Welcome to Pile O' Fabric for Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! I am so thankful for this event. Many of you have found me in past Sew Mama Sew giveaways and are now readers. Not only do we get a chance to win some amazing prizes, but we get to build readership and find new blogs to follow. It is...

Last year I had the pleasure of meeting Cristy Fincher of Purple Daisies at one of the PHXMQG meetings. Since then Cristy has taught me so much about quilting and I am so thankful for her willingness to share her techniques and love for quilting with other's like myself. Cristy has recently joined Pile O' Fabric as a sponsor and...

Fabric Giveaway Sponsor Connect with Mad About Patchwork Facebook/Shop/Blog Mad About Patchwork has been selling fabric online for just over 4 years. At the time, Canadian online retailers were rare, and shipping from the US was sometimes expensive. The response from Canadians has been terrific. Pam has always brought in fabric that appeals to her. Modern, fresh, fun is her...

This post is part of the Totally Groovy Quilt Along. Click here to see all of the posts and learn more about the Quilt Along. So have you conquered those curves yet? This is week seven of the Totally Groovy QAL and we have chosen our fabric, met the designer, cut our fabric, learned how to piece curves with a...

Today I would like to introduce you to one of my new sponsors. Meet Christa of ChristaQuilts. I asked Christa to share with us a little about her shop. Meet Christa! I started selling fabric online about 9 years ago when a former quilting student of mine suggested I sell some of my leftover fabrics on eBay. Before then, I taught...

This post is part of the Totally Groovy Quilt Along. Click here to see all of the posts and learn more about the Quilt Along. This is week three of the Totally Groovy Quilt Along. Some of you may be just joining us, but you are not too late! You can stop by the Totally Groovy QAL Page, to see...

Today I am excited to be welcoming another new sponsor! Welcome Sondra from Contemporary Cloth! After struggling to find a place to buy the best bold modern fabrics, Sondra opened her own online store in 2001. Alexander Henry's bold prints were always Sondra's favorites for making clothes, shirts for her husband, home dec items, etc. Her absolute favorites are Marimekko...

So you may wonder what got me thinking about all these Sewing and Quilting Events? For my birthday my sister bought me Little Bits Quilting Bee by Kathreen Rickteson, founder of Whipup.net.  This book has 20 Quilts using Charm Squares, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, and Fat Quarters. All of these quilts are absolutely fantastic, but one of my favorite things about...

Today I am going to be reviewing Elizabeth Hartman's new book Modern Patchwork, but before I do I wan't to tell you a little bit about her first book The Practical Guide to Patchwork, which I find is a prerequisite. When I began sewing my very first quilt back in December I was looking for resources to help me learn....

So today has been a Sew, Sew, Saturday, yes lots of sewing projects in the works. I wanted to stop by and thank everyone who has visited and participated in my Kona Cotton Charm Pack Giveaway an remind everyone that today is the last day to enter you have till 12 p.m. I will announce the winner sometime tomorrow morning....

Today I join Freshly Pieced for W.i.P. Wednesday to share with you my project progress this week. First off my most important accomplishment and main focus this week, as most of you know has been sitting by my little Everett's side while he was in the hospital and taking care of him. Poor little guy is only 7 weeks old...