Welcome to the 5th week post of the 52 weeks of hot pads / quilted pot holders.
Here are the list of past week’s posts in this 52 Weeks of Hot Pads Challenge:
I thought it would be a great challenge for me to do a pot holder a.k.a hot pads every single week of 2019.
I am planning on having it displayed in my kitchen. They make ...
read moreWelcome to the 3rd week post of the 52 weeks of hot pads / quilted pot holders.
Here are the list of past week’s posts in this 52 Weeks of Hot Pads Challenge:
I thought it would be a great challenge for me to do a pot holder a.k.a hot pads every single week of 2019.
I am planning on having it displayed in my kitchen. They make great decor don’t they?
While I ...
read moreHawaiian Quilt Block Tutorial Free Pattern is finally available! I’m EXCITED to share this!
FIRST THOUGH… ! I will be an instructor in Hawaii on the Big Island at Quilting on the Beach February 2 – 9, 2019! I will be teaching the Live Well Live Strong Quilt all day February 4th! I hope you can come and enjoy the spirit of quilting in Hawaii along with numerous other classes offered! If you can’t join me in Hawaii, we will have a virtual sew along around the globe that will start February 1, so ...
read moreWelcome to the 3rd week post of the 52 weeks of hot pads / quilted pot holders.
Here are the list of past week’s posts in this 52 Weeks of Hot Pads Challenge:
I thought it would be a great challenge for me to do a pot holder a.k.a hot pads every single week of 2019.
I am planning on having it displayed in my kitchen. They make great decor don’t they?
While I am at it, I am going to ...
read moreEven though it's technically winter, here in Florida we're used to warm sunshine this time of year! You'll often find us Floridians decorating palm tress with Christmas lights, and there's been several years where I've even gone to the beach on New Year's Day with the family.
With this in mind, we decided to stick to what we know and bring in some warmer climates with Maureen Cracknell’s latest collection, Sun Kissed! Inspired by soaking up the sunshine and glowing skin after a cool swim, this fabric line features cute smiley suns, swimming ...
Easy Pillowcase Tutorial & Pattern UPDATED
Cut Your Fabrics
Press Your Fabric
Layer your Easy Pillowcase in a PBJ then stitch it as a burrito!
Pull your excess Pillowcase fabric from you burrito.
Stitch around your pillowcase with wrong sides together to make your French Seam.
Carefully ...
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Cut your fabric for your EASY No Binding Quilted Cookie Sheet Hot Pad
Make the Handles for your EASY No Binding Quilted Cookie Sheet Hot Pad
Quilt the handles of your EASY no binding Cookie Sheet Hot ...
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Download your PATTERN HERE!
Let’s make some Curved Soup Bowl Hot Pad Cozies! Are you ready!
Let’s get our 10 inch square cut! Easy Peasy!
Stitch your “X” on your fabric and batting!
Draw ...
read moreMaking Handmade Holiday Gifts makes me excited for Holidays! Creating Holiday gifts with the Cricut Maker just gives a professional look and cut!
Curved edges on the quilted cozy soup bowls softens their look. They are so handy to make a set and stack on top of each other.
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Easily create your own DIY Woodland Fox, Fawn or Owl Costume with Cricut! These costumes went together so quickly and inexpensively too!
This Fawn DIY Easy Woodland Costume is going to create a smile on your littles face! Can you notice the iron on white spots on the Fawn’s back?
Our Fox is just enchanting with the stuffed fur tail, toile skirt and fur vest. All fabric purchased at Joann Fabric Store!
Felt colorful flowers accented by white fur make this headpiece endearing.
Our Owl looks wise and curious! This DIY ...
read moreSew Together & Finish Your Cricut Riley Blake Quilt Kit! Trying to support you in having no UFO’s (Unfinished Projects)! I really want to give you all the tools to complete your quilt!
This Tribal Throw Quilt is so COZY that I made myself some hot cocoa and lite the fireplace! It was so cozy that my Cavalier Spaniel, Lady, had to come snuggle too!
Here is the video all about finishing the Tribal Throw from Facebook! I’m sorry it went a bit fuzzy, as I was streaming live to ...
read moreWelcome to the 3rd part of this video and quilting series! Over the past weeks I have been working on making a Christmas Quilt using Riley Blake Fabrics and the Cricut Maker. In Part One I showed you how I selected the fabric and pattern. In Part Two I showed you how all the pieces were cut. And today… today we are piecing the Half Log Cabin Throw quilt top!
To finish up this series I’ve created another video. This video is long, but oh-so-comprehensive! I’ll be holding your hand and taking you step-by-step through how to make ...
read moreHow to cut Riley Blake Quilt Kit Fabric on the Cricut Maker
Let’s use a Riley Blake Cricut Comfort and Joy Quilt Kit to cut out fabric with the Cricut Maker! This Possibilities Riley Blake Quilt Kit with the Comfort and Joy Fabric Collection will make a Tribal Throw Quilt.
In this video, I will show you how to prep your fabric and start cutting it out on the Cricut Maker.
Steps introduced in the video above:
Press your fabric with the Cricut EasyPress to put on ...
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10 Ways the Cricut Maker Can Help With Quilting! Your New Bestfriend!
The Cricut Maker accurately cut out shapes to any quilt blocks.
This is especially critical when making a 6 inch square block with 29 pieces. With any cutting error the block will not square up to fit into your quilt. Even my puppy and tortoise can see that this is one squared up block! Thank you Cricut Maker for the accurate cutting!
Enjoy stitching your quilt pieces together with the accurate ...
read moreI’m excited to share part 2 of my “Quilting Made Easy” series with Riley Blake and Cricut. When Cricut offered to send me a Riley Blake quilt kit of my choice to share with y’all, and show you how easy it is to whip up a quilt when Cricut takes care of the bulk of the cutting, I was excited! I love sharing innovative ways to approach quilting, and these quilt kits are a fantastic way for both beginners and experienced quilters to put together quilts that look beautiful every time!
Last week I showed you how easy ...
read moreCricut Maker Possibilities Quilt Kit with Riley Blake Designs Comfort and Joy Fabric is a quilting treat together! Have you seen a quilt kit that can become one of four quilts?
But wait…. There is more… in Cricut Design Space there is a Tribal Quilt that also works with the ...
read moreAs an avid quilter, I love it when quilting can be made easier. There are so many steps and parts to quilting, so when some of those can be taken out for us, it makes quilting easier (and more enjoyable)! Quilt kits are a great option when looking to make a quilt. You know that all the fabric you need is in the kit (yay for no quilt math!), and you know that all the fabrics will work together wonderfully. That is why I was super excited when Cricut asked me to share a bit about their new Riley Blake ...
read moreFarmhouse Window Quilt Tribute to Nancy Zieman with Farmhouse Floral Fabric Collection by Riley Blake Designs. Join in tribute to Nancy Zieman that dedicated her life to sewing and quilting. She passed away in 2017 with her first fabric collection with Riley Blake Designs Farmhouse Floral! Farmhouse Window Quilt Pattern included with the kit. Do you remember watching Sewing with Nancy? What did you learn from Nancy?
I absolutely LOVE the charm of this fabric collection and designed this quilt to celebrate it! The fabric kit includes everything you need to make the ...
read moreQuilt Block Design Board Hack! How to make your own Quilt Block Design Boards Tutorial!
Quilt Block Design Boards dwindle my hesitation in piecing as the fabric stays put. With more quilty confidence, I can make my quilt blocks faster without second guessing myself or constantly rechecking instructions. This means less seam ripping. AND if you use the 100% Cotton Batting then your design board doubles as a handy surface to press on too! Hey that’s less time running to the ironing board and means accurate quilt blocks! Quilty partay dance!
