Pretty Quilts and Patterns
December, the final installment of the year’s TAKE TEN BLOCK CHALLENGE! I can’t believe we’ve reached the end! When I was designing December, I wanted to pay a little homage to winter. These on-point blocks are like ice crystals but also a little like snowflakes too, so this month’s block is titled “First Snow.” My […]
I promised to share the project I made with the leftover scraps from the September Take Ten quilt block, and here it is! A very fun, very functional drawstring bag! The 3″ strips were perfect for sewing into a strip and then finishing into a drawstring bag. The boxed corners perfectly surround a strip all […]
Oh, what a month it has been! We finally got into our rental home just a few weeks ago, and I finally have my sewing machine back – we shipped it from France before we left, and it took about 5 weeks to join back up with us here in Arizona. I also managed to […]
I think the thrill of picking a block name is half the fun of this block challenge. August’s block has been dubbed “Grapevine” and I typed it out with a big smile on my face. To me, this block looks like it’s in a leg crossover move in the Electric Slide dance, hence Grapevine! Ah, […]
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve had a printable available here, and today we are going to remedy that. You know, the Alice in Wonderland animated film has some pretty catchy songs, and this time of year “All in the Golden Afternoon” runs through my head any time I have to write “June” or […]