Spring Quilt Market Prep – Emma’s Garden
Yup, it’s been awhile since I last posted, over 2 months to be exact… but there is a lot going on behind the scenes! I have a new fabric collection with Michael Miller debuting…
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HMQG Mug Rug Swap
Our Houston Modern Quilt Guild meeting was yesterday two weeks ago and we swapped mug rugs. I made two so I got to take two home. I don't have pics of the two sweet mug rugs I…
Japanese x & + Blocks
I recently joined this scrappy block swap on Flickr and sewed my first Japanese x & + blocks using this tutorial from badskirt. I originally just wanted to join a swap, but I'm…
Feature in BHG's Make It Yourself Magazine
Some of you may remember my Fabulous Feathers pillow tutorial, well, I'm pretty excited to say that it's being featured in the Fall/Winter 2013 issue of Better Homes & Gardens…
Dolly for Emma
I've been seeing some really darling dolls on Pinterest lately and decided I wanted to make one for emma. I found this cute tutorial and pattern from make-itlove-it.com. I…
Toadstools Lap Quilt
Another project I finished quite some time ago was this little Toadstools quilt. It was supposed to be a small scale test quilt for a pattern I was working on for my Les Amis…
Calendar Feature in Homemaker Magazine
The postman has been very good to me these past few months, bringing me lots of goodies, one of which was this lovely Homemaker magazine all the way from the UK. They partnered…
Madrona Road Lap Quilt
Part of ushering a new year in is clearing out the old, so not only am I trying to wrap up current WIPs, but I'm finally getting around to writing about projects I actually…
Emmas First Ornament
Emma's first Christmas was jam-packed with firsts... first plane ride, first illness, first time meeting my brother, first time petting a chicken, first time being away from…
WIP Weekend
I’ve been trying my hand at designing my own quilt blocks with graph paper and colored pencils and it’s so much fun! I’m focusing on blocks that can be pieced with simple…
HMQG Festival Meetup
It's that time of year again, folks, the International Quilt Festival have come to town! And while the Market side is over, Festival is just gearing up. If you're in town and…
WIP - Emma's Nursery
Yay, I'm getting close to finishing emma's nursery! It's only been 5 months since she made her way into this world but that's okay, you could say I've been just a wee bit busy…