Author Archives: Quilting is in my Blood

I am so happy to share that my Rainbow Cheetah Quilt is done! The finished quilt measures 70″ x 80″. I added extra background fabric to Violet Craft’s Cheetah Abstractions pattern to make this quilt fit on my bed. In Violet’s … Continue reading →

May was another productive month, and I accomplished most of my goals (see April 2024 Recap here). The secret sewing was for a trip to California 5/31/24-6/10/24 where I visited family and friends in Sacramento, the Bay Area, and in … Continue reading →

My favorite finish in May is my version of the Star Pulse quilt. Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl wrote the pattern and hosted the quilt along. I used all Alison Glass prints from her Crysanthemum collection and a charcoal cross-weave fabric to … Continue reading →

April was another busy month. I’m super happy that I was able to finish paper piecing the units for Violet Craft’s Rainbow Cheetah and was able to get all the units sewn together for the head. In contrast to the … Continue reading →

My favorite finish in April is a quilted Fairy Wren, pattern by The Tartankiwi. I downloaded this paper-pieced pattern several years ago, and decided to make one for my friend, Kelly, who lives in Kentucky, and one to keep. Below … Continue reading →

I got a lot done in the first quarter of 2024 including participating in the Stay at Home Round Robin 2024 hosted by Quilting Gail, completing three Project Quilting Season 15 Challenges, attending QuiltCon 2024 and writing a post about a … Continue reading →

I’ve had a productive month. Not in any particular order, here’s what I was able to get done in March: I made one 12.5″ x 15.5″ Mod Modern Mosaic Covered in Love block. This block will be used in a … Continue reading →

When I was going to sew on my sixth border, it became obvious to me that the middle of the quilt was shorter (about 29″ long)  than the fifth borders (about 30″). And I’ll be honest, I knew exactly what … Continue reading →

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at QuiltCon 2024 last month in Raleigh, NC. The quilts below all caught my eye for one reason or another. I will at least write a sentence about each one. I have the photo of … Continue reading →

I had a successful and rather crazy February, mainly because attending QuiltCon and traveling took up several days in February. I still haven’t written a post about my QuiltCon experience and plan to work on that post in the coming … Continue reading →