New Year, New Projects or in this case a continuation of last year’s Blockheads 5. Each blockheads series I struggle with what my setting is going to be. While I think I am one of those go with the flow kind of gals, I know I suffer from paralysis from analysis.  Knowing what the layout is, does influence the fabrics you are using in your blocks or at least the color placement.

Do you struggle from this also?

This is the newest block to start 2024 off with a bang. The block is from Sherri McConnell of A Quilting ...

Can you believe it? This quilt along has gone by so fast.

Thank you to every one who followed along, especially those of you who were able to finish a top or quilt for Quilts of Valor. If you haven’t finished up yet, then when you do, click here to visit the QOV site and find a donation spot near you.

Say Hello to Patriot

Without further ado, let me introduce you to my latest version of Patriot. Thanks again to Deb @ The Blueberry Owl who ...

Woot, woot! This week, we sew our quilt top together. Yippee!

This Week’s Video

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Want to join in the fun?

It’s not too late to make a Patriot quilt top or quilt and enter for prizes! Sign up for my special newsletter and get 30% off the PDF version of Patriot. Patriot finishes at 53” x 69” which is fine for a QOV ...

Give yourself a pat on the back! This week, we sew up the last blocks and then we’ll start putting Patriot together.

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Don’t Have Your Patriot pattern yet?

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Can you believe how far we’ve come? Today, we’re sewing the Snowball Blocks (Block Bs.)

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Don’t Have Your Patriot pattern yet?

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Are you having fun sewing along in my Patriot Quilt Along? I am and I hope you are too! Today, we’re sewing the Star Blocks (Block As.)

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Thanks for sewing along in my Patriot Quilt Along! It makes my heart burst to think of the many quilts we’re making for Quilts of Valor and similar charities. Today, we’re sewing the half-square triangles we made last week into pinwheels.

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Need to still grab your Patriot pattern?

Sign up for my special newsletter and get 30% off the PDF version of Patriot. Patriot finishes at 53” x 69” which is fine for ...

Thanks for joining my Patriot Quilt Along! I’m so glad we’re sewing up so many charity quilts for Quilts of Valor and similar charities. Today, we’re making half-square triangles.

This Week’s Video

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Need to still grab your Patriot pattern?

Sign up for my special newsletter and get 30% off the PDF version of Patriot. Patriot finishes at 53” x 69” which is fine for a ...

Thanks for joining my Patriot Quilt Along! I’m so glad we’re sewing up so many charity quilts for Quilts of Valor and similar charities. Today, we’re making flying geese.

This Week’s Video

For you visual learners, I’ve summarized today’s post in a video. Go check it out!

Need to still grab your Patriot pattern?

Sign up for my special newsletter and get 30% off the PDF version of Patriot. Patriot finishes at 53” x 69” which is fine for a QOV but ...

Welcome to my Patriot Quilt Along! I’m so happy you are joining me. Today, I’m focusing on fabric selection.

This Week’s Video

For you visual learners, I’ve summarized today’s post in a video. Sometimes I add some additional thoughts. Go check it out!

First, get your Patriot pattern!

You can get your pattern here. Sign up for my special newsletter and get 30% off! Patriot finishes at 53” x 69” and is perfect for a Quilt of Valor.

I can’t believe the Scrappy Celebration QAL is almost over. It is like putting together a puzzle and getting down to the final pieces. Happy but sad and what to do next. Thought I would share some of the pics from both color options of my quilts here.

My original quilt is the perfect combination of summer sherbet colors, but for the QAL I remade the quilt with Red, White and Blues.

I thoroughly enjoyed picking out fabrics each week for blocks.

Keeping a pile of my bits and pieces so I could pull some of the sizes I ...

Time flies! I can’t believe it has been 10 years since I did a quilt-along with American Patchwork and Quilting for their 20th anniversary.

Fast forward to their 30th anniversary and I am honored and proud

to be featured….on the cover…

I am a newbie to using the quilt design software, Electric Quilt. To play with this I started adding a variety of nine patches, four patches and any similar block. I fell in love with the mathematic look of the quilt and knew I just had to make it.

All images in this ...

Who doesn’t love a quilt along?  I know I do.  The best part about this festive one from Create with Claudia is that it is free of charge and, for those who are eligible, there is a giveaway at the end of the event!  The Hobbs Holiday quilt along runs from September 1, 2022 through October 26, 2022.

Both of the free patterns can be found in the blog post.  There is also a link to a video tutorial for both of them so makers should have no problem assembly either of them.  Shout out to all of you ...

Just stopping in to thank all of you for such a successful quilt along. Mercyful Quilts now has another batch of fresh, gorgeous quilts on the way. I am always looking for ways to keep the shelf full for their Palliative Care department and all of you are a huge part of that.

Many thanks to Preeti (Sew Preeti Quilts) for heading this Positivity QAL up for the second year in a row. Preeti designs the quilt, writes up the instructions, keeps the timeline and answers many questions from quilters needing a little help here or there. Without her, this ...

Who has finished their 2022 Positivity Quilt for Mercy Hospital in Sacramento? Visualize me with my hand up in the air and a huge smile on my face! Whether you are finished, or still working on it, know that Mercyful Quilts is so grateful to you for your time, creativity and generosity. These quilts give comfort to families as they say goodbye to a person very special to them. Anyone who has lost someone dear to them knows how difficult this is. For us to be able to provide some support to these people is a gift.

Good morning everyone! I wanted to pop in and let you know the names were drawn for the prizes for this link up. Mercyful Quilts is truly grateful for both the quilts being made as well as the sponsors who have donated gifts for these quilters! The next time you are looking for just the right pattern to make, please check the shops for our sponsors. You will surely find just what you are looking for!

Here we go:

Mari H – won a pdf pattern from Storied Quilts

Sylvia – won a pdf pattern from Twiggy & Opal

Katie – won a pdf ...

Last Saturday was a busy day and so very much fun! Being new to the area, I wanted to go to a quilt show up in Sequim which is about 1 1/4 hours from my house. Luckily I met a woman who lives nearby and also wanted to go so we took a road trip together. The quilt show was outdoors in a park which made the whole Covid thing feel less of an issue. It could be tough to manage an outdoor show in this area due to all of the rain we have but everyone got lucky ...

Someone said ‘every finish line is the start of a new race’ but for me it is the start of a new quilt. I am now allowed to work on 2022’s Positivity Quilt! As well as all of the other little distractions that pop up along the way.

This quilt doesn’t have nearly as many blocks as Preeti (Sew Preeti Quilts) called for but I decided it was a large enough quilt at this point. All of the pluses are either a shade of blue or yellow and with one exception, all backgrounds are various grays. The blue ...

Good morning all! Hope you are having a lovely weekend. Believe it or not, it is time to link up a progress shot of your 2022 Positivity Quilt. This might mean sharing a couple of blocks with us. Or maybe you have actually stitched a few rows together. Maybe, like me, you are still in the earliest stages and have been cutting your pieces out. Wherever you might be, let us enjoy your progress so far.

I started cutting blocks for mine. Before leaving California, my friend Stephanie gave me a stack of leftover fabric from a western themed quilt ...

This is a good day! I feel like life is getting back to normal. With time for a little sewing, a couple of chores, and time to write blog posts; it is evident that the work of the move is behind us. The timing could not be better as it is time for the second annual Positivity Quiltalong, hosted by Sew Preeti Quilts and Needle and Foot. This quiltalong happened for the first time, last spring. At that time, life was getting crazy and it was difficult for me to focus on it. This is made most evident by the ...