Author: sarah

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Spring is in the air….

A girl can dream, right!?  We have had such a long winter (it sure feels that way, anyway) that I am SO looking forward to spring.  So the name of this quilt is very fitting and I can’t wait to display it in the shop for everyone to see.

So, yes we just got this quilt finished and I couldn’t wait to show you.  We used the Brandon Mably, Spring Design roll and a pattern called the Friendship Braid, from this book, and I love how it went together!

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Don’t the colors just POP against that black!  I just really love how it turned out.    Mom quilted it with the pattern called sticky buns  (so cute) and I think it fits the quilt nicely.

Well, today I am off to take my kids to the Dentist.  (yes, ALL of them)  It’s gonna be fun.  Wish me luck.  I really think I am gonna need it.

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Getting things done….

Another quilt marked off the ‘to-do’ list!  We had some insane last few months and have had several quilts (shop samples and personal projects )  take a back seat.

You may remember me showing you my first work in progress *ahem*several months ago.  It was a disappearing nine patch for my daughter, made out of Sweet, by Urban Chiks. Now, I am gonna be honest here and tell you all that I only got half the quilt done.  I did have it all sewn and cut up (ready to go) but Mom (Jenny) actually finished it for me!

Okay, so I am so excited!  It is gorgeous!  Seriously, my favorite!  I love it so much, that I don’t even want to give it to my daughter!!  (is that bad?  Tell me you haven’t felt the same way about a quilt you made?)  I really do.  It has to be the ‘Sweetest” quilt I have ever seen.  I am really considering re-decorating my entire bedroom around it.  (boy, I am glad my husband doesn’t read this blog!)

See what I mean….

quilt stuff9871I know, right?  You want it too!  Sigh…I am still considering bribing her with another beautiful fabric line.  She does really like Swanky….

Well, it does feel really good to have this quilt done.  We have actually been working like crazy to get things done around here.  We’ve got a bunch of new quilts to show you…and another free pattern in the works!

Hope you have a fabulous day!

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Apron Tea Towel Pattern

Recently Mom got a great idea from one of our local gals around a quick and easy apron. You’re going to have to use your imagination a little bit here, but it so so so so easy! And it’s super cheap! Like $3 bucks if you have some scraps laying around for the pockets and straps, how awesome is that!!

The video is a little lengthy because there’s quite a few steps, but it should be really easy to follow along, or if you like the written word, we had a lot of ladies asking for it on the forums so we posted it there (Tea towel pattern on the forums) or go ahead and grab it right here –

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Color Wheel= Sunshine

So yes, its been snowing, and its really cold!  I don’t know about all of you but about this time of year I start to miss the sunshine 🙂 So, I thought, what could I do to brighten up my day?  Well sewing something usually helps and sewing something bright is even better!

I’ve been dying to use a Kona Solids Charm pack so here it is!

I took one charm pack and cut each 5″ square into a 2.5″ rectangle.P1010001

Then I took my dresden ruler and cut twenty of them into dresden plate triangles.

lovely scraps!
lovely scraps!

I assembled the Dresden plate and machine appliqued it onto a black background (15.5″ square). I also machine appliqued the black center circle.

Then I took the remaining rectangles from the charm pack and made a piano key border for the dresden. It measures approx. 25 inches square.

I still need to decide how to quilt it. and what color thread to use! (the really tough choices:) I absolutely love this little mini quilt! It is so bright and cheerful! and so easy peasy… This is a perfect project for a dreary winter afternoon! Enjoy!

All done!
All done!
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Growing pains….(in a good way)

*IMPORTANT NOTICE – READ ME!!!*

Hey ladies!  You may have noticed that our site has been down for part of the day.  So here’s the deal … we have outgrown our old server and are in the process of upgrading to a new and improved server.  It’s like when you wake up one day and realize that you’re too big for your jeans, so you have to go to the mall in track pants to buy a new pair – you don’t like it, but you gotta do what you gotta do! 🙂  The new server will allow you to surf our site much faster and will prevent it from going down when you’re all on it at once (are old house could only fit so many people).  This upgrade will take about 24 hours, so if you the site is temporarily down, you’ll know why.  We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to a better, faster site tomorrow!  Happy Quilting!