Ever since I first heard about Elizabeth Hartman I have been dying for an excuse to make one of her patterns. Everyone seems to love her designs and they’re always super cute but the right… Read More »Elizabeth Hartman’s Dinosaur Quilt Pattern Review
Are you in need of a quick and easy baby gift for this upcoming holiday season? My friends have been going through a baby boom. It seemed like everywhere I looked someone was having a… Read More »Quick and Easy Minky Baby Blanket
The Glorious Galaxy Dye + Quilt Pattern is now available! This is the first of what I hope to be many patterns that include instructions for not only sewing the quilt but dyeing some of… Read More »Glorious Galaxy Dye + Quilt Pattern
It’s done! It’s finally done! My Summer Brilliance pattern is now available! It’s ready just in time for summer, and doesn’t this just seem like the perfect summer quilt? The pattern comes in four different… Read More »Summer Brilliance Quilt Pattern
Update: This quilt inspired me to make a pattern! Read about it here or buy it here. This is the story of some seriously unimpressive fabric. I’m always trying to make improvements upon my galaxy… Read More »Galaxy Half Square Triangle Quilt
While quilting with dyed fabrics isn’t much different than commercial fabrics, there are a few handy tips that can make it more successful! I love mixing and matching fabrics whether its putting commercial fabrics with… Read More »Quilting With Hand Dyed Fabrics
After washing my rainbow strip quilt for the very first time I was devastated to find that some of the blue had seeped into the surrounding white fabric. It was only a little but that… Read More »Help! My Quilt is Bleeding!
It’s been a particularly unproductive week. We’ve been having some crazy and unseasonably cold weather lately which means that the kids have either been off school or had a two hour late start for most… Read More »Sunshine Baby Quilt
Have you ever found some really beautiful gradient fabric but wondered what you could make from it? There are just some fabrics that look amazing as a big piece. You may not want to cut… Read More »Simple Rainbow Gradient Strip Quilt
Valentine’s Day is coming up! Seeing everyone making heart quilts inspired me to want to make a heart something of my own. I’m not really into symmetrical repetitive patterns though. It’s amazing how much more… Read More »Heart Applique Quilt (Plus Free Template!)
Anyone out there still working on Christmas gifts? Yes, I do realize it’s January. I tried, I really did, but it’s been awhile since I’ve appliqued a quilt and I’ve forgotten just how much time… Read More »Flower Trellis Applique Quilt
My hand sewing sucks so I sew everything possible by machine – including quilt binding. Sure, I’ll do some decorative hand embroidery because you end up with something pretty when you’re all done, but asking… Read More »Machine Binding Tutorial