I’m excited to take part in Homeschooling Through the Holidays, a great series hosted by Heather Bowen at Life of a Homeschool Mom. The series brings you 37 posts (one for each letter of the alphabet, with a few letters having multiple ideas) celebrating the holidays while providing a lesson for homeschooling families. It was wonderful to have the letter “N”…
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Block Completed: 12/1/15 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Playing with the mid- to darker-range fabrics in gray this week. I loved making the Margaret block as it was all HSTs – made the cuts and sewing so much easier to do. I also liked this block as Margaret is my grandmother’s name, which made it all the more special. It’s been…
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Think your job as a seller is done as soon as the payment is received? Think again. Spending a few moments to package the product *just right* can turn your customer into one that keeps coming back for more. Click on over to CatholicMom.com to read this month’s Small Business Strategy: Packing and Packaging Your Products for Success To view all our…
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Block Completed: 11/24/15 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Last week I made the lightest gray block, so this week I made the darkest gray block. I’m loving how quickly these blocks are coming together now, and can’t wait to see them all together as they fade in tones from light to dark. Gosh, though – I’ve fallen behind on this QAL….
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I learn something with every quilt I make. Every single one. Whether it’s as big as a completely new technique, or as small as trying out a new thread line, there’s always a chance to learn something new. Sometimes, it’s completely by accident. Like most quilters, I have a laundry list of family projects I want to make to give…
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I was honored (and a bit nervous) to be on A Seeking Heart radio show via Breadbox Media this past Monday! Hosted by the talented Allison Gingras of Reconciled to You, A Seeking Heart is a radio show about . This edition was extra special as Cristina Trinidad of Handmaid Embroidery co-hosted with Allison. It was my first time being…
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Can you believe Advent starts next weekend? As a family, we’ll be celebrating with our Jesse Tree. Online, we’ll be celebrating with our Fabric Jesse Tree – a daily journey from creation through Christ’s birth paired with some of the most beautiful fabrics to tell this joyful, hope-filled story. The story begins on the 1st Day of Advent with creation,…
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It’s no secret that Advent is one of my favorite times of year. Much like January is the start of the new calendar year, Advent marks the start of the church’s new year. It’s a time to start over, set new faith-inspired goals, and prepare for 12 amazing days of Christmas celebrations. What’s not to love?? These past few years…
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Block Completed: 11/17/15 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Well, I’ve been loving (loving) my Under the Sea themed blocks so far, but. BUT. They are taking a very long time to do with each piece being fussy cut, are using up a ton of fabric, and are harder to use with some of the more intricately shaped blocks. So, I’m going to…
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Block Completed: 11/10/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake This fabric is such a reminder of why I love Riley Blake’s designs! These sweet little seahorses dancing around the fish are a-dor-a-ble, no? She’s got such an eye when she designs. I enjoyed making this block, but admit I wasted a bit of fabric along the way. My mind was elsewhere…
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Ask any quilter what they do with their scraps, and they’ll likely tell you they save any piece wider or longer than 3/4″. Some save only larger pieces, others trim scraps into nice shapes for storage, and a few keep strings for the odd paper piecing project. What they probably will all agree on is what not to keep:…
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I’m happy to share my experience with Carrie Merrell’s Quilty Math Workbook – an eBook for creating quilts (from start to finish) composed of squares, rectangles, and triangle.* This workbook really helps you take a quilt from start to finish. Say you’ve spent time coming up with a great block design (for this, I can’t recommend DIY Block Design enough!). You’re…
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Block Completed: 11/3/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake I love this block – and not just because it’s my namesake. It came together easier than I thought it would, and I like to hope it’s showing improvement on my part – a big piece of doing this QAL is to learn and practice on things that I wouldn’t normally make. I’m…
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Block Completed: 11/3/15 Fabrics Used: Riley Blake, unknown scraps I only had a little bit of time today – and was rushed – so went with fabrics that (for the most part) weren’t very fussy. With just a bit of direction needed in the waves, this came together super easy! It’s funny how much the camera tweaked the colors here…
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Row 1: St. Francis, St. Cecilia Row 2: St. Mary Magdalene, St. Lucia, St. Padre Pio Row 3: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Gabriel the Archangel, St. James the Apostle, St. Gianna Row 4: St. Monica, St. Jude, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Theresa of Avila In celebration of All Saints Day, one of my friends organized a Saint Peg…
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