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Making a Concerto Crib Quilt
This weekend I finished my first quilt of the entire year. I used to bust out about 12-15 quilts a year, but this is my first completed quilt in 2015! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you may have seen all the videos and photos I posted as I worked on a Concerto crib quilt for a baby...
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Blanche Barrel Bag // "In the Studio" + Review
Today, I would like to share a bag I made using the Blanche Barrel Bag pattern by Alicia Wietholter for Swoon Patterns. All of the bags in the Swoon Pattern lineup have a really professional, "store bought" look and shape. I don't make and sell items often, but for those of you who do, you will love Swoon Patterns. They give you full permission to make...
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Cutting and Piecing the Concerto Quilt // In the "Studio"
This week I have been making another version of the Concerto Quilt pattern, but this time I am using printed fabric. This is the quilt my students are making in my Beginner Modern Quilting Class and I am making a sample along with them. The fabric choice is a little out of my comfort zone, but I wanted something super fun...
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Playing with Hexagons // In the "Studio" + Giveaway
This week I had the sudden urge to play with some hexagons and do some English Paper Piecing. I didn't have a specific project in mind, I just wanted to simply play! I figured this would make a super fun In the "Studio" video for episode #10. Watch and see how I glue baste my hexagons and the different ways...
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Penelope Dress // In the "Studio" + Review
Apparently last weekend was dress fest around our home. Yesterday I shared the Clara Dress I made for myself and it was only fair that my beautiful daughter get a new dress too! While shopping at our local quilt shop last week she picked out the Penelope dress pattern. They had an adorable version displayed on a mannequin and she wanted to take...
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Piecing Courthouse Step Log Cabin Blocks // In the "Studio"
This post is part of an ongoing video series called In the "Studio". Step into my sewing "Studio" and see what I have sewed. Also link up your current works in progress. See all episodes. This week for In the "Studio" episode #7, I made two courthouse step log cabin quilt blocks for the Do.Good Stitches charity quilting bee I...
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Paper Piecing the Concave Arcs // In the "Studio"
This post is part of an ongoing video series called In the "Studio". Step into my sewing "Studio" and see what I have been sewing. Also link up your current works in progress. See all episodes. This week for In the "Studio" episode #6, I paper pieced concave arcs for the Bali Bed Runner, a paper pieced pattern designed by...
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Piecing the Bali Bed Runner Arcs // In the "Studio"
This post is part of an ongoing video series called In the "Studio". Step into my sewing "Studio" and see what I have been sewing. Also link up your current works in progress. See all episodes. This week for In the "Studio" episode #5, I starting piecing the wedding ring arcs for the Bali Bed Runner, a paper pieced pattern...
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Binding & Tagging the Instagram Quilt // In the "Studio"
This post is part of an ongoing video series called In the "Studio". Step into my sewing "Studio" and see what I have been sewing. Also link up your current works in progress. See all episodes. This week for In the "Studio" episode #4, I finished my Cross Stitch Instagram quilt by binding and tagging the quilt. In the video...
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Quilting the Instagram Quilt // In the "Studio"
This post is part of an ongoing video series called In the "Studio". Step into my sewing "Studio" and see what I have been sewing. Also link up your current works in progress. See all episodes. This week for In the "Studio" episode #3, I continued to work on my Cross Stitch Instagram quilt by machine quilting a cross hatch...
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Piecing the Instagram Quilt Top // In the "Studio"
This post is part of an ongoing video series called In the "Studio". Step into my sewing "Studio" and see what I have been sewing. Also link up your current works in progress. See all episodes. This week for In the "Studio" episode #2, I continued to work on my Cross Stitch Instagram quilt by piecing together the quilt top....
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Cross Stitch Instagram // In the "Studio"
I was thinking the other day about how cool it would be to sit in someones sewing room and watch their process as they work on a project. Outside of Instagram I am notoriously bad at sharing about my works in progress and I thought it would be fun to share what I am up to during the week, but instead...