This, my friends, is the Gratitude Quilt. Everything about the quilt and the season that it was made in screamed “Be Grateful!” So, no other name fit it. I mentioned in my previous blog posts that I had a difficult 2016 and hopefully would be able to write more about it Read more…
For most of the past decade, I have been either nursing or pregnant. My wardrobe was limited to tops that could easily be pulled up or down for nursing and grew in the midsection for pregnancy. Since I am neither pregnant or nursing and my baby is now 2 and a half, I Read more…
A few months ago I finished a quilt I had been working on for well over a year. When I finished it, I put it away for several months and could not bring myself to photograph, much less write about, the quilt. I normally take photos within a few days of Read more…
Today I am happy to get to show you my recent finish of the Vera Quilt. I always love the opportunity to get to test for Rebecca Bryan of Bryan House Quilts. The quilt is a throw-sized (56″ x 72″) and came together very quickly. Everything was sewn on the Read more…
I recently had the joy of testing out a quilt pattern for Rebecca Bryan of Bryan House Quilts. The pattern is called the BFF Quilt, which is available for purchase here. It is a modern take on the traditional friendship block and is such a fun pattern. Working on this quilt Read more…
Over the past few months, I have been quietly working on several projects. One of them was in collaboration with my two cousins, who are sisters. Neither one of them are avid quilters, but they joined in on quite a huge project with me to celebrate their mom. They put Read more…
My husband and I have this habit that is both good and bad. We love to stay up at night talking to each other. From the first night we met, we would stay up until almost 4 a.m. most nights just talking about nothing and everything. We were in college Read more…
Ten months ago, I started this pretty simple plus quilt. I finished the top rather quickly, and then, since it was huge (king size), I set it aside to quilt later. Well, fast forward to a few weeks ago, and I finally picked it back up and finished it! Despite Read more…
Oh the excitement of finishing another quilt! I love that quilts have stories. My hope is to tell a story with each of my quilts. The story of this quilt is that we all make mistakes and that we can find beauty in the mistakes of life. Yesterday was rough. Read more…
For the past two years, I have enjoyed making many beautiful things for my etsy shop. With each sell, I felt surprised and grateful. I was always surprised by how quickly things sold and humbled by how sweet the feedback was. I made baby carriers, reusables for the kitchen, feminine Read more…