I’ve long admired a quilt I found on the no-longer-updated Katie Did blog – go here to see it. The quilt was made with two solids sandwiched together, and then lots and lots of improv stripes all across. I’m also a fan of the black and white striped binding that Rita at Red Pepper Quilts… [Continue Reading]

Last night, I finished up two baby quilts. I was too excited to send them off to their recipients (newborn twins) to wait and take proper photos. Here they are stacked and ready to give, which gives a decent view of the top quilt, but none of the bottom one. I used the same color… [Continue Reading]

Have you all heard of Quilts for Kids? I had, but forgot all about it. Thank to a reminder from Make It and Love It, I just filled out a request for quilting supplies. Quilts for Kids is a great organization that provides colorful quilts to hospitalized children. From babies to older children, having a… [Continue Reading]

My first solo quilt is finished! It’s small, and not fancy at all. But it used up my scraps in a useful way, and Jacob loves it. So I’m happy with it. I didn’t intend for it to be Jacob’s quilt. It has flowers, after all. But the boy loves blankets, blue and green, and… [Continue Reading]

My piles of rectangles have actually turned into a pretty little quilt top. As I mentioned in my last post, they are rectangles instead of normal squares simply because I was in too much of a hurry to be bothered finding/creating a square template. A rectangle from a picture frame was the closest thing I… [Continue Reading]

One of my goals of sewing summer dresses for Taylor is to use up my fabric stash. It’s going pretty well, with six dresses, a shirt and skirt done this weekend. But I’m finding that it’s impossible to completely use every scrap when I make clothing. There are still these little pieces left , that… [Continue Reading]