Hey there! I’m stopping in today to brag on my Stargazer community and share their beautiful makes from Month 3 of the Stargazer BOM program. Month 3’s blocks are the most challenging and time intensive blocks in the program. But, on the flip side Month 3 offers a really fun and versatile block. Despite the difficulty and work load, the…
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From the Stargazer Community – Month 3 Highlights
5 Reasons to Participate in a Quilt Challenge
Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? What about #the100dayschallenge? Or Inktober? No? Well they are short term creative challenges that help people worldwide work together to accomplish the big goals of writing a novel in a month, exploring their creativity for 100 days straight, and creating one ink drawing everyday in the month of October. If you’ve ever wanted to do…
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Freezer Paper Piecing {Tutorial}
Note: This post originally appeared August 11, 2015 and has been updated. Raise your hand if you love paper piecing but HATE taking the papers out of the blocks. *raises hand* Well, pull up a chair and I’ll tell you my story about how paper piecing killed my sewjo (sewing joy) and how discovering Freezer Paper Piecing changed my quilty…
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Pantone Quilt Challenge 2019 – Living Coral
Hey guys and gals! The Pantone Quilt Challenge is upon us, and this year we’re celebrating LIVING CORAL(!!!) We may be slightly biased, but who doesn’t love a good, thriving marine invertebrate?! Today, Sarah of no hats in the house and I are pleased to announce the details for the 2019 Pantone Quilt Challenge contest! SO, straight to the good…
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From the Stargazer Community – Month 2 Highlights
Hey ya’ll! I want to stop by and show off a few of the posts from the Stargazer Block of the Month community, because they are fab! Any quilt designer or teacher will tell you that they love to see what others create from their patterns. I LOVE seeing what others create with my designs. And well, I can’t help…
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