Sew Quilty Quilt

On March 15th a new sewalong started featuring Sew Quilty fabric and pattern by Erica Arndt of Confessions of a Homeschooler. Erica is a very talented woman and produces small batches of her fabric herself instead of connecting with a major player as she wants to be in control of what she does and …

Stars in Stars Quilt

Back in 2022 on one of my first quilt road trips, I ended up in Branson, Missouri at Quilts & Quilts The Fabric Shoppe off Gretna Road and saw the most beautiful patriotic quilt I had seen. This was back in the beginning of my quilt journey and since then I have seen many beautiful patriotic qu…

May 2025 Quilt Progress

Five months have come and gone. This year is going by way to fast. I took a much needed vacation and went to Saint George, Utah for a retreat with mother/daughter duo Sherri and Chelsi of A Quilting Life and Camille Roskelley with Thimble Blossoms. This was my first quilt retreat and it was great. …

Riley Blake 2025 BOM Challenge

I have been working on the Riley Blake 2025 BOM Challenge quilt since January. It was a 16 week process where a different designer created 17 blocks. The 17th one was supposed to be put in the middle of the quilt. I chose to do the Riley Blake bird, pattern provided on their website. Patterns for a…

May 2025 Stitchy Process

I'm sorry to say but I did not make any progress this month on cross stitching. I have several projects that I want to make, but have yet to start any of them. I still have 6 chickens in the Lori Holt Chicken Club to do along with many others.  While on vacation for a week this month in Saint Ge…

April 2025 Quilt Progress

Its hard to believe 4 months of this year have come and gone already. I guess what they say is true, "time flies when your having fun," and I have definitely been having fun making quilts this year. Setting a goal and holding myself accountable has made me want to really get things done. …