I decided I’m in for Beth Ferrier’s BOM this year.  I had to make some changes though.  Could this answer the kit question from earlier this month?I wanted to make sure I’d finish this quilt so I changed all the things abo

Here’s the quilting on a single block and the sashing on my sister’s quilt.  The quilting shows on the original picture, but when I upload it to the blog it loses some clarity.  A little like a typical day…..  I'

Look what came in the mail yesterday!  This is the challenge fabric from the NQA.  In early December I sent in money to purchase a fat quarter and enter the challenge.  About a week later I got an email saying all the fabric had sold o

I’ve added some new items to the side bar.  Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!  Beth Ferrier’s free Block of the Month starts on February 14th.  You can see the pattern and the fabric requirements here.  Do I partici

I finished quilting the sashing on my sister’s quilt and I’m ready to start quilting the blocks.  Once I get a few done I’ll try again to post a picture of the quilt that refuses to photograph well.  I may have to break do

Whenever I take my painted fabric to show and tell everyone loves this piece the most.  The combination of salt and sun printing has some nice texture.  I even got brave and cut a piece to use as the sea floor in this journal size quil

I didn’t add or use anything this week.  My totals should change next week after a little more progress on current projects.  I want to get my busted total up before the Superbowl sales because I can feel the purchases coming.&nb

I have struggled over the last few days in deciding whether or not to post about this.  By choice I have stayed on topic most of the time.  When I wander, I don’t go far.  Because this became the main focus of my life this week,

First, thanks to everyone who commented here or to me directly about buying kits and my sewing room reorganization.  I appreciate your input.  For now I am inverting my fabric marbling box to use as a cutting table.  It saved me the ha

A combination of family matters, lousy weather, work demands and various appointments put me behind on posting.  I have lots to show and tell, but I haven’t had much time to sit at the computer.  After today, the worst of the week sho

I sewed the borders on this morning and called it a finished top.  I felt like I could have added more pieced blocks and turned it into a medallion quilt, but I don’t have enough Thimbleberries style fabric to do it.  I like it more t

Do you ever buy quilt kits?  I have never bought one in my life.  I have the gene that prevents me from following pattern instructions.  I always have to change something.  This gene shows no mercy.  I can’t even follow

Last year I won these blocks at one of my quilt group meetings.  You can read the original post here.  Last week I pulled out three of them with similar fabrics, made one more block (the one on the lower right), and set them together. 

I’ve decided to count busted stash differently this year.  Once I start quilting a top and get to the point where I know I’ll finish it, I’m counting it as busted.  Last year I waited until I finished a project before I co

It seems like every other blog I follow has pictures of a reorganized or rearranged workspace this week.  I rearranged my sewing room too, but I didn’t get the idea from other bloggers.  When mom visited over Christmas I watched hours