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My grandma had such a green thumb and I remember she used to grow hollyhocks. As a little kid they looked like they reached the sky. Grandma loved her garden and growing things. Maybe that’s where my love of gardening came from. I was very lucky to live near my grandparents when hubby and I were first married and she helped me plant my first garden. I remember shelling peas, picking corn and beans. I learned how to can that summer and have been canning since. Whenever I see hollyhocks growing I always think of grandma. So when I ...

My grandma had such a green thumb and I remember she used to grow hollyhocks. As a little kid they looked like they reached the sky. Grandma loved her garden and growing things. Maybe that’s where my love of gardening came from. I was very lucky to live near my grandparents when hubby and I were first married and she helped me plant my first garden. I remember shelling peas, picking corn and beans. I learned how to can that summer and have been canning since. Whenever I see hollyhocks growing I always think of grandma. So when I ...

With everything going on in the world right now I thought I should get this going sooner, rather than later! If you don't want to participate in the swap, maybe you could make a little quilt for yourself, a family member, a friend, or maybe a neighbor. Then you could brighten someone's day and still participate with Humble Quilts and share your little quilt with us. 


The past six years I've hosted a doll size quilt swap and they have been resounding successes! Time for our 7th Annual Humble Quilts Doll Quilt Swap 2020. Continue reading for ...

Cecile and Bea are doing their yearly quiltalong. This year the theme is stars, so I jumped on the bandwagon for my firs time joining in on it.

Christy was working on her star blocks at our retreat and I was too.

Our Quilt along Cabin Fever... is underway and here are a couple of the first sampler blocks I did and I will post more as we go along. My block second block needs to be sewn togther yet.

It’s back! Inspired by traditional patchwork and reproduction fabrics, Kim Diehl’s Ninth Annual Simple Whatnots Miniature Club is here! The club runs from January 2020 to August 2020, and each month you will receive a pattern and fabric to complete a miniature quilt (binding and backing are included). These mini quilts embody traditional patchwork and look beautiful as wallhangings, table-toppers and more.

This year’s Simple Whatnots Club features eight brand new, exclusive to the club miniature quilts designed by Kim Diehl featuring her Esther’s Heirloom Shirtings ...

Let me begin by saying this is an aspirational post. I am not an organized quilter or an organized anything, really. But, I need an organized system to accomplish what makes me happy; maybe you can relate.

I am going to assume if you are reading this blog you like to quilt. And, therefore, are probably a creative person — a “creative type.” Generally, we creative types are free spirits, which doesn’t translate well into focus, planning and organization. But, if I give in to the free spirit and let it run my days, those days are ruled by a ...