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May was a month of gathering, growing, and preserving, and now it’s time to piece some blocks that have plenty of points and a forest of fun! For June, we will be sewing two blocks, the Prairie Welcome Block, and the Prairie Pines Unit. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month Three Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit ...

April brought us spring flowers and a classic quilt block, and May has some more quilty goodies in store! For May, we will sew three more blocks: the Prairie Baskets Block, the Medium Cloth Prairie Preserves Block, and the Plaid Pumpkin Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Month 2 Prairie Home Sampler Quilt FREE PDF Cutting Guide. 

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home Quilt Book differ a little bit from what ...

Calling all quilters for a star-spangled new sew along! Whether you love traditional piecing or prefer foundation paper piecing, the Scrappy Americana Flag Sew Along is for you. The pattern is written for both traditional and paper piecing, and we can’t wait to see which quilty adventure you choose for this sew along. Join Kimberly and Lori Holt in this ten-month sew along starting in May 2025 to sew a patchwork flag quilt using Lori Holt’s new Americana Collection from Riley Blake Designs.

Fabric Requirements

Kimberly will be sewing ...

In March, we gathered our supplies for the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along, and now it’s time to embark on the journey through everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew! For April, we will be sewing three blocks, the Sunflower Block, the Tumbleweed Block, and the Prairie Springtime Block. Keep reading to get all the quilty details for this month’s blocks and to download the Prairie Home Sampler Month One Cutting Guide FREE PDF.

Cutting Guides and Supplies

The cutting guides for the blocks in the Prairie Home ...

For this speedy, star-spangled sew along, I’m inviting you to make a tablerunner version of the FREE Brave & True Quilt Pattern using Americana by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs. I’ll be sewing mine with fabric from the Fat Quarter Bundle of Americana, and the fun kicks off today, Wednesday, April 9th. Keep reading for the fabric requirements, schedule, and all the quilty details on how you can sew along with me!

Fabric Requirements and Supplies

Since I won’t use all the fabric from the ...

Every year, I take some time during the spring and summer months to make some quilty patriotic projects, and 2025 has some star-spangled stunners on the docket! Keep reading to learn about an exciting re-color of one of my favorite patterns, a new FREE pattern you can use for Quilts of Valor, a scrappy tablerunner to sew along with me, and an exciting new pattern from Lori Holt with a sew along!

Brave & True FREE Quilt Pattern

Supplies

• Brave & True Quilt Kit Featuring Bella Solids by Moda Fabrics
• Backing Set for Brave & True Quilt Kit
• Brave & True Quilt Pattern Free ...

What better way to celebrate Worldwide Quilting Day than to kick off the Prairie Home Sampler Sew Along from Lori Holt’s Prairie Home Quilt Book?! This quilt has everything a pioneering quilter could wish to sew, from prairie blooms to bonnets and baskets. Keep reading for all the details needed to participate in the quilty fun!

About The Quilt

A sampler quilt is a great way to celebrate a new quilting book because you get a little taste of everything the book has to offer in one scrumptious quilt! The finished Prairie Home Sampler quilt measures 73.5″ x ...

Y’all have been loving The Quilted Snowman quilt pattern and cross stitch pattern, and we’re so excited to announce that we will be hosting a Quilt Along and Stitch Along for them! Join us for wintry fun featuring The Quilted Snowman by Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet starting in January 2025!

The Sew Along

The quilty version of this oh-snow-cute design is perfect for the confident beginner or intermediate quilter ...

 I'm getting closer to finishing up my potato chip quilt.

I got it quilted this weekend. Next step is binding. I have some scrappy binding and I plan to use it for this scrappy quilt.

Check out the backing fabric I used. I found this in my stash.

Today we’ll finish the piecing and do the quilting on the Christmas in July wall hanging. When we left off, there were two pieces ready to add borders. I used strips 2-1/2-inches wide of a dark background border. Begin by adding borders to the top and sides of the tree section.

On the pocket piece, sew borders to the sides and bottom.

Quilt both pieces as desired. Note that the pocket piece is too big right now (top to bottom), that will be adjusted later.

I quilted mine with a swirly freehand design in the white areas that ...

 Things have settled down a bit for the moment with the POS switch. As with so many things, there is a lot of "hurry up and wait" with this. Since I didn't have to focus so much on the POS project last week I was able to get my blocks done.

This week I will try to do the sashing I have planned and write up the instructions for that so that you can finish yours just like mine if you want to. If you don't, it won't hurt my feelings at all. It's YOUR quilt ...

 I'm having to change my point of sale system I use in my shop - not because I want to, I have to. I really love the system I am using, but it's being phased out so I have to switch. I've known this for some time, but recently there have been other factors that have forced me to make this switch immediately as opposed to at the end of the summer, like I planned. 

It's kind of like when you are forced to buy a new sewing machine, not because you want a new one but ...

 How are doing with your Potato Chip variation 2 blocks? I have four blocks completed and the other eight are in progress.

This post contains all of the directions for making ONE Potato Chip Block (Variation 2). The instructions to make the original Potato Chip Block can be found by clicking the following link: Original Potato Chip Block

I cut scraps for most of this quilt. All of the "chip" pieces are scraps. I did use a single fabric as my accent fabric, but you could just pick a color and use a variety of fabrics of the same color. If you want to use the same fabric for the accent as I did, you'll need 1 to 1 1/2 ...