Author Archives: Quilting is in my Blood

A Cute Cat Block-another DrEAMi Moment

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

Yesterday when I was looking at Pinterest, I ran across a Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial for a Pins and Paws Cat Quilt. I show the tutorial to a friend of mine who has been talking about making a quilt for … Continue reading →

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Blue Ombre HST Quilt Top Finished

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

My April ’17 One Monthly Goal was to turn 8″ squares of various shades of blue Kona solids into half-square triangles  and then to use those HSTs to make a blue ombre quilt top for my great-nephew, Jimmy, who will be graduating … Continue reading →

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2017 Quarter 2 Finish-A-Long Goals

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

I will be rolling over one of the projects from my Quarter 1 goals. I finished assembling my Quatrefoil Bee Block Quilt and had it quilted by the amazing Amy Ellis of Amy’s Creative Side, but I still need to trim it and bind … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Hexies–A DrEAMi Moment

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

When I was first bitten by the quilting bug in October 2014, I was like a kid in an amusement park wanting to do EVERYTHING–quilt-alongs, swaps, online bees, new block tutorials/blog hops, classes, conferences, workshops, etc. A 2017 goal has … Continue reading →

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Purple Mini Doxie

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

A year ago you NEVER would have heard the words “I’m starting to like paper piecing” come out of my mouth. I think words like “hate”, “frustrating” and maybe even stronger phrases came out of my mouth related to paper … Continue reading →

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One Monthly Goal April 2017

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

My sister commented on my March ’17 OMG finish post that she assumed OMG meant the current digital shortcut until another commenter straightened her out, so I thought I would spell out OMG for my April post in case anyone else didn’t … Continue reading →

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Modified Fancy Forest Quilt

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

Earlier this month I finished the modified Fancy Forest Quilt I made for my sister-in-law, Sharon’s 65th birthday. Sharon is still a kid at heart and fell in love with the Fancy Foxes I made last year. When she saw … Continue reading →

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March ’17 OMG Finish

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

Two and a half years into my quilting journey, I continue to learn something with every single project. When I admired Libs Elliott’s random HST quilts, I did not focus on them being made with solid fabrics. And another great example … Continue reading →

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March 2017 OMG

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

My March 2017 One Monthly Goal is to sew the half-square triangles (HSTs) together for my great-niece, Rachel’s high school graduation quilt. I cut 144 six-inch squares from Katarina Rocella’s Imprint collection to sew together to make the HSTs. I … Continue reading →

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Feb ’17 OMG Finish

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Quilting is in my Blood

My February 2017 One Monthly Goal was to make a quilt top out of the Quatrefoil bee blocks received from The Bee Hive and Stash Bee members (with Surprise Blocks from my friend, Sarah Goer, and four blocks made by me). I had hoped to … Continue reading →

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