Last week I shared with you my Puma Zig-Zag Quilt that I was working on for my soon to be nephew Brennan. I was attempting to finish it in time for my sisters baby shower on Saturday. Well I'm happy to announce that I finished the quilt just in time! We live about 2 1/2 hours away from my sister...

There are so many tools, notions and supplies in the quilting world! You may feel like you need everything, otherwise you can't start quilting. That is not true! Today I will be going through all the tools/notions you will find in my sewing room. I did not purchase these tools/notions all at once, I accumulated them over a span of...

Tomorrow we are going to begin the much anticipated Beginners Quilting Tutorial Series. Every Tuesday for a few months or so we will be going through the all important basics of quilting. For this series we will be making the Easy Pezzy Crib Quilt! You are welcome to make the exact same quilt, create your own version with your own...

Earlier this week I was able to finish my Patchwork Prism. Every finish is so rewarding, but this one in particular felt so good! Patchwork Prism was the first Quilt Along I have participated in and I had so much fun! I enjoyed sharing my progress with you and the other participants, your feedback and comments helped me press on...

Earlier this week I told you I had some exciting news, well today I get to share some of it with you. Today I am welcoming my very first sponsor, and it just so happens to be one of my favorite shops! Welcome Fat Quarter Shop! Here at Pile O' Fabric I want to partner with shops and products I...

On Thursdays I have been going through a Quilting & Sewing Events 101 blog series here at Pile O' Fabric. So far we have talked about Quilting Bee's 101, and Swaps 101. But, today I will be taking a slight detour. I have been busily sewing away for a very special event. Not a sewing event, but a baby shower!...

A few weeks ago I shared with you all my Tree of Knowledge Children's Book Bag Tutorial, and today I am excited to tell you that it is being featured on Sew Can She! If you haven't heard of Sew Can She, than let me tell you about it!  Sew Can She, features one new sewing tutorial everyday for free!...

It is officially week 3 of Handstitched Camp at Stitched in Color. Tomorrow we will be moving on to our new projects, and before we do I wanted to share my progress on the first few projects. If you are a Stitched in Color Flickr follower than you may have seen all the awesome projects. It is so cool to...

Today for the Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Blog Series we will be talking about “swapping ‘till you drop”! Quilting and Sewing Swaps! There are a variety of fun swaps out there: fabric swaps, quilt block swaps, pillow swaps, mini quilt swaps, hexie swaps and more. Quilting & Sewing Swaps 101 What are Swaps? A swap is an event held...

I have learned that when I have a ton of WiPs, which is definitely the case right now, I need to just concentrate on one project. If I finish that one project I will have all the motivation I need to finish the rest. Something about a finished quilt just gives me a serious boost! Which is why I love...

Today is day one of Quilting & Sewing Events 101 Series here at Pile O' Fabric. And I will be talking about Quilting Bee's! If you are just joining me for this series you can read about the details here. Quilting Bee's 101 What is a Quilting Bee? Quilting Bee's originally started as a social event where a group of...

I recently asked all of those who participated in my SMS Giveaway after the event: What are your favorite sewing events to participate in? Blog Hops, Quilt Alongs, Tutorials, Giveaways, Fabric Swaps, Bee's, Block Parties? Thank you so much to those of you who responded! In your responses I noticed a general trend that some have never heard of some...

From day one of my quilting adventure, I had trouble deciding whether or not to pre-wash my fabric. I read a lot of different books, and online resources, but still wasn't sure what to do. I eventually decided I might as well take the extra time and pre-wash my fabric, just in case. I usually always pre-wash my yardage and...

Yesterday I decided I was going to scratch the 2 rows a day progress plan on my Patchwork Prism Quilt and just bust it out! I finished last night and I am really excited. It has turned out to be the perfect size for the spot I have on my wall in my office, and the color just makes the...

If you are visiting from Sew Can She, Welcome! I would love it if you had a look around. My name is Alyssa and I am a Modern Quilting, Graphic Designing, Blogging, Mommy of Two! The Tree of Knowledge Childrens Library Book Bag is a perfect bag for all those trips to the library this summer!   Supplies 1/2 Yard Canvas...

May is over, seriously? So what have I been working on lately you may be wondering. As usual a ton! I have been doing a lot of pre-washing, ironing, pre-washing ironing. And let me tell you I have some opinions about pre-washing and plan to be writing about that very soon! Thank you to everyone for the iron suggestions. I...

SMS Giveaway's are officially over and winners announced, I didn't win anything, but I did find some really neat blogs to add to my reader! Today I'd like to share a little about these blogs. First off I just wanted to mention that between the massive amount of wonderful comments you all left to the huge list of giveaways, I...

Well you have all blown me away! 1,577 entries later Mr. Random has chosen his winners! I cannot begin to thank you for taking the time to enter and look around my blog. I had no clue this was such a big event! Thank's to Sew,Mama,Sew! for hosting such a great event.  Alright folks, here are our lucky 3 winners!...

Today I am excited for two wonderful reasons! Number one, I am participating in Let's Get Acquainted Blog Hop, which was put together by Beth at Plum and June. And number two I am sharing my very first tutorial with you all! Let's Get Acquainted Blog Hop is for new blogs whose primary focus is quilting. Just like the name...

I am completely blown away at how many people have stopped by for SMS Giveaway Day! This was my first year and I did not expect so many visitors. Thank you so much for checking Pile O' Fabric out, and taking the time to enter. I really love to receive comments, I love replying and answering your questions. That is...