Handmade Teacher Gifts

Halloween is over, and as much as I want to keep sewing for Halloween, I’m going to take a break and move on to handmade gifts! Not quite Christmas posts, but a few gift idea posts are coming up before I move into full on Christmas! What do you do for Teacher gifts at the […]

My Halloween Quilt! with a paper pieced pattern download

I know, most everyone has moved onto Christmas, but I’m still posting about Halloween! I started this about this time last year. I had a plan. I was going to do one block each month… I was also going to make one Halloween and one Christmas placemat each month. Let’s just say NONE of those […]

Happy Halloween` with a little Cross Stitch

I hope everyone is having a Happy Halloween! Or Happy Day of the Dead if you prefer! Today I wanted ot share a cross stitch project I made for a friend after her kitty cat died. And what better day to show this project then today! As soon as I saw this pattern I was […]

The Grumpy Cat Halloween Pillow

I grew up with cats, but now I’m allergic, so I’m totally a dog person. But as soon as I saw The Grumpy Cat pattern by Sew Fresh Quilts, I knew I had to make it! The last thing I needed was another Halloween pillow, but I love, really love, Halloween pillows! Anything Halloween really… […]

Finish Along Quarter 4 2019 Goals!

It’s that time of the year again! To post the Finish Along Quarter 4 Goals! I didn’t finish anything from Quarter 3… I got closer on a few…. I did get these blocks pieced and the quilt is basted. It is just waiting to be quilted… I also want to finish my Halloween quilt before […]

Bats and Boos! Quilt Blocks-Now in Etsy Shop

Remember these pillows? They are made with my Bat Quilt Block and my Ghost Quilt Block.  I so love getting them out every year when Halloween rolls around! But this year, I started getting emails about the link to them. I was super excited to find that Aurifil had featured my bat pillows on their […]

ABC- O and Q Quilt Blocks

  This years Modern Quilt Guild Quiltcon Charity Quilt Challenge is all about Text. ‘Quilts incorporating text have been popular in the modern quilt movement right from the start,” says the MQG. And this year all the participating guilds get to interpret that challenge in a black, white and grey pallette. The SMQG giving committee […]

Another Handmade Backpack

OK, I’m a pretty bad blogger these days. it’s been a while since I showed anything… I missed back to school, when most people are blogging about back packs! And I made this back pack a while ago… But despite all that, here I am! The first backpack I made was really cool! I loved […]

Harry Potter Pillowcases

Last week was Harry Potter’s birthday and I decided to drag it out a bit with another Harry Potter project. Who doesn’t prefer to celebrate for a week instead of a day, right??? I was at our last quilt retreat and someone was making pillowcases using the ‘Burrito Method.’ Of course, I went home and […]

A Harry Potter Project Pouch

This week is Harry Potter’s birthday and I have a couple of projects to share for the celebration! I made a project pouch for the kiddo! I’ve been realizing that there are a lot of projects that I want to make, but I end of up quilting more than making fun things as well. I’ve […]