack’s Chain Just a quick post of my Jack’s Chain Adventure. I am supposed to be mowing the grass, but figured I would take 15 minutes to create some 9-patches. Organization was planned for this, but my 9-patch units met with a hyper pup, resulting in a bit of a mess. So, I am just winging it. 15 Minutes It is incredible how many 9-patches I finished in 15 minutes. I will…
Coming in January: Row by Row Sampler 2024 A new sampler will be available starting in January. The Row By Row Sampler is a bit of a different take on the Block of the Month. In addition to directions for each row, you will also have ideas for using that block alone in a quilt. This sampler lends itself to going scrappy. I will work on fabric requirements in case you want to limit the…
Jack’s Chain – Scrappy Sunday This week has been an interesting week: busy schedule, extra stress, and not enough hours in the day to get to those outside chores. So, how did I manage it? Tons of spring/fall cleaning to put that nervous energy to good use. The whole time, I was planning in my head what I would work on for a Scrappy Sunday. A little daydreaming helped the process go a bit faster.…
Jack’s Chain Project: 9-Patch Progress This month I am focusing on the 9-Patch units for Jack’s Chain. This is the easy part, although there are so many 9-Patches to create. Maybe, I can find a day when I forget everything else and lock myself in the sewing room. Right now, when I look at the 9-Patches, I do not see the look I want. There is too much color, but then I remind myself that…