I always love bringing out all of my Christmas quilts around the holidays, but I have quite a few now and I am starting to run out of room. That presents a dilemma for me because I still love making new quilty things for that time of the year. I decided to solve that problem by making some fun ...
The hot summer months are really kicking in where I live. That means that it is a good idea to stay inside and sew right? Well, you can either sew or go outside and find a pool to cool down in if it is super hot where you are. However you decide to enjoy your summer, you may want to include ...
This month the Island Batik ambassadors were challenged to create a quilt that would spread love and joy with AccuQuilt®. What a wonderful challenge to get. I came up with my quilt “With Love” which I gave to the staff of the nursing home where my father lived for the last three ...
Is it just me, or do pinwheels remind you of summer? In my case, pinwheels take me back to those days when I would play with the shiny toy in the summer sun. The spinning colors would fascinate me during those long, hot days. That is why I thought I would show you how to make a large flying a ...
I don’t know about you, but I am really enjoying making my new YouTube series “Working Our Scraps Off.” It is fun bringing you a new scrap fabric project each month. This month is no exception, and with summer right around the corner it is time to dig through our red, white, ...
For May of 2021, the Island Batik ambassadors were given a bundle of fabrics from their newest lines and challenged to make a modern quilt with them. I was lucky enough to get the Holly Holiday line designed by Kathy Engle. This festive assortment of greens, reds, and golds shipped to stores in ...
If you are looking for big block that packs a big punch, then this is it. This large Ohio star is easy to make and, when done, measure 18 1/2″. It would look good on its own as a mini or as part of a larger design, like my Stars of the Prairie 2021 Mystery Quilt. Learn how to make a large ...
Calling all scrap fabric project lovers! You will be using using in lots of scraps in all sorts of colors for this design. This is my second project for my new “Working Our Scraps Off” series over on my YouTube channel. This month I am teaching you how to make a scrappy rainbow mini ...
For the April Island Batik Ambassador challenge we were free to do whatever we wanted. They had given me a strip set and some coordinating fabrics that had caught my eye, and this design pretty much popped into my head. That is how the “Bubble Tea” quilt was born. As in the past ...
One of my favorite blocks, or units of a quilt block, is the half square triangle, and this fun block is made up almost exclusively of them. They add so much movement to the design. If you like this block as much as I do, then here are instructions on how to make a pinwheel sawtooth star quilt ...
Table runners are always a fun project. For the most part, they are easier patterns, they don’t use up a lot of fabric, and don’t take up too much time. They are also an ideal project for the holidays. I think most of us like to change up our décor around the various seasons, and ...
