I am the host of Aurifil’s Designer of the Month program for the last 6 years. And during that time we have had so many cute projects from our fantastic designers! I suggested to the Aurifil we run the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month again as it’s darling and many of you might have […]
After all the HST in the big block… let’s change it up with squares and rectangles this week.. Do you like that idea?? … I thought so! “The Coffee Shop” is super easy. I did a little thinking ‘back’ on this one.. Does anyone remember Kresge Department stores? I am thinking of how 5 & […]
If you subscribe to my main site articles.. sorry for 2 in a day! This is a crazy week with everything coming out. I even have LOADS MORE to share! BUT.. let’s take a look…. Here is my Scrappy Among the Stars block! I had such fun pairing 2 fabrics for each 4 patch. I […]
Have you been dying to know about the BIGGEST block in my Solstice challenge? I can’t wait to see what you do with this block… and I have bonuses.. let’s get to it! “Among The Stars” is super sized, which is bigger than Upsized! at 32″ finished you can make a dent in your scraps […]
Are you enjoying my new site ‘I Love to Make Quilts’? I sure am!! It’s SEW exciting to see your Solstice blocks pop up on Wednesday! My goal is a twice a week post for this website, the second will be either another fun quilt along I am hosting, maybe a cool deal I spotted, […]
Some great fabric sets in the clearance right now.. check them out! REMINDER – If you signed up for email notices, those are generated at 11am EST (my time). So if you want a pattern sooner, come to the website. This is my Cobble Stone block for my Solstice quilt. I am really smitten with […]
Some great fabric sets in the clearance right now.. check them out! FIRST – If you signed up for email notices, those are generated at 11am EST (my time). So if you want a pattern sooner, come to the website. Now onto Block #4 which is perfect for busting some 2.5″ strips. The half logcabin […]
I’ve been fascinated for years about starting a project on the Winter Solstice and ending it on the Summer Solstice. That is 182 days between them this year. A 182 days to focus on doing a project… something fun… creative.. free flowing. And doing it together is way more fun than by myself!. I will […]