I'm thrilled to be part of the Machine Quilting with Style blog hop today!  Christa Watson's new book is chock full of amazing information about quilting your quilts on your home sewing machine. I don't recall exactly how Christa and I first crossed paths online, but...

I've been setting aside scrappy strips of fabric for a while now to make a rug for our bathroom. I came across the idea several years ago on Amanda Jean's crazymomquilts blog and then in her book, Sunday Morning Quilts. If you are having deja vu...

Lindaroo is the winner of the Good Neighbors charm pack.  She hasn't made a pincushion before so Amanda Jean's great fabrics are sure to be the perfect inspiration she needs! I had such fun reading about your pincushions (or lack thereof), I wish I could have...

Do you know Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts?  If not, you should!  She makes the most beautiful, charming and cheerful projects from scraps and is also the host of the ever-popular Finish It Up Friday linky party on her blog. And now, she's added fabric...

Fat Quarter Shop is hosting an EPP Sew Along on Instagram! It features this pretty fabric, Meadowbloom, by April Rosenthal for Moda.  You can buy a kit for the project put together by none other than Jen Kingwell - pretty great!  I'm seriously tempted! It starts...

All the Angles My Ann Arbor/Chicago MQG Mini Swap quilt, All the Angles, is finished and delivered to our swap mama (the awesome Dorie, who coordinates all the A2MQG swaps and our round robin). This full shot gives you a better idea of the quilting.  The quilting...

It's funny that this post should follow my previous one about soft colors :)  This is some of my progress for the Ann Arbor/Chicago MQG mini swap.  My partner likes bright colors and improv - I wrote about beginning the project here. I made some...

Do you go through periods of time when you are drawn to certain colors and the moods they evoke?  Lately, every time I go to choose fabrics I end up with a soft, serene palette.  None of my often-used high contrast schemes appeal right now....