Many bloggers talk about vintage sheet quilts. A lot of them say that those prints remind them of the sheets from their childhood. But, when I looked at the sheets from their posts, I thought that the fabrics they had found were nothing like the sheets I grew up with. Our parents must have had different taste in sheets. :) Continue Reading
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Since I was using up my 4 x 4 inch scraps, I noticed a small pile of my husband’s chopped up shirts. I had already made a quilt and a sham, what else could I possibly do with more plaid squares? Continue Reading
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I had a lot of extra scrap fabric (4 x 4 inches) from some skirts that I made and quilts I had completed. My girls have seen me quilt and had great interest in it, so I decided to let them design their own quilts. I let them pick out which scraps to use (“Pick thirty squares, you guys.”) and I let them pick a backing from several remnant fabrics I had just purchased. Then, I arranged them in a way that I thought was pleasing. But I wanted to give them the last word, so I let them switch blocks around if they felt a change was needed. In the end, we have these cute little doll quilts. Continue Reading
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By this time in my quilting journey, I began reading quilting blogs. I finally figured out what a jelly roll was, and realized it’s potential. I found some jelly rolls in Joann, and I took one of them (with some scrap fabrics from quilts 25 and 26 (my baby’s new quilt and the alternating nine-patch) and made this fun baby boy quilt. Continue Reading
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I have a scientific brain, and I love experiments, so I thought I would try a quilting experiment. Continue Reading
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