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Checkerboard Finishes
My blue and “white” Checkerboard quilt is composed of 30 blocks each containing 36 squares. Since I had all of the fabric on hand, I think this qualifies as a “free quilt.” I used 2 1/2″ squares from...
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Trending – the Potato Chip Block
It’s all the rage among scrap-using quilters. Search for it on YouTube and Pinterest and you’ll see what I mean! Video by Brenda of “Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda” –...
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Checkerboards, Potato Chips, and BOMs – Blog Readers Share
Today’s blog post is a veritable smorgasboard of quilts and quilt blocks submitted by blog readers. Enjoy feasting your eyes! First up is a Checkerboard quilt made by Becky B. She used scraps of...
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Variation on a Theme
My friend, Colleen, made several Potato Chip quilts for charity, and then got the idea to make a one block quilt — a giant Potato Chip block. She cut the rectangles 6 1/2″ x 12 1/2.” Using...
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Flag Day Fun
Last Friday I facilitated a Sit and Sew class at Sew There! in Angier, NC. Bonnie (the shop owner) and I like to offer an inexpensive three hour class each month to encourage ladies to enjoy making...
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Born to Excel Camp 2024
June 17-21 is Camp week at Crossroads Church of Lillington. Children in 1st – 8th grades come to have fun, learn about Jesus, and learn skills and hobbies taught by adult volunteers. Each child...
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Memory Quilt
Joan made a memory quilt from outfits too cute to throw away. The clothing from onsies, t-shirts, play clothes, and pajamas worn by her twin granddauthers, Abigail and Samantha, make a fabulous memory...
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Quilts for Cousins
My friend and longarm quilting customer, Elizabeth M., made these quilts for her grand-nephews. “Easiest strippy quilt design ever,” right??!! Usually Elizabeth makes “I Spy” quilts using 6″ squares...
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Disappearing Nine Patch, Finished!
On August 23, 2024 I blogged about a baby quilt I had started using Thomas the Tank Engine fabrics. Click here to link to the post. At the end of the day, when the blocks were on my design wall, I was...
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Quilting Retreat Recap
Last week I spent a lovely time in the company of sewing friends at our annual retreat at the beach. We all sewed from morning ’til night, and we chatted, laughed, snacked, journaled, and hunted...
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Panel Quilts by Client-friends
First of all, I hope you enjoyed your celebration of Thanksgiving! We have so many blessings to be thankful for, don’t we? “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of...
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2025 Scrap Challenge
I’ve been thinking about a simple block or unit that would help us use our scraps this year. Something that can be quickly and simply made. A few blocks to make each week, yielding enough to make a...
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“La Fiesta” Published!
My Pinwheel row quilt, “La Fiesta,” was published in the January/February 2025 issue of The Quilt Pattern Magazine. Click here to preview the patterns and articles in this issue of the digital...
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Scrappy Nine Patch Finished
Inspired by a picture on Pinterest, this quilt has been on my bucket list for several years. Hooray, it is finally finished! Scrappy Nine Patches In 2022 I began making Nine Patches with scrap 2”...
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Scrap Challenge Progress
Soon after my January 3rd blog post which suggested the “Scrappity-Do-Dah” design for the 2025 Scrap Challenge, Stephanie sent a picture of a quilt top she made last year. She writes, “I have been...
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Checkerboard Lap Quilt Finished
About this time last year I began making a blue and white Checkerboard quilt. Click here to read the blog post. This quilt, though simply made of squares, is one of my favorites. My eyes dance across...
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“Lucky” Shamrocks
The anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day and the first day of spring always puts me in the mood to sew with green fabrics. I suppose my eyes, weary of the tan, rust, and brown of winter, yearn for fresh...
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