St. Paddy's Field Quilt Along - Step 1 The HST Units
from Sister Of The Divide
✂️ Half Square Triangle Unit for St. Paddy's Field Quilt Along 4.5" Finished Method: 2-at-a-Time HST PDF Instructions
read moreFebruary 23, 2026
February 22, 2026
#100 Days, Dresden Plate Reveal, 15 Minutes to Stitch
from High Road Quilter
100 days
Today marks the first day of the #the100days challenge on Instagram. My plan is to decorate index cards. I already have a box, and this will give me a tangible way to show the results for 100 days. I was initially thinking of incorporating the 100 days to the 15 minutes to stitch, but since I work on different projects which are in varying states of completion, the results aren't as easy to identify.
Also, an index card is quick to do, even on days when there isn't much time and energy. It also doesn't ...
read morePQ 17.4 Of Another Era
from Words & Stitches
The Project Quilting Challenge for this week was about something from another era. Well, instead of looking backwards, I decided to go forward. I’d had an idea for a BTS-themed denim jacket for my sister. My sister is a huge BTS fan and we are lucky enough to have gotten tickets to see them later this spring. I’ve been loving the denim jackets I’ve seen with quilted insets and wanted to create BTS’s logo on a jacket. I pieced the logo and then quilted it directly to the jacket back with a layer of thin batting ...
read moreFebruary 21, 2026
All Puffed Up
from The Quilt Quine
Don’t tell my guests but I removed some stuffing from one of the guest room pillows to finish stuffing all 291 puffs. Some may be under stuffed and some may be too plump. It is tempting to make them nice and fat but then they are impossible to join together. I suppose if I was going to be exact I would have to use some “drug dealer” scales but I went for what size of fluff ball could fit into my closed fist. The next thing will be to put them together in blocks of 9 to distribute the ...
read moreStitchy Gifts, Kits, Links, Quarter Dresdens
from Canadian Needle Nana
I'm feeling a little drowsy this morning sitting here by the fire. I've just mopped the whole upstairs because we've had a lot of activity here. It's been a trying week because our furnace quit working and what a time to choose to do that during these very cold days in February. I'm thankful to have Brad who helped me with getting wood up from the back basement door for our fireplace...that is quite a trek. The little heaters we also used were okay but it was really nice to be able to keep ...
read moreHeart Throw COMPLETE
from Wedding Dress Blue
This started off as a little bundle of three floral print fat quarters. I found some friends for them and, using my favorite Heart Block Pattern, started sewing.
The 6″ size made best use of the fabric I had available. When trimmed to 2-1/2″ the HST cut-offs became the border.
The backing matches beautifully and came from stash, where it had been for a long time. Don’t you just love it when fabric finds its purpose?!
I have another heart quilt in mind and hope to start it in the next few weeks. I need to get the ...
read moreQuilt Finish: Emerald City
from Jo's Country Junction
As part of my push to finish up UFO projects, I got Emerald City finished. This quilt was EPIC. I had two different blog readers ask me to take lots of pictures of this quilt…so I tried. Rosie now knows to jump up on the porch and to stand by a quilt when I’m taking …
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read moreFebruary 20, 2026
Busy Week
from From My Carolina Home
Every day this week has been filled with activity, but I was still able to make good progress on the Quilt of Valor for the June ceremony. When we left off, I had it on the quilt frame with the same pantograph and thread as the previous one. The pantograph is Blue Star from Urban Elementz and the thread is light blue Glide and Bottom Line.
I made good progress on it but I didn’t finish it. I had to stop on Wednesday and begin packing for the meeting and the two day class.
We had a supply list ...
read moreFebruary 19, 2026
Cat Quilt
from Jo's Country Junction
I was reading Dirt Road Scrapper blog. I’m behind and playing catch-up, reading about life adventures on the Ranch and catching up on quilting. I caught a blog post about quilts from Miss Rosie, Carrie Nelson, and thought to myself I would pull out that book. I always have loved Miss Rosies quilts. They are …
read moreCoffee Break
from Quilting and More...
Gosh, it’s been such a long time! Unfortunately, I’ve been sort of out of commission for a little while since developing arthritis in my thumbs — and, of course, it’s worse in my left thumb. Have I mentioned that I’m left-handed?
read moreWIP WEDNESDAY #202: Attaching quilt binding completely by sewing machine!
from Crafty Gemini
In this episode of WIP Wednesday Vanessa will walk you through how to attach quilt binding to a quilt completely by machine- no hand stitching here!
This is one of Vanessa’s favorite methods for attaching quilt binding especially on quilts that are meant to be used and washed A LOT! In this case, it’s a baby quilt so this is the perfect project to demo it on. Tune in and pick up some quilt binding tips for your next quilt project.
• Tumbling Frames Quilt Video Course: https://craftygemini.com/shop/tumbling-frames-quilt-video-course/
• Quilt binding tutorial: https://youtu.be/T74vLvkD_lo ...
read morePeppermint Bark Christmas Quilt
from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road
A few years ago I stumbled upon this Peppermint Bark fat quarter bundle at a great sale price and I waited for a pattern that would showcase those great colors and prints. The Cleo Quilt pattern from Kitchen Table Quilting felt right and in June 2024 I started pressing all the fat quarters. I also threw in these 2 plaid prints because I think every quilt needs some plaid.
read moreFebruary 18, 2026
Blooming Scrappy QAL check-in #5
from IVORY SPRING
Hello my friends, it’s check-in #5 today for Blooming Scrappy QAL! If you are just now hearing about the QAL, here is the HQ for the scrappy where I will post links to all the check-ins on the HQ page. Be sure to check the HQ page for a cutting correction for the tulip block in Who Tends the Garden!
HOW THIS WORKS: We will be making the blocks from the different projects in my book to make a sampler quilt.
MATERIALS: My Scrap Quilting Book + Scraps – use scraps or 4y background + 1 FQ bundle!
read moreFebruary 17, 2026
Quilts of Valor Progress
from From My Carolina Home
Last week, I finished the first Quilt of Valor. It took just two days to get it quilted with the star and swirl pantograph called Blue Star. I removed it from the longarm and spread it out on the floor to check the stitching and take a photo.
Next was to trim it, and make the binding. I put this on by machine this time, as time is of the essence right now. I sew the binding to the back, then fold to the front and topstitch.
I used the same light blue background star print as the print sections ...
read moreFebruary 16, 2026
Quilt Finish: The Leftover Ila Baby Quilt
from Jo's Country Junction
You might remember a week or two ago when Kelli was home, she put together a UFO Ila had sent to me to use as a donation quilt. This one… Ila used a strip tube ruler when she put this together and then sent me all of the leftovers. I was able to make a …
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read more15 Minutes to Stitch Week Seven
from High Road Quilter
There is no project quilting theme this week - the theme is announced every other week. This means there is time to take a break, but the momentum of making the Fire Horse is high, and with the theme being announced the following week, it makes sense to keep the momentum high.
I have been tempted to start lots of quilts. Right now, I am thinking about making a simple sawtooth stars quilt in greens, with an emphasis on teals. I am also thinking about joining a challenge by Reprolover with four patch made with HSTs. I could use the teals ...
read moreNo Point Stars for QOV
from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road
I follow The Fabric Patch quilt shop on You Tube. They are a fun, generous mother / daughter duo. They often spearhead community projects. Each year they host a breast cancer fundraiser in October and I've started donating to this cause.Last week, Cindi's son, who is a Navy Veteran, celebrated a birthday and he requested 12 1/2" blocks for the Quilts of Valor group he and his wife are a
read moreFebruary 14, 2026
Quilt Finish: Bohemian Rhapsody Baby
from Jo's Country Junction
You might remember one of my UFOs from my sewing room island…I called it Bohemian Rhapsody Baby. Well it’s finished. I technically started this 11 years ago…Let me explain. I made this quilt… It’s called Bohemian Rhapsody. The quilt was published in our book Country Girl Modern. You can find the book HERE. When I …
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read moreFebruary 13, 2026
Quilts of Valor and the Bird Count
from From My Carolina Home
With more time to sew this week, progress was made on the Quilt of Valor begun last week. When we left off, the top was assembled and ready to quilt. It uses a panel with six star blocks and large sections of a patriotic print.
I loaded it on the longarm frame, and began auditioning thread colors looking at light blue, navy, red, and white. I didn’t take any photos of that. Ultimately, I decided on a light blue Glide thread for the top with light blue Bottom Line in the bobbin. The backing is blue with light and ...
read moreFebruary 11, 2026
Wintering Stitches
from Joy of Quilting
All Quiet on the Stitching Front
First of all I thought I'd pay tribute to the Hard Working Patch of Heather in my back Garden.
All year round it provides a wonderful backdrop to many of my Works of Stitching. Both as works in progress & finished pieces.
I took this close up photo only last week so January, and just look at the profusion of tiny flowers it proudly displays. When most of my garden is wintering, my Heather provides me with a welcome Splash of colour just outside my kitchen window.
So Thank you Heather. You are much ...
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