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Updated 4/14/2026 *** Download my PDF of projects I am planning for the next 6 months

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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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Article continues below these Amazon Goodies And here we go… A Life Time of Memories are Made…. In the Summer Time!  2018 In the Summer Time! Summer Time activities and memories are so sweet, and there is no better time than winter to keep pull out all our warm summery thoughts and stitch them into […]

Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I am excited to get to House 8 & 9 of 'Will you be My Neighbor',  and a SUPER deal at the end! I did change my flag on Block #8 from the original I had. Stripes look SO much better!  I had a bit of a break making […]

Article continues below this Ad   This is the last assignment for Quilting your own  Grandma's Kitchen quilt. I've got my row 5 & 6 quilt plan to show you, the giveaway post is repeated below + I'm extending it a few weeks so more of you have a chance to get your top or whole […]

Article continues below this Ad   This is my bonus tutorial tutorial to show one way of sewing 2 prequilted units together of my Grandma's Kitchen quilt. BONUS Tutorial My bonus is how to cover the seam when sewing two prequilted units together. This is often called 'Quilt as You Go' or QAYG. There are […]

Article continues below this Ad   Today I'll show you what I'm quilting on the middle 2 rows of my Grandma's Kitchen quilt. Assignment #4 Assignment #1 Assignment #2 Assignment #3 Since I've written an entire teaching book on how to quilt your own quilt, we'll be using that as our tutorial, and I'm quilting my […]

Article continues below this Ad As is sometimes the case, I can’t always meet a deadline I hope for. I had planned on showing my 2nd section of Grandma’s Kitchen with my plan for quilting them today as lesson #4 of Quilt Your Own Quilt, but I wasn’t home enough to work on it. So […]

First, I put the link above to the new Online site that is the expanded Craftsy learning channel. You can click the banner to get a FREE trial and see all the cool things going on! Onto Scrappy Stars, I love them! My block is just perfect for you to bust your scraps.  Pattern for […]

UFO…  Un-Finished Objects. Almost all of us have them.. there are a RARE group of quilters that finish everything in a timely manner, then there is the majority of us who start new things and store others away… raise your hand if you can relate! It’s time for the annual UFO Challenge that my friends […]

How can you use scraps to make fun quilts that are unique and different each time, and loved by all? Use them to make my Scrap Happy Little Wishes blocks!  Stars ROCK a quilters world.. am I right? We ALL love them.. and using up what we have.. GOLD!  ‘Little Wishes’ is the name of […]

Our last post for Block 12 of our ‘Reboot’ of the 2012 Embroidery Block of the Month!  Liz Hawkins & Beth Hawkins are sister-in-laws that design together. Liz is also now the amazing owner and chef at ‘Mama Hawks Kitchen’ in Hamilton Missouri!  So when you go to Missouri Star Quilt Company and hit that […]

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