Category Archives: Quilts

2012 Finish-A-Long Second Quarter

After a not-so-stellar rate of finishing my UFOs last quarter, I am determined to get more done in the next three months.  In fact, I have promised myself that I will not purchase fabrics for new projects until I finish … Continue reading

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Another Quilt Finished!

At the moment I have a few too many quilts laying half-finished on my sewing room floor.  And a backlog of other projects that were put on hold during the back-to-school, harvest-the-garden rush.  But now that things are back to … Continue reading

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Sew Fun Feature!

I was featured on the Sew Fun blog today!   Eek!  You can check it out here.  And while you are there, be sure to check out the great Sew Fun patterns.  I have sewn them all and highly recommend them.  … Continue reading

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Oddysea Quilt Finished!

My charm square quilt is finally finished!  Of course, I had to make a trip to the fabric store before I could complete it because despite my large stash of fabric I had nothing suitable for the back and binding.  … Continue reading

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Oddysea Charm Square Quilt

Yesterday I finished my very first charm square quilt.  The fabric is Oddysea by Moda and I am in love with the rich colours and the fish blocks scattered throughout.  The pattern was made by creating 9-patch squares and then cutting … Continue reading

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Secret Sewing – Sandcastle Quilt

Click here for my May giveaway! I am so excited to (finally) be able to share with you my top-secret quilt! It is the Sandcastle Quilt and Baby Beach Ball from Sew Fun patterns.  Like all of the Sew Fun … Continue reading

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Pocket Quilt

Here is one pattern test revealed!  This is the “Pocket Quilt” pattern from Puking Pastilles.    Once again I found her patterns easy to follow and fun to make. I had so much fun picking out these fabrics.  I had several … Continue reading

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Triangle Block Sew-Along

It’s quilting month at Sew, Mama, Sew!   As part of the festivities there is a quilt block sew-along with a new block posted every Monday.  When I first saw this week’s block I did what I always do with projects I … Continue reading

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Secret Sewing Revealed – Sew Fun Quilt and Plushie

I’ve been pattern-testing again.  Remember this fabric?    Here it is turned into a baby quilt: And here is my very first pieced back (I wish I could say I planned it that way, but it has more to do with the … Continue reading

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It’s Done!

Woohoo!  I finished the quilt top!  It was actually much easier going today and I’m really happy with the final results.  Now I just need to decide what kind of border I am going to put on it…

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