Some materials for this quilt were provided to me by OnlineFabricStore.net. They are a fabulous company to work with, and as always, all opinions are 100% my own! Remember how before I had the baby this Summer, I was participating in a Quilt Along? Well, some things sorta got in the way of completing the quilt as quickly as I would have liked to {you know, having a baby, chasing a toddler, … [Read more...]
{Quilt Along Week 3: Piecing the Quilt}
Some materials for this quilt were provided to me by OnlineFabricStore.net. They are a fabulous company to work with, and as always, all opinions are 100% my own! If you'll recall, week one was spent gathering my materials and week two was spent mastering the rotary cutter. During the third week of the Quilt Along, hosted by Becoming Martha and Create.Craft.Love, I began piecing my quilt top … [Read more...]
{Quilt Along Week 2: Cutting & Planning the Quilt}
Some materials for this quilt were provided to me by OnlineFabricStore.net. They are a fabulous company to work with, and as always, all opinions are 100% my own! So far, this quilting thing has been pretty easy! Granted, I haven't done any actual sewing or quilting yet, but what I have done up to this point, I've done pretty well if I do say so myself. During the second week of the Quilt … [Read more...]
{Quilt Along Week 1}
I'm super excited and perhaps a bit crazy to be taking on a project like this at 35 weeks pregnant, but I'm thrilled to share that I'm participating in Becoming Martha's and Create.Craft.Love's first ever Quilt Along. Did I mention I've never made a quilt before? Am I crazy, or what? I've been busy collecting all of my supplies, to make the following quilt: via … [Read more...]
{applique quilt square}
If you're a follower on Twitter or Facebook, I'm sure you've heard me talking about my first sewing machine. It was a Mother's Day gift this year. I read tons of reviews before deciding on the perfect machine for me, and after careful consideration I chose the Brother CS6000i. I know I'm a newbie, but I think it's fantastic. It's got 60 computerized stitches, auto threading (which I'm told is … [Read more...]