Follow on Instagram
  • Home
  • Gallery
    • 2021 Quilts
    • 2020 Quilts
    • 2019 Quilts
    • 2018 Quilts
    • 2017 Quilts
    • 2016 Quilts
    • 2015 Quilts
    • 2014 quilts
  • Tutorials-Patterns
  • Tutorials-Techniques
  • Recipes
  • Sunday Meditation
  • About Me

Patchwork Sampler

Make quilts. Use fabric. Have fun.

quilting · May 2, 2016

Design Wall Monday: Rainbow Chevron

A stack of rainbow fat quarters in my fabric cupboard caught my eye a week or so ago and I started wondering what I could make with them. Then I remembered a quilt I drew in EQ7 that called for…

Read More

2016 finish, scrap quilt, Stash Report · May 1, 2016

2016 Week 17 Stash Report and Recap

Yesterday I put the final stitches in the binding on this quilt. It was one of my UFOs for April and was made completely from stash. The pattern is a variation of the pattern Lemon Pepper by Madison Cottage Design…

Read More

longarm quilting, machine quilting, scrap quilt, Uncategorized · April 20, 2016

On the Frame: Parson Gray Scrap Quilt

This quilt is the only one that’s been on the frame this week and it is really boring quilting—just straight lines.  It’s a masculine quilt so feathers and curls wouldn’t look right. Early in April I decided to pick two…

Read More

2015 Quilts, charity quilt, jelly roll, scrap quilt, works in progress · October 12, 2015

Picking Up Where I Left Off

It has been a long time since I’ve done ANY sewing.  It was the summer of walking and walk we did, but now it’s time to get back to business. When my husband Jim retired in July, he had never…

Read More

2015 Quilts, jelly roll, scrap quilt · August 21, 2015

Everything But Sewing

My husband, Jim, retired July 10 and it has been a summer of major adjustment for me.  For the past 35 years I have been used to him being gone from home for at least 12 hours five days a…

Read More

design wall, jelly roll, works in progress · June 29, 2015

DWM: Sweet and Simple

My big design wall news is that I actually (finally!) have a design wall.  In all my years of quilting I’ve always made do with whatever flat surface was available…mostly the floor.  I have a small piece of batting hung in…

Read More

2014 quilts, scrap quilt · June 16, 2015

Mini Lotus Quilt Finished

Yesterday I finally managed to squeeze in some quality sewing time and finished this little quilt.  During the quilt retreat Jen and I attended in March the woman sitting next to me was working on a mini Lotus quilt. I…

Read More

baby quilt, family · June 8, 2015

A Quilt for Emma Lee

Last week I had to giddy-up and get a baby quilt made very quickly.  My niece Amanda  just had a baby girl–BIG NEWS in our family because we haven’t had a baby in a long time. Originally I hadn’t planned to…

Read More

2015 Quilts, baby quilt, scrap quilt, works in progress · June 5, 2015

Another Fancy Fox In The Works

Still seems like there aren’t many projects getting finished here but I am getting a little sewing time so that’s good news.  A couple of opportunities arose to do some sewing for others so I still haven’t had a chance…

Read More

2015 Quilts, jelly roll, piecing, quilt top · May 27, 2015

WIP Wednesday: Island Chain

This quilt really taxed my brain.  The units for this quilt are super simple and I thought it would be a piece of cake to put together but it was a struggle.  After working on the layout for an hour…

Read More

borders, jelly roll, piecing, Uncategorized · May 26, 2015

Porch Swing Borders…and my border confession

The UFOs are piling up in my sewing room so I need to at least finish some tops so I can move them and their leftover bits out of there (and into another pile haha!).  Today I sewed borders onto the…

Read More

2015 Quilts, jelly roll, travel, Wisconsin · May 24, 2015

Beautiful Day on the Water

The weekend weather forecast was not very promising and it looked like Saturday would be the only warm, sunny day.  It was beautiful when we got up so we loaded the kayaks on the car and headed up to Door…

Read More

  • ← Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • Next →
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Subscribe to Patchwork Sampler via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • Keeping Track
  • Monday Motivation: A Carefree Summer
  • Wednesday WIP: Sampler Spree Week 5
  • Friday Finish: Cha Cha Cha Runner Plus French Strawberry Cake Recipe
  • Wednesday WIP: Green Sampler Spree Blocks

Archives

Copyright © 2022 Patchwork Sampler · Theme by 17th Avenue