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Little Maya has arrived!
There’s nothing like a new grandchild to make you feel good. It’s such a wondrous event. Maya, my newest granddaughter, arrived on February 8th weighing in around 9 lbs. She’s Lily’s little sister. Lily has held her, kissed her and probably wondered in that head of hers, if she’s going to be going home sometime soon. But as time passes they will get to know each other well, and life will be about bonding, sister fights, sharing and all the good things that we learn when a sibling comes along. I’ll have to be content to view pictures for a few more months, as I wait for them to travel from…
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The making of an aurifil thread kit
Just imagine, Moda and Aurifil ask you to design a small quilt and then choose thread colors to go with it. It’s not as easy as it sounds! The first thing you’d have to do is open up this beautiful color palette of Aurifil threads! Something happens to your heart when you see this many beautiful colors! It’s like being turned loose in a candy store when you were a kid. Then, they tell you to limit your selection to 7 colors. Could you do it? Just look at these gorgeous colors. Don’t you want them all? Last August I took on this challenge and designed a miniature ornament quilt and selected the wonderful Aurifil threads…
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Snapshots
It’s February 15th and time for block two of Snapshots, the Fat Quarter Shop quilt-along. You can find the free block on the Jolly Jabber blog and it’s the perfect one for all of us. It’s the sewing machine block! Just think, you can make a sewing machine any color you’d like! This block is quick, easy and imagine, no applique needed. You can see all the future blocks on the Fat Quarter blog, and be sure and join the Snapshots quilt-along on Facebook! Hope you have some time today for a little sewing! Anne
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Designer Mystery has me dreaming of far away places
Take 12 Moda designers, add some Moda fabric, ask each designer to design a block and what do you get? It’s another wonderful, cute, fabulous Designer Mystery Quilt that you’ll find at The Fat Quarter Shop! Rows of houses and snowmen. It’s such a cute quilt, and I designed one of the blocks for it. As the mystery unfolds, you’re going to be glad you joined, because the finished quilt is adorable! You’ll be able to use it the entire winter, and if I were making the quilt I’d be sure to personalize it for my family. Embroider house numbers, street names, or family names on each block and you’ve got a quilt your family…
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Oh those fat quarter bundles
If I owned a factory the first thing I would buy is a machine that cuts fat quarters. Then I’d buy a machine that folds, one that presses and one that collates. Since there’s no chance of a factory coming my way, I’m in a studio with rulers, rotary cutters, irons and a few helpers. Over a two-week period we will have cut 1,440 fat quarters. When we decided to offer a bundle of Mistletoe Lane for the Snow Happy Hearts, I never imagined so many of you would want one. We’ve got such a small website compared to the big guys and normally we can see an end to the fat quarter…
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Fast, fun and easy layer cake quilt
Sewing with a Layer Cake is so much fun! Add a charm pack (or 5” squares) and you’re on the road to success. You can make a quilt in just one weekend, start to finish! So, when The Fat Quarter Shop asked me to try their new Layer of Charms pattern I just couldn’t wait! I started with a Layer Cake of Mistletoe Lane, and because I wanted a holiday look to my finished quilt I used my “tree” fabric in place of the charm pack. It was easy to cut 5” squares. This quilt goes together so quick and easy. I know this is a pattern…