Yes, February is over, but I’m not considering myself behind on this block since the next block doesn’t come out until Monday. (I almost called this Block #2, instead of the February Block, but I already called the first block January, so . . . ) The second Mystery Quilt Block in Riley Blake’s Quilt…
Category: Quilting
Handmade Decor: The Hidden Thermostat
I showed you my TV wall last week along with my solution for making the television disappear: The Great TV Cover-up. Before we even placed the TV on the wall, though, there was another eyesore to deal with. Who put that thing there and why? There are so many more appropriate places for the thermostat….
Handmade Decor: The Great TV Coverup!
This might be my favorite home decor project ever, and I can’t wait to share it with you! As many of you know already, we moved into a new-to-us house this past fall, and we’ve been working since then on decorating it to make it truly ours. We have a very limited decorating budget, so…
Samantha’s Room Re-do 52 (Family) Projects in 2012: #5, 6 & 7
Samantha’s room was badly in need of some updating. The last time we decorated, she was 9, and while this room is cute at 9, it’s not so hot when you’re 14! A birthday room re-do was definitely in order! The wall mural had to go, but we left the paint color so that the…
The Fabric I-Spy Book Tutorial
Have a pile of scraps waiting for a good use? Need a quick last minute gift for the toddler or preschooler on your list? How about sewing up a Fabric I-Spy Book? I originally created this tutorial for the Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew-Along over at Skip to My Lou. If you’re looking for more…
Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee Blocks — All Done!
I let myself get terribly behind on quilt blocks for the Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee, but I’m all caught up and all finished now! It was a wonderful year of piecing together blocks. I learned so much! The blocks above are Wonky Log Cabins for Heather. She’s planning to use them in a quilt for…
September Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee Blocks
Joseph here is a little late. He was supposed to be done and on his way back home last week. His tardiness, however, was completely out of his control. Liz of Handmade by Liz Taylor hand embroidered the center pieces of the blocks for her turn at The Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee. Joseph was mine…
Pillowcases 5 & 6 and a Couple of Quilt Blocks
Pillowcases numbers 5 and 6 are all done. 34 to go! These two sport some of my favorite Michael Miller prints. And, I’m finally caught up on quilt blocks for the Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee. Bibi send us these adorable prints and asked us to sew up Dutchman’s Puzzle Blocks. Of course, I had to…
It’s My Turn!
June is my month to send off fabrics and have quilt blocks sewn for me at the Fresh Comfort Virtual Quilting Bee. I chose Monaluna Chickens for Robert Kaufman as the main fabric and asked for the other quilters to fussy cut the chickens and feature them somehow. Everything else about the blocks, I’m leaving…
May Quilt Blocks for the Fresh Comfort Quilting Bee
Carrie asked for 3″, 6″, 9″ and 12″ blocky squares this month. She wanted traditional as well as wonky blocks. I had a lot of fun with this one! The block above is a 9″ wonky bento box block. The ones below are 6″ and 3″ improvisational blocks. (That blue, green and purple stripe fabric…