Today I’m finally sharing a fun tutorial with you all (ya’ll!). (Download the PDF of the tutorial here.) My idea for quilt-as-you-go (QAYG) applique has been floating around in my head for over a year. So when asked to join in on the Christmas in July Blog Hop with Gina Martin’s new fabric line, Folk Christmas, I knew I finally…
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QAYG Applique Pillow Tutorial
Patchwork Sunglasses Case {A Tutorial}
Hi everyone! I have this lovely cutie pie sunglasses case tutorial posted over at Ellison Lane as part of Jennifer’s Summer Patchwork series. If you are anything like me, you need a sunglasses case. I think I’ve had 2 pairs of sunglasses broken since April…. (This is why we can’t have nice things!) I’d love it if you’d pop over…
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Schnitzel and Boo Mini Swap {Friday Finish}
Last week, I sent off my quilt for my Schnitzel and Boo Swap partner. After remaining silent on many of my fabric teaser posts (ahem!), I decided to go with the blue fabric pull. (I never get to play with just blue.) And used my Katie Squared tutorial to make the block. I finished up the quilt with some hand quilting, with…
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Stairs of a different sort {WIP Wednesday}
After seeing so many great quilts pieced from the court house stairs block, I simply had to make some. Pairing the block with black and white fabrics seemed natural but was inspired by recent postings by Alexis and Christopher on Instagram and their blogs. I feel like I used to be obsessed with black and white color schemes but forgot…
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Deciding, lingering, and getting little accomplished
So here we are. Summer in full swing. The chore of summertime lingering has taken effect. Starting projects, pulling fabrics… Getting little done. Playing, chasing, reading… Getting little done.
