Each week I am sharing a bit about myself with the block. I think about what's going on and it's become a journal of my 2017… which is pretty interesting! This chunky 'plus' is called my Friendship block, dedicated to my sewing friends that I meet with once a month. We are all individuals, but […]
We all have it, that fabric we are saving, that fabric full of memories, those t-shirts or clothing or jeans … they are our 'Precious Fabrics'. Over the years I've had table cloths, tea towels and many pieces of fabric that had memories. On my talk show this week Blair Stocker and I talked about […]
I was talking with a friend and it reminded me of a block from my Mother-in-law's first quilt … and I knew it had to go in my solstice! The Honey Bee block has a little applique! It's a fun shape to fussy cut fabric. Look for a image on your fabric that can be […]
We are officially over the middle of the project .. block wise! Block 13 is ‘Studio Time’ and we have 12 blocks more for my Solstice quilt! I think I’m obsessed with seeing how the blocks look in repeat.. you’ll find another below I’m combining a 9-patch center with smaller HST units for a variation […]
Time for another upsized block… only 18″ this time and I promise you will reduce some stash if you make a whole quilt of them! Traditional quilt blocks rock my world! Below I’ve listed my favorite block books + Electric Quilt software which is GREAT for designing with them as it’s library is filled with […]
Time for an easy 12″ blocks Quilt Math… love it or not, you need to do it! My tribute to what is a necessary part of quilt making …….keep reading…! Article continues below this Ad ******************************************* Download Pat Sloan Block 11 directions Solstice Challenge **List of Prior blocks REMINDER – If you signed up for […]
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 […]
All this wild and crazy weekly sewing… makes you really stop to think about how you do things right? I find I MUST store my fabric together for projects or I go nuts looking for it. A few people asked me about the storage container I use, I like these bins that stack really nicely […]
How is your cutting mat, rotary cutting blades? Are you still using the same rotarty cutter you bought 15 yrs ago? time to update and upgrade quilters! check them out! For some weeks of this challenge I’m spending time looking through old notebooks and sketches. After all these years I see a shape or the […]