As kids revel in the freedom of summer vacation, quilters know it is time to think about the gift-giving season and start on those Christmas quilts. New fabrics are arriving in stores and I was inspired to update one of my first patterns. I invite you to celebrate Christmas in July with our Holiday ...
Who doesn't love dinosaurs?!?
Triceratops has always been my favorite. What about you, do you have a favorite dinosaur?
And it's even better when they are in fabric form. I had the pleasure of making a sample with the new Stomp, Stomp, Roar collection by Stacy Ist Hsu for Moda. Fat Quarter...
Welcome to the Island Batik Lone Star Blog Hop! There have been some incredible examples of this classic quilt design and such great new fabric collections to play with.
Lone Star Quilts
The Lone Star design is traditionally composed of diamond patches forming an 8-point star. Each row of diamonds...
Oh, the joy of new fabric! I was thrilled to get a preview of the Savannah collection by Tamarinis for Island Batik. This is a great range of light to dark fabrics that includes my favorite shades of teal mixed with yellows and purples.
Use the store locator to find a shop near you and ask fo...
In all my years of quilting, I had never made a New York Beauty block. Now I can check that off my sewing bucket list, thanks to the Island Batik June Challenge!
New Fabric
I started with a half-yard bundle of the new fabric collection, Jewel Carvings. The rich purples and green...
