Quilting. Books. Lifestyle.
Something I’ve been up to over on Instagram is pairing books with my quilt alongs. For the Contemporary quilt along, I chose Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews. I also try and do giveaways at the week marks to say thank you to those who are participating. This week, I cut these 5″ squares to make…
Two years ago when the world flipped upside down, I found myself at home with my entire family & hundreds of low volume fat quarters. To keep myself sane, I started cutting and stitching and made my first low volume background quilt. It’s hard to believe the years have passed the way they have, but…
For the last few weeks, I’ve been in the mood to simplify and reduce almost everything around me. Things have started to feel heavy. My lists have begun to overwhelm as they lengthen and grow without an equal amount of items being checked off. It’s been two years of holding my breath and just trying…
It’s time for a quilt & read along, a true introvert’s ‘sewcial’ if there ever was one! Last year, as the world was shutting down, I picked up low volume fabrics I had collected over years and set into some methodical stitching. This vibrant green Irish Chain quilt seemed & it still makes me smile…
About a month ago I had a bit of a color craving, if you will. I wanted something cozy and sweet, but not in any of my traditional color schemes. Nothing would do but I worked with these spice shade hues. I chose to make over my Sonnet quilt pattern I had created in a…
While I am feeling better (and enjoying this cheery, yellow quilt!) I want to say thank you for the comments on my last post! It is so nice to know I am not alone in this anxiety. This last month I really needed something sunny. Bright & cheerful were the order of the day! So I…
