One of the things I love most about Halloween is unusual costumes and I absolutely love when my kids are that something a little bit different. My youngest is in love with octopuses. We have… Read More »Making an Octopus Costume
I almost said no to this costume because I had previously made some dragon PJs for Halloween 2020. I’m so glad that I changed my mind because this costume turned out amazing! (And I ended… Read More »Dragon Costume – Simplicity 1765 Children’s Costume Review
Because I didn’t think that two quilts were enough for the Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection, this beginner friendly panel quilt top is a fun little bonus quilt. Between the three quilt tops and… Read More »Geode Garden Quilt
I really wanted to give my Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection a lot of versatility so I included two very different looking pieced tops. I played around with a lot of different versions before… Read More »Beautiful Baubles Quilt
Crystal Curio was the first design I came up with for the Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection and it’s done in more of a traditional block style. Using geode fat quarters, large blocks of… Read More »Crystal Curio Quilt
I didn’t want to cut my hand dyed geode fabric into lots of pieces just to put a triangle in the corner so I couldn’t use the traditional half square triangle method for this piece.… Read More »Sewing Triangles into Block Corners
When designing my Geode Dye + Quilt Pattern Collection I wanted to put half rectangle triangles in the corners of my blocks, but I also wanted to keep the geode fabric completely intact so I… Read More »Sewing A Rectangle Triangle into a Corner
Sadly, earlier this year my husband lost his grandfather – someone who was a big part of his life. I wanted to do something for his grandmother, but since we live halfway across the country… Read More »In Loving Memory – A Quilt
My recent quilt pattern, Dazzling Dream, is made entirely from equilateral triangles. And although you can cut equilateral triangles using only a ruler, I also included triangle templates with the pattern. I’ve seen people “strongly… Read More »Tips for Using Templates for Quilts
Last week we talked about how to cut equilateral triangles and the related math. Today we start sewing them together! 60 degree triangles can be a little daunting at first, but with these tips and… Read More »How To Sew Equilateral Triangles
Equilateral triangles can be a little intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of them they really aren’t too hard. Math One thing that really drives me nuts about quilting tutorials is how… Read More »How to Cut Equilateral Triangles
Sometimes in our lives something happens that hurts us so deeply that we never fully heal, leaving us with a wound in our heart that stays with us for the rest of our life. This… Read More »Mend My Broken Heart Quilt Pattern