Author Archives: Quilting is in my Blood

This is the first Project Quilting challenge that I’ve been able to participate in this year. In January I had to be away for two and a half weeks in California due to a family emergency, and just this past … Continue reading →

Brenda with Songbird Designs gave us our assignment for the fifth round of this year’s Stay at Home Round Robin. She chose the quarter log cabin block. I thought a different kind of log cabin block would look better in my … Continue reading →

Wendy with Pieceful Thoughts gave us our fourth round assignment: Sliced Square with Insert. I chose not to slice a square but instead used 2.5″ x 4.5″ strips of a pretty Joel Dewberry floral print with 1.5″ x 2.5″ side strips … Continue reading →

Gail with Quilting Gail  gave us our third round prompt which is Stars. As a reminder, I am using Joel Dewberry fabrics that I’ve had in my stash for nine or ten years along with some coordinating solids. The background … Continue reading →

I was gone a good portion of January due to helping out in California with a family emergency, so I was unable to get the first border done in time to join Kathleen McMusing’s 1st border linky party. Kathleen gave … Continue reading →

I am joining this year’s Stay at Home Round Robin hosted by Gail at https://quiltinggail.com/ https://quiltinggail.com/ I’ve been having some problems with my laptop, so I’m trying to write this post on my phone and I really don’t know what … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! I’m so excited to share my first finish of 2025. It’s a mini quilt I’ve wanted to make for a couple years, and I finally had a little chunk of time to devote to it. By mid-December, … Continue reading →

I’m joining Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs with her Best of 2024 Linky Party. I’ve decided to share five of my favorite quilts I’ve made this year. I can’t resist starting with the T-Rex quilt made for my friend Kristen’s … Continue reading →

My favorite December finish was turning an old needlepoint that my mother made, probably in the 1980s, into a pillow for my niece, Mary Frances. First I dry blocked the needlepoint to even it out using this tutorial from Purl … Continue reading →

I am joining the #2025QuiltingPlanningParty hosted by Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl. Like many quilt bloggers, a main motivation for blogging about my quilting has been to have an ongoing journal about my quilting journey. At this time of year I like … Continue reading →