I LOVE lists. It is so satisfying to see things written down in an orderly fashion and even better to check things off when they are completed. When I feel anxious and overwhelmed I make a list. I have lists…
Monday Motivation: Good Fortune Mystery Quilt
Probably every quilter on the planet knows that Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville hosts a free mystery quilt every year starting on Black Friday. The 2018 mystery was the Good Fortune Quilt. Since we host Thanksgiving, I usually don’t participate. This…
Retreat Progress and Week 38 Goals
This past week I was in Duluth, Minnesota at a reunion retreat with women I met at last year’s Bonnie Hunter retreat in Oelwein, IA. This was the longest time I’ve ever been on a retreat and I’m happy to…
DWM: Project Sew A Jelly Roll
Saturday was National Sew A Jelly Roll Day and that’s exactly what I did. Currently, I am obsessed with the triangle in a square block (tri-recs). The idea for this quilt has been floating around in my head for awhile…
DWM: Back to Points of Interest
The busy summer has not been conducive to productivity in the sewing room. So far, it’s not slowing down, but there may be hope on the horizon. Mostly I stick to quilting on the blog but I’m digressing a bit…
Scrappy Brickwork Quilt for DWM
This scrappy Brickwork quilt came about from a UFO. In this case, it really was an unidentified object. When I opened the project bag there was only a giant stack of 6-1/2” flannel squares and a cryptic reference to the pattern. I…
DWM: Woodlands
The weather has been too nice and too many fun things going on this weekend to spend much time in the sewing room. With temperatures in the mid-70s, low humidity and sunny skies, the weather has been glorious. Friday night…
DWM and August OMG: Granny Square Borders
After the center was pieced on my Granny Squares top, I decided to piece the borders with the million or so leftover squares. I KNOW this is the type of project that I will procrastinate on—calculating how many units for…
DWM: Modern Neutrals
A couple of months ago I cut out these blocks and kind of forgot about them. I stumbled across them while looking for something else and decided it would be a good project for some mindless piecing over the weekend. …
DWM: Sashed Four Patch
This UFO looks pretty sad! I was moving some boxes downstairs and came across a bin of tops to be quilted. This one was on the top so I pulled it out, found a suitable backing fabric from stash and…