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 […]
Not only is March National Quilting month and Baby Lock’s 50 Anniversary.… it’s also the month we celebrate that wee bit of Irish in all of us! I have a giveaway for you to enter (make that TWO) and a free shamrock block.. it’s SO DARLING! AND at the end I’ve listed a few weekend […]
Yes the night one might sparkle brighter, but the summer ones twinkle with anticipation… Block #6 ‘Summer Stars’ … the stars in the summer really DO feel different! I believe they twinkle more, maybe it’s because we can sit outside without freezing.. haha! What is your favorite activity for summer evenings? Going to a […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I am excited to get to House #10 of ‘Will you be My Neighbor’, and I have a SUPER deal at the end! Number 10 is super fun with the star. For those not adding the birds, this is the block before I added mine. Personally I love that […]
Times have changed and we have so many more choices… Block #5 ‘Ice-Cream Love!’ because we all have our favorite flavors. Do you like softserve better than scoops? Sherbet better than ice-cream? How about a Popsicle at the beach.. oh yes.. it’s Ice-Cream time! I believe in the power of auditioning before I sew […]
Article continues below these Amazon Goodies I love the block theme day!!… Block #4 is ‘Meet me at the Drive In!’ .. NOTHING says Summer Time like going to the drive in to the movies! I really hope you share your Drive in memories .. well.. maybe not the ‘racy ones’ during a date…. wink! […]