This set of fat Mod Century quarters has been sitting in my sewing room for quite some time patiently waiting for inspiration to strike. As I was blog hopping the other day I found a pattern called Cathedral Square that…
Star Surround Quilt Along: My Willpower Collapsed
For years I’ve told my husband I’d like to have a big building for quilting. Not only would I have a big building to hold all my sewing stuff, I’d have a place for friends to hang out and sew. …
DWM: Double Nine Patch
There are a few quilt patterns I love and use over and over. I could probably spend the rest of my life just making nine patches, log cabins and star designs. There is so much possibility with those that I…
Week 36, 2013 Stash Report
It seems like I’ve been sewing quite a bit lately but am not finishing anything. This week I actually moved in the wrong direction and added fabric but didn’t use any. I know people count their fabric usage differently but…
Easy Striped Blocks Tutorial
This is one of those blocks where the fabric does all the work so it looks more complicated than it is. It is SO easy to make these blocks—here’s how. You will need a half-square triangle ruler like the Omni…
DWM: Mod Quads
Last year I made a shop sample from the pattern Mod Quads from the Blue Underground Studios patterns. The sample was in batiks but it was a good stashbuster so I made my own version from stash. I came across a…