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If you get a 404 page, use the SEARCH feature at the top right of my website. You can also try the wayback machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/ilovetomakequilts.com which may have something that did not come over in the move.

As you know 2025 was a dumpster fire for me.  I had my website company close and NOT move us to another location. I had 2 weeks to move my entire system, my newsletter company closed, another business service I use had a massive change, and I was in MT to help my mom move. Mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer and I spent 6 months helping her until she died at the end of 2025. (you can watch my tribute video at https://youtu.be/8uPlZEuZ7e8?si=WJ65yVdN7-LiXoAg

With 26 years in business, there is a massive amount of data that did not get moved over in the 2 weeks I had to do it. Right now I do not have plans to add things back, but I might at some point if I run the QAL again.  You can try the way back machine as sometimes the pages are still there. Unfortunately I had many website names over the 26 years and ran multiple blogs, so my data was massive and in several places.

As of right now if you can not find something, then it is out of print. Like your favorite icecream they don’t make anymore. The company won’t just produce one container of it for you, you have to wait until it is reissued by them.

Below are all the articles with the most current article at the top

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I was asked to repost this oldie but goodie.. so here it is! I have altered tshirts for years and years! You can alter a t-shirt neckline with a easy little ‘x’ stitch. Have your needle (a chenille is good), Aurifil 12wt or another thread of similar weight. These photos were done a LONG time ago when […]

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies This might not be the month to have this topic.. but here it goes ….   Block #11 is ‘Fresh Fruits and Veggies’ .. I can’t wait until the farmer’s markets fill up with goodies! If you have been hanging around with me for awhile, you know I have a long […]

Did you see my post about my Crazy life & the announcement I did yesterday? If not… read about it HERE That means I’m not able to sew up the fun projects I normally do for Saturday. But I’ll get back to soon, so in the meantime, I’ll share tutorials and tips and other free […]

This might not be the month to have this topic.. but here it goes ….  Block #10 is ‘Rain Drops’ .. but the friendly summer kind, not the torrential April kind of raindrops. I have a niece that has grown up in southern California and she loves rain.  I always smile when she posts about enjoying a […]

You can either call this a public service announcement or ‘Reality Quilting’.. either way.. I’m about to show you real life happening right in my studio.. are you ready?.. it might get a little.. scary….  But.. it’s necessary… Sometimes we just do NOT take the time to be sure our tools are in the best condition. […]

  The Boy’s of Summer.. you know what they do right? Besides being a great song, it’s all about baseball! Block #9 ‘Games of Summer’ … Baseball, kickball, swimming, hiking, summer night tag… the games of summer is a LONG and wonderful list! I also loved catching fireflies, playing volleyball outside, and going to watch […]

I'm so in love with pineapples!  You can raid your yellow bins & cut up a bunch of 2.5" scrap squares.. add a fun background.. and…You have a Pineapple blocks!  Below I have the free pattern from Jackie Padesky, who I interviewed her HERE She created a pineapple frenzy when she did this quilt a few years […]

  They seem better in the summer …. Block #8 ‘Vacations!’ … For some reason I feel vacations in the summer are sweeter. The weather is warm, the locations are exciting, and it’s something that reminds us of childhood when school was out and we had so many carefree days to play! As you are […]

We all know that EVERY day is a Quilt Day… but…  Today is extra special.. as everyone quilts today! National Quilting Day sort of started in 1989 when the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society organized a “Quilter’s Day Out” on the third Saturday of March. Then in 1991, a group called the National Quilting Association (which […]

  This is a fun topic, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts….. Block #7 The summer is made for splashing!  Sprinklers, pools, lakes, and streams, we seem find water in the summer..Oh yes.. let’s not forget the ocean.  Tell me one of your favorite summer water memories! I love to see how the blocks […]

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