… after 8 years of on and off stitching. Now I just need to figure out what fabrics I want to use for “framing” it and backing it. I picked up a 14 inch pillow form at Hobby Lobby the other day (when I was picking up some additional gray fabrics for the upcoming Grassy… Continue reading My pumpkin patch is ready
Author: Melissa
Bow-dacious
Here is another Bonnie Hunter quilt that I made for a friend and his wife. This is from Bonnie’s book, Adventures With Leaders and Enders. With the exception of border fabrics, I made this from the scraps I’ve been collecting for use with her Scrap User’s System. I love, love, love this quilt – it… Continue reading Bow-dacious
Larry’s Log Cabin quilt
This is a quilt that I finished back in March for my husband’s cousin. I used all scrappy 2-inch strips, and decided on the layout after sewing all of the blocks. It was quilted by Marty Galbreath in a great wavy pattern that I think complements the quilt perfectly. I also decided on scrappy binding,… Continue reading Larry’s Log Cabin quilt
Grassy Creek quilt fabrics
On Saturday, October 31, Bonnie Hunter announced the colors for this year’s Quiltville mystery quilt. When I saw them I immediately thought, now these are my colors! CC said the same thing when I showed them to him. The one exception is the grays which Bonnie says will comprise a lot of this quilt. I… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilt fabrics
Budding new quilter
After some deliberation and chatting back and forth, my friend Amy Beth decided that she wanted to try to make a quilt as her next sewing project. That’s definitely in my wheelhouse! Of course, I have never tried to teach anyone how to quilt from start to finish, so I’m trying my best to do… Continue reading Budding new quilter