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I finished Addisyn’s t-shirt quilt this past week. It is always fun for me to see what types of shirts people want to use in quilts. This t-shirt quilt will hopefully bring to mind lots of happy memories. I quilted it using my Juki TL-98Q.

I have been working away on the basket of lilies quilt.  I am making progress…but I still have a long way to go..

I took a break from quilting and looked it up in the quilt index (www.quiltindex.org) I found several examples of the design and a few different ways to set the blocks (click pictures to enlarge)

And as Promised I drew up the pattern for the block.  I made the pattern for an 18″ block which is the size used the quilt I am currently working on.

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I am finally caught up with my Wishes Along BOMs. I don't know how it was that I was so busy last month. I don't like getting behind on things because I am afraid I might not be able to finish if I put it off. Now with February and March's blocks, I used up the excess pieces of fabrics and triangle pieces from January's block. I didn't want to accumulate too many scrap pieces. The larger half square triangles I cut out a template to use up the scraps. I hardly had to cut ...

I have two gradients back in stock this week.

Solar Flare

Beach Walk

This is a new version of Beach Walk. I toned down the darkest brown a bit and I think it looks even more beachy now. That change was prompted by a recent custom order.

Often you don't see new fabric from me and that's because a lot of what I do is custom, especially custom gradient for wide fabric for quilt backs, chuppahs and, in this case, a whole cloth quilt front.

This fabric is folded in half. My understanding is that she's going ...

Life gets crazy pretty fast.

And with warm weather (hopefully) around the corner, things aren’t going to slow down.

So I thought it would be nice today to take some time to just chat. This post was such a hit last time around, why not grab a cup of coffee and join in the fun again?

(Plus, I just really love talking back and forth with all of you!)

Let’s do it today, now, before we’re (again…hopefully) busy outside, soaking up some sunshine!

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I just realized I have made on my blog 2007 posts since its inception which ironically was in 2007 and that my friends calls for a giveaway!

When I first started this blog, there seemed to be tons of giveaways, swaps, linky parties and so much more for all of us to get out and meet each other.  Now, maybe it is me but there doesn't seem to be as many as there once was.

For example, I show I have over 300 followers, yet sadly I would say less than 10 people contact me in a month or ...

I just realized I have made on my blog 2007 posts since its inception which ironically was in 2007 and that my friends calls for a giveaway!

When I first started this blog, there seemed to be tons of giveaways, swaps, linky parties and so much more for all of us to get out and meet each other.  Now, maybe it is me but there doesn't seem to be as many as there once was.

For example, I show I have over 300 followers, yet sadly I would say less than 10 people contact me in a month or ...

Hello Again, Dear Friends!  It’s Tuesday – that means a quick check-in with you before I go off gallivanting on extra curricular activities with Miss Baby!  How about another free pattern – a black/white quilt at that?!  I have always wanted to do a black/white design (and a bit of… *gasp*… gray!).  Here is is… my Poseidon’s Adventure quilt design:

This design uses Benartex’s newly released fabric line: Neptune’s Dream.  The imagery is just exquisite.  You have to check out these fabrics, especially you have nautical interests.  So, are you a nautical fan?

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This episode of the Within A Quarter Inch welcomes back Brye Lynn, who you met during podcast no. 78.

We talked a lot about approaches to pattern writing.. As I start on this new endeavor, it seems I have more questions than answers, but that is where all the fun begins!

Your feedback is always welcome!

It’s so hard to leave Chad, Nicole and Addie.  Vince is more than ready for me to get home and I’ll be happy to sleep in my own bed but I still don’t want to leave Chad, Nicole and Addie. Every day I’m thankful to have Nicole for a daughter-in-law. When Chad was first telling […]

The San Antonio Modern Quilt Guild issues a President’s Challenge.  Last year, the President’s Challenge was an Emerald Pantone Color of the Year themed project.  This year, the challenge is also Pantone themed, but we have to make a mini quilt.  The only restriction for the mini is that is be less than 36″ on each side.

This is my first Radiant Orchid block or mini.  If you’re going to call it a block- it is a BIG block.  If you are calling it a mini – It is 19″ square with zero mini pieces.

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I sat down and finished my Aurifil BOM called Borders by Emily Herrick. I downloaded the pattern when it first went up on the Aurifil blog and started cutting away. As I was cutting I had a feeling that some of the measurements where off, but I didn't listen to myself. I continued cutting.

Hello Friends, Happy Monday!  I am alive and well, and have been working hard to meet some hard deadlines.  But like I often tell many of you in my personal correspondences, I really don’t have anything to complain about.  Work is good, and I really don’t mind the work… here is a sneak peek of one of my recently finished projects:

Oh, what a surprise — GRAY again!  This time, it’s gray + pink + orange + taupe + brown = another unexpectedly pleasant color combination (don’t you think?).  When I set out to design, I don’t really give myself any ...

The question this week: Write about 5 quilters who have influenced your “quilting world” and how they did so. These do not have to be “famous people”. They can be anyone who influenced you attitude towards quilting. My answers .. and these are the first that came to mind: Bonnie Browning – I met Bonnie […]

I have frequently been asked which quilt or quilt top is my favorite.  I usually answer that my favorite is the one I am currently working on.  I do however seem to go in spells when it comes to which I am drawn to.

For quite a while I have been more drawn to the quilt tops that are pre-1920.    I think the reason is that (at least in my head) older is better.  The older I get the more I believe this applies to people as well.

I have many quilt tops from that era…and they very often ...