My Design Board Saved the Day!

My Design Board Saved the Day!

by | Feb 19, 2021 | Designs, Quilting Tips

I was sewing the first block of my Kitty in the Middle Quilt – Puss in the Corner. There are several versions of this block most of which are based upon a nine patch. I am not sure if the name of puss or kitty relates to a cat’s nine lives, but it seems to...
Fanning the Flames of Love

Fanning the Flames of Love

by | Feb 11, 2021 | Designs

February seems to be all about spreading love to our special someone as well as to others around us. The symbol of that love is often a heart. In keeping with this theme, EQ8 used the Striped Heart as this month’s spotlight. To be honest, it isn’t my...
Snowflake Whimsy

Snowflake Whimsy

by | Jan 15, 2021 | Designs

Snowflake Whimsy is underway! I am having so much fun putting this together and want to share what I have accomplished so far.  The first step was washing all of the fabric. Why wash them? There are two very good reasons. The first reason is that fabrics have a little...
Western Spy

Western Spy

by | Jan 12, 2021 | Designs, Quilting Tips

Western Spy This week EQ8 announced another block challenge – Western Spy. Think eight-point star meets wreath. Designing with this was fun… piecing it would be a different challenge: y-seams galore! When I saw this block, two totally different ideas came...
Sweet Treat

Sweet Treat

by | Jan 7, 2021 | Designs

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! This was one of my favorite chants as a kid. My parents would load us up in the car on a Sunday afternoon and drive to the local ice cream stand. I say local, it was about 5 miles away, which is local when you live in...
Big League

Big League

by | Jan 5, 2021 | Designs, Shop

Swing batter, batter swing! The holiday season is wrapping up and baseball enthusiasts are anxiously awaiting Major League Baseball’s spring training- the herald of warmer weather and playing outdoors again. Baseball is an American pastime and right of passage....